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Health on Wheels
A new Mobile Health Unit brings care and more to adolescents in underserved neighborhoods.

Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Diagnosis and Management Basics, Ongoing Questions
Using the case of a 3-year-old boy, we discuss the diagnosis of acute flaccid myelitis, including testing, management, and CDC reporting.

Everything Parents Need to Know about AFM
Parents magazine interviewed a CHOP expert about signs of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the polio-like illness that can cause lifelong paralysis.
Doctors Investigate Sudden Paralysis in Kids
6ABC interviews a CHOP patient family and neurologist Sarah Hopkins, MD, about acute flaccid myelitis, a condition causing sudden paralysis in some kids.

Information about Sexual Health Helps Protect Teens Against STDs
In 2015, the Adolescent Initiative helped more than 160 youth infected with HIV get care, and 3,000 Philadelphia teens received education and case management services in order to prevent new HIV infections.