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CHOP-led Study Finds Daycare Linked to Increased Complications in Preterm Children with Chronic Lung Disease

Jul 26, 2022

Researchers found daycare attendance was associated with increased emergency department visits, steroid use, and chronic respiratory symptoms in preterm children with chronic lung disease.

CHOP Pulmonologist and Medical Director of the Lung and Heart/Lung Transplant Programs featured on 6abc

Apr 19, 2022

Dr. Marueen Josephson was featured on 6abc to discuss her team’s participation in CHOP’s 31-Day Challenge and raising funds for the patients they care for.

CHOP’s PAPA Clinic Featured on News Outlets Across the United States

Apr 19, 2022

CHOP’s Pulmonary and Allergy Personalized Asthma (PAPA) clinic aims to perform a thorough asthma history, physical exam, breathing and allergy testing, and work with your family to develop an individualized and customized care plan to improve your child’s asthma care in three visits.

Sleep 101 for Babies to Teens: Helping Your Child Get a Good Night’s Rest

Apr 19, 2022

Sleep easier at night by learning how to help your child or teen get a good night’s rest.

The Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Celebrates Women’s History Month

Mar 8, 2022

Five women pediatric pulmonologists share their paths to medicine, why they love their jobs and their insights on women in the medical field.

CHOP Pulmonary Physician Discusses Croup During a COVID-19 Surge on Doctor Radio

Feb 24, 2022

Dr. Pelton Phinizy discussed the basics of "croup" in young children, especially during the recent surge of COVID-19 infections across the country.

Q&A with Clement Ren, MD, MBA

Aug 20, 2021

Clement Ren, MD, MBA, joined the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine in July and will lead the Cystic Fibrosis Center.

Be SMART: Easier Asthma Control Is Here

Jun 22, 2021

New treatment recommendations mean many children with asthma can use just one inhaler for control and to manage flares.

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

May 6, 2021

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.

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Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine News

CHOP-led Study Finds Daycare Linked to Increased Complications in Preterm Children with Chronic Lung Disease

CHOP Pulmonologist and Medical Director of the Lung and Heart/Lung Transplant Programs featured on 6abc

CHOP’s PAPA Clinic Featured on News Outlets Across the United States

Sleep 101 for Babies to Teens: Helping Your Child Get a Good Night’s Rest

The Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Celebrates Women’s History Month

CHOP Pulmonary Physician Discusses Croup During a COVID-19 Surge on Doctor Radio

Q&A with Clement Ren, MD, MBA

Be SMART: Easier Asthma Control Is Here

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

Respiratory Infections and Bronchiolitis in Children