Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia today announced that it has received a significant philanthropic gift from Stanley C. Middleman, his wife Roslyn and the entire Middleman family to name CHOP’s second inpatient hospital in King of Prussia, Pa.
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Linton Whitaker, MD, a craniofacial surgeon at CHOP, was recently awarded the prestigious Paul Tessier Medal during the annual meeting of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgeons in Oxford, England.
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Does the brain signal when it's time for an animal to leave the nest? A new study by a CHOP researcher says yes and the findings may apply to human infants as well.
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Kathy Chavanu Gorman, MSN, RN, was appointed senior vice president and chief nursing officer at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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A new gene data tool developed at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is more accurate in assessing the risk for type 1 diabetes, advancing the prospects for personalized medicine.
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A CHOP/Penn Medicine study used gene therapy to safely improve vision in five children and seven adults with a Leber’s congenital amaurosis, a form of blindness.
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CHOP study offers updated evidence about the effectiveness of booster seats in protecting children age 4-8 in car crashes.
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Scientific understanding and medical treatments for autism spectrum disorders have advanced on many fronts, but much remains to be done, say CHOP experts from the Center for Autism Research.
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A $6 million, 5-year federal grant to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute will enable researchers to investigate a novel approach in treating HIV infection.
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Frank M. Balis, MD, a nationally prominent expert in designing treatments for pediatric cancers, will direct cancer research at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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The Scoliosis Research Society has awarded Dr. Robert Campbell the 2009 Walter P. Blount Humanitarian Award in recognition of "...20 years of dedication to sick children, many of whom would not be alive today without his efforts."