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Hallmark Jingle Stop Tour Visits CHOP to Spread Joy
Actors and actresses from this year’s original Hallmark holiday movies interacted with patients and their families through various holiday-themed stations.
CHOP and Vanderbilt Researchers to Lead $7.37 Million Kidney Stone Research Project
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center were awarded a $7.37 million RC2 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a five-year multisite project across the U.S. focused on kidney stone disease research.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Study Highlights Deeper Understanding of Genetic Links between Childhood Speech and Language Disorders
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced the results of a new study highlighting significant genetic links in speech and language disorders in children.
Feature Article: What’s in Vaccines and Why?
Find resources related to vaccine ingredients. Plus, get tools to help evaluate information about this and other science-based topics.
Dr. Handy’s Corner: Why Are Certain Vaccines Mandated for School?
Watch as Dr. Handy discusses the history of vaccine mandates and the role they play in keeping children healthy today.
Vaccine News & Notes — October 2024
Find info about influenza deaths in children during the 2023-24 season and check out new RSV Q&A sheets.
$14M NIH grant funds gene-editing research for rare metabolic diseases at Penn and CHOP
Researchers aim to develop personalized therapies for urea cycle disorders and other genetic conditions using advanced CRISPR technology.

Recognizing Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac
The old saying goes: "Leaves of three, let them be." Poison ivy, oak and sumac are three plants that carry the same poison — urushiol, a colorless, odorless oil that causes an itchy, irritating rash in almost everyone who comes in contact with it.
CHOP Cell and Gene Therapy Researcher Receives NIH New Innovator Award
Evan Weber will use this “high risk, high reward” grant to fund research into improving CAR-T therapies.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s 22nd Annual Parkway Run & Walk presented by Citadel Credit Union Raises More than $1.95 Million to Bolster Pediatric Cancer Research and Care
On a September Sunday on the Ben Franklin Parkway, nearly 8,000 supports – comprising of more than 275 teams – participated in CHOP Cancer Center’s largest fundraiser, the Parkway Run & Walk, presented by Citadel Credit Union.