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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Philadelphia Housing Authority Partner to Offer Family Dinners at Two Philadelphia PHA Sites
CHOP and the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) announce a new food program partnership in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers Reveal Important Genetic Mechanism Behind Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The genetic mutation shares a link with the JAK2 pathway, an important target of multiple immunotherapies.
New Tool Improves Ability to Gather Useful Genetic Information Obtained from Blood and Skin Tissues
Researchers at CHOP and University of Pennsylvania developed an online tool to refine results from RNA sequencing obtained from clinically accessible tissues.
Physician-in-Chief Joseph W. St. Geme Wins Leadership Award
Joseph W. St. Geme, MD, Physician-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), has been named the 2020 recipient of the Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award.
Princeton Alumni Weekly Features Pediatric and Fetal Surgeon, Dr. Bill Peranteau
Read about Dr. Peranteau’s journey to become a pediatric and fetal surgeon at CHOP, and his research studying the potential to fix defects in genes prenatally.
Crushing Peanut Allergies
Palforzia TM is a new oral immunotherapy recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat children with peanut allergies. The medication involves a daily controlled amount of peanut protein designed to desensitize children and reduce the severity of allergic reactions, some of which can be life-threatening.
Proud to Have Known Alex
The incredible little girl who founded Alex’s Lemonade Stand was a patient at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Alex Scott was diagnosed with a rare cancer called neuroblastoma at CHOP just before she turned 1. CHOP doctors and nurses fought alongside Alex and her family as they went through the turmoil of pediatric cancer.
A Day in the Life of a PICU Nurse
Laura Douglas, RN, BSN, is one of more than 300 PICU nurses who combine rigorous training with innate compassion to care for patients whose lives hang in the balance. This is a day in her life.
An Hour Changes a Life
New treatments put the brakes on an often-fatal degenerative muscle disease.
How can we protect teens from vaping?
Louis Bell, MD, Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics, shares the latest in medical thinking on an important topic: e-cigarettes.