CHOP Teams Explore Experimental Treatments for COVID-19
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As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, teams at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are using a collaborative approach to identify and test potential treatments.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Get some fast facts about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from CHOP and the CDC. The CDC will provide updated information as it becomes available.
Talking to Children about the New Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
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Is your child asking about the coronavirus? Talking points from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia offer advice for how to reassure your child with simple, honest information.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Luminaries Focus Promote Global Health in the United Arab Emirates
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Luminaries from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) celebrated a unique opportunity to participate in “Reaching the Last Mile” event hosted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in partnership with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Children’s Doctor News and Updates: Fall 2019
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Two new division chiefs, concussion study update, and ultrasound guided placement of IVs.
CHOP Researchers Compare Fungal Disease Prevention Strategies in Pediatric AML Patients
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A new multicenter study led by researchers at CHOP as part of the Children’s Oncology Group found that pediatric AML patients who had the antifungal prophylaxis with caspofungin had significantly fewer cases of invasive fungal disease compared with those who had fluconazole.
Research!America to Recognize Dr. Paul Offit for his Unparalleled Efforts in Medical and Science Research Advocacy
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Paul A. Offit, MD, a world-renowned vaccine inventor, expert and educator, is receiving the distinguished 2020 Geoffrey Beene Foundation Builders of Science Award from Research!America.
What to Do If You Suspect the Flu
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Your child is complaining of a sore throat and body aches. They have a fever. It seems like they might be coming down with the flu. What should you do?
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Welcomes New Chief of Infectious Diseases
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Audrey R. Odom John, MD, PhD, renowned as both a malaria researcher and an outstanding clinician, is appointed as Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases.
Additional Tests after Spinal Tap May Be Excessive
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A new study finds non-culture cerebrospinal fluid infection tests for certain diseases like meningitis or encephalitis often do not find positive results that require clinical intervention.