Be SMART: Easier Asthma Control Is Here
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New treatment recommendations mean many children with asthma can use just one inhaler for control and to manage flares.
Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine News and Updates
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Dr. Lisa R. Young Receives the 2021 Norman J. Siegel Award at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is pleased to announce that Lisa R. Young, MD, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, received the 2021 Norman J. Siegel Outstanding Science Award for her considerable contributions to pediatric science. The award was presented on May 3, 2021 during the PAS Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting.
Respiratory Infections and Bronchiolitis in Children
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Simple ways to help your sick baby or toddler.
Expert Care and Long-term Support for CDH-Related Pulmonary Hypertension
Published on in In Utero Insights
Early recognition, treatment and management of CDH-related pulmonary hypertension is critical. Our team takes an early and aggressive approach to treatment, and our protocols have been extremely successful.
CHOP Researchers Reveal How Critical Part of Lung Forms at Cellular Level
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Knowing which cells are involved in the formation of healthy lung tissue at birth may provide a basis for therapies that help regenerate a critical portion of the lung.
Oxygen Therapy in Newborns May Impact Influenza Susceptibility Via Lung Circadian Clock
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CHOP researchers have found mice exposed to neonatal hyperoxia have increased influenza susceptibility and disrupted lung circadian clocks.
Maureen B. Josephson, DO, Named Medical Director of Lung Transplant Program
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Maureen B. Josephson, DO, an attending pulmonologist in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), has been appointed the Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program.
Sleep Tips for All Ages and Stages
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Get answers to common sleep questions for everyone from newborns to big kids.
Researchers Identify “Druggable” Signaling Pathway that Stimulates Lung Tissue Repair
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In a study published in Nature Cell Biology, CHOP researchers describe pathway and drug that could stimulate lung tissue repair in COVID patients.
Sprayed Cosmetics And Treatments Led To Lipoid Pneumonia
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A 15-year-old female presents with mild dyspnea with exertion, and frequent wet cough and throat-clearing. The diagnosis of lipoid pneumonia was made following referral to CHOP’s Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.