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In the Nick of Time
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An extraordinary clinical trial is already saving kids, including Nick Wilkins, whose treatment options had run out until he came to CHOP.
Spotlight On: Youth Advisory Council
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When leaders at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia wanted more insight into the patient experience and how it could be improved, they sought out experts: The kids themselves.
One Foot in Front of the Other
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After sudden paralysis, Ashley, 13, is learning to walk again with the help of CHOP rehab therapists, positive thinking and a lot of hard work.
Ask Dr. Bell: Having Fun in the Sun
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Louis Bell, MD, chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at CHOP, shares the latest in medical thinking on an important topic: Skin care.
Saving Lives Before Birth
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Every family at CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment is on a unique — and often complex — journey. Read about the Agosto family and their five-month, 850-mile odyssey to save their baby's life.
Alternative Energy
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Niels had constant sinus infections, gastrointestinal problems, reflux and more. When his brother, Lachlan, showed the same symptoms, his parents sought treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Brandon’s Pack of Lifesavers
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Brandon was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor that wrapped around his brain stem. He found a team of lifesavers and hope for the future at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Child Life: Music Therapy
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Music therapist Mike Mahoney, MA, MT-BC, offers up instruments from his cart: maracas, a drum, a keyboard. The children at the Alex Scott Day Hospital are eager to sing and play music.
Child Life: 9 South
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Boredom is Edwina Smith’s enemy, and as child activity coordinator on the 9 South inpatient unit, she is good at chasing it away with her infectious enthusiasm and a playroom full of toys.
Child Life: Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
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Twins Ayesha and Sufwan are patients in the Jeffrey Jay Weinberg Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. With the help of a child life specialist, they participate in fun, structured activities that help prepare them for treatment and distract them from the stresses of a long hospitalization.