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A Day in the Life of a Music Therapist
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Kathleen Summers, MA, MT- BC, has been a music therapist at CHOP since 2013. This is a day in her life.
Clearing the Air on Adenotonsillectomy
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The Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Trial, led by Carole Marcus, MBBCh, evaluated the usefulness of adenotonsillectomy in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life for children with conditions related to obstructive breathing.
A Window into the Past
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a book authored by CHOP’s president and chief executive officer, Madeline Bell, features never-before-published images and stories Bell unearthed from the Hospital’s extensive archive collection.
Shining Lights
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CHOP’s first Season of Light campaign, which raised more than $950,000, encouraged people to give hope to families of sick children, bring healing to young patients, and honor the brave and beautiful kids we’ve lost.
CHOP’s Frontier Programs Are Pioneering World-changing Treatments
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The Lymphatic Imaging and Interventions Frontier Program and the Cancer Immunotherapy Frontier Program receive initial funding from CHOP to find new treatments for children with complex conditions.
Helpfulness, Multiplied
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A partnership between the Wawa Foundation and CHOP will allow the newly named Wawa Volunteer Services to deploy more volunteers in new and innovative ways to further assist patients’ families.
CHOP Loses a Legendary Doctor, Mentor and Friend
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Dr. Pasquariello, who passed away Aug. 29, spent his entire 54-year career at CHOP. For many years, “Dr. Pat,” as patients, parents and physicians-in-training called him, was the director of CHOP’s Main Campus primary care practice, caring for thousands of children and families, sometimes for multiple generations.
A Day in the Life: Transport Team
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Patti Larkin, RN, has been a nurse at CHOP for 32 years, including 21 in Transport. Her partner in the 9 a.m. shift, Rosa Morelli, RN, has been at CHOP for 2 1/2 years. This is a day in their life.
Ask Dr. Bell: In a Nut Shell
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Peanut allergies are one of the most common causes of severe allergic reactions in the United States. The Learning Early About Peanut Allergy (LEAP) trial followed 640 children with a high risk of peanut allergy from age 4 to 11 months until age 5. Read about the trial and its findings.
Transformative Generosity
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Raymond G. Perelman has made a transformational $50 million gift to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that will fund pediatric research on a breathtakingly ambitious scale.