Madeline Bell Recognized as One of “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” Modern Healthcare recognized Madeline Bell as a thought leader for her advocacy surrounding the recent policy separating immigrant families. Read more
First Genome-wide Study of “Type 1.5 Diabetes” May Improve Diagnosis Published on Oct 18, 2018 in CHOP News A large genetic study of a puzzling type of adult-onset diabetes has found new links to the two major types of diabetes, offering insights into better diagnosis and treatment.
CHOP, Penn Scientists Aim to Address Disparities in Health Research for Women Published on Oct 17, 2018 in CHOP News The assumption that women react the same way to medication or medical intervention as men may be wrong.
Diagnosing Sepsis with Machine and the Human Touch Published on Oct 16, 2018 in CHOP News Scientific American highlights CHOP research as an example of how modern medicine combined with the human touch can help detect disease.
CHOP Radiologist Receives Distinguished Service Award from Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Published on Oct 12, 2018 in CHOP News Beverly G. Coleman, MD, FACR, was honored for her outstanding service in the field of radiology.
CHOP Highlighted in Nature Feature about DNA Sequencing Technology Published on Oct 11, 2018 in CHOP News CHOP researchers were profiled in a special technology feature for Nature about the field of DNA and whole-genome sequencing.
CHOP Develops an Automated Screening Tool to Identify Cancer Patients for Malnutrition Published on Oct 10, 2018 in CHOP News, Cancer Connections CHOP’s pediatric malnutrition screening tool could be implemented to screen all pediatric patients.
CHOP, Penn Museum Team Up to Conduct Scans on Pediatric Mummy Published on Oct 09, 2018 in CHOP News This is the first time in CHOP’s 163-year history that the hospital has conducted a scan on a mummy.
Are Eyes a Window to Diagnosing Acute Concussion in Youth? Published on Oct 09, 2018 in CHOP News Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia focus on vision deficits as biomarkers of concussion.
CHOP’s Buddy Walk Raises Record-breaking Funds Published on Oct 09, 2018 in CHOP News CHOP’s 17th Annual Buddy Walk® & Family Fun Day raises a record-breaking $281,000 and counting for Children’s Hospital’s Trisomy 21 Program.
Prenatal Gene Editing Shows Proof of Concept in Treating Congenital Disease before Birth Published on Oct 08, 2018 in CHOP News Research published in Nature Medicine shows first example of base-editing tool to correct a disease in utero in animal models.
