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Children's Doctor News and Updates: Summer 2020
Latest news including COVID-19 models, care and research.
Researchers Combine Genetic Information with Electronic Medical Records to Pinpoint When Epilepsies Affect Children
Assessing clinical data across the lifespan identified the impact of genetic epilepsies on affected children’s lives.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Earns HAP Achievement Award
The Community Asthma Prevention Program receives a “Community Champion” Achievement Award from The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).
Meet HI Center’s Newest Team Member: Genetic counselor Victoria Sanders
CHOP’s Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center, which treats more children with HI than any center in the world, has added a dedicated genetic counselor to its multidisciplinary team.

Beware of Carbon Monoxide Poison Dangers After Storms, Says The Poison Control Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Poison Control Center at CHOP reminds the greater Philadelphia region of the hazards of carbon monoxide (CO), a compound that is especially dangerous during weather emergencies and power outages. Since Hurricane Isaias came through our region on Tuesday, the Center has received almost two dozen calls from both families and other medical professionals about CO poisoning due to improper use of gas-powered generators.

The CHOP Promise: Striving for Breakthroughs Both Locally and Globally
CHOP leverages its expertise to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children in Philadelphia and around the world through its Healthier Together initiative and Global Health Center.
Algorithm Created By “Deep Learning” Identifies Potential Therapeutic Targets Throughout Genome
Researchers from NJIT and CHOP identified sites of methylation that could not be found with existing sequencing methods.
Experts from Across the U.S. Issue Back-To-School Safety Guidelines for Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Decisions should be made on a case-by-case basis, but return to school may be possible for majority of SOT children.

Caregiver-Reported Child Sleep Problems Associated with Impaired Academic and Psychosocial Functioning in Middle Childhood
In a new study, CHOP researchers find multiple caregiver-reported child sleep problems are associated with impaired academic and psychosocial functioning in middle childhood.

2020 Guidelines for Participation in School for Oncology Patients
Learn some general principles about returning to school after COVID-19 for cancer patients and their caregivers.