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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Recognizes Five CHOP Physicians Selected to Join the American Pediatric Society in 2025

The APS will recognize its new members at its Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2025 Meeting in April. Current members nominate new members by recognizing individuals who have distinguished themselves as child health leaders,...
19-Nov-2024 3:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Announce Promising Results from First-of-its-Kind, Multicenter, Phase 1 Gene Therapy Trial for Danon Disease

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced encouraging results from the first ever gene therapy trial for Danon disease (DD), a rare, X-linked heart condition caused by a single gene mutation. The phase 1 trial was a...
18-Nov-2024 11:55 AM EST Add to Favorites

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine Receives Up to $10 Million ARPA-H Award to Create Tool for Sharing Data on Cancer and Rare Diseases

A multi-institutional program led by researchers at the Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3B) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has received up to $10 million Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (APRA-H)...
9-Oct-2024 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Reveal New Insights into Non-Inflammatory Causes of Rare Neurological Symptoms in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Following CAR-T Therapy

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed for the first time that children, adolescents and young adults may experience very rare neurological issues of paraparesis and quadriparesis following chimeric antigen receptor...
7-Oct-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Many Youths Continue to Take Opioids Months After Surgical Procedures

A multi-institutional study found that 1 in 6 youths fill an opioid prescription prior to surgery, and 3% of patients were still filling opioid prescriptions three to six months after surgery, indicating persistent opioid use and possible opioid...
11-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Parent and Caregiver Support Linked to Decreased Depression and Suicidal Thoughts in LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ Youth

A new study from researchers found that LGBTQ+ youth were more likely to experience depression and thoughts and attempts of suicide than non-LGBTQ+ youth, yet the prevalence of these mental health symptoms were significantly reduced when LGBTQ+...
11-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Elementary Age Children Experience More Concussions During Activities Unrelated to Sports

Researchers found that young children between the ages of 5 and 12 were more likely to experience a concussion from recreation and other non-sport activities, yet those injuries were not seen by specialists until days later compared with...
27-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

CHOP-Developed Adolescent Health Questionnaire Helps Doctors and Families Navigate Complex Issues

While doctors understand that adolescents have certain unique health questions and concerns, several challenges prevent this critical information from being collected in a systematic way and providing appropriate referrals across a wide group of...
13-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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More than 150 Experts from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Participate in the 2018 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting

Over 150 experts from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will travel to Toronto for this year’s Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting.
5-May-2018 1:05 AM EDT

Over 50 Experts from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Participate in AAP Annual Meeting

Over 50 experts from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will address colleagues at this year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on current issues in vaccine education, autism, sports injuries, gastroenterology,...
15-Sep-2017 6:05 AM EDT

Experts in Congenital Heart Disease in Children and Adults Will Discuss Field's Challenges

An international group of more than 800 medical experts at the nation’s largest pediatric cardiology conference are discussing challenges in treating congenital heart disease in fetuses, neonates, children and young adults.
11-Feb-2015 4:00 PM EST

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