Make the Diagnosis: Fall 2022
A 5-year-old male presents to the pediatrician for a well-child visit. His parents report that he is growing and developing well, but they are concerned about recurrent nosebleeds.
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Pediatric Reflections: Summer 2022
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Anxiety is a normal bodily response to everyday situations. Anxiety gives you the oomph to get out of the way of danger and the extra blast for studying before a big test. However, anxiety that interferes with daily life and brings on intense fear, sweating, increased heart rate, fatigue, or persistent worry can be an anxiety disorder.
Make the Diagnosis: Summer 2022
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TD is a 25-month-old female who presented to clinic with a complaint of bowed legs. Mom reports that throughout infancy, both legs were bowed, but the right one straightened out while the left appears to have worsened.
Understanding Brain Fog in Youth with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
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Juvenile fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome is a painful, debilitating type of amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome that results in nearly total body pain, fatigue, and dizziness, among several other possible symptoms.
Alumni Notes Summer 2022
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Remember our CHOP Alumni Motto: Keep … Tradition, Keep … in Mind, Keep … in Touch!
News at CHOP: Summer 2022
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia awarded its Gold Medal to Katherine High, MD, a gene therapy pioneer and one of the lead developers of the first in vivo gene therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Make the Diagnosis: Spring 2022
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Ava, a 21-month-old female, presents to her primary care provider’s office with 4 days of fever and a macular rash that started yesterday.
Alumni Notes Spring 2022
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This year, I sat down with Dr Alan Cohen, who has been a CHOP hematologist for 50 years and served as the Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics for 12 years (2001-2013).
Fellow's Corner: Integrative Medicine: Where the Personal and Professional Intersect
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My journey into Integrative Medicine began before I even knew of it as a recognized medical subspecialty. As a stressed out third-year medical student nearing burnout, I knew I had to take drastic measures to decrease the symptoms I was experiencing so early into my career.
News at CHOP: Spring 2022
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia ranked No. 1 on Forbes’ 2022 list of America’s Best Large Employers. The recognition highlights CHOP’s implementation of various programs designed to help employees navigate the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as flexibility in scheduling, bringing back retired nurses, and offering subsidized childcare.
Pediatric Reflections Spring 2022
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Study reveals opportunity to improve care of assault-related concussion.