Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
19104-4399
United States
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437 articles about Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Appoints New Chief of Critical Care Medicine
8/3/2022
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has appointed Robert Sutton, MD, as chief of Critical Care Medicine in Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine.
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CHOP Researchers Develop Algorithm to Help Distinguish ADHD Symptoms from Related Conditions
7/13/2022
Researchers from the Center for Applied Genomics (CAG) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed an algorithm that uses existing electronic health records to distinguish patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Appoints New Chief of Nephrology
7/6/2022
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has appointed Benjamin Laskin, MD as Chief of the Division of Nephrology in the Department of Pediatrics.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Appoints Dr. Michael Nance as New Chief of the Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery
6/6/2022
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has appointed Michael L. Nance, MD as the Chief of the Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery, effective July 1, 2022.
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Monkeypox is not COVID-19, but both are viral diseases that are front-and-center in the world of public health and epidemiology. Here's a look at the latest news on both outbreaks.
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Autism Screening Disparities Persisted During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
6/2/2022
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found that while autism screening rates during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic may not have dropped sharply, many routine screenings may have been missed due to routine well-child visits being canceled and postponed.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Awards Gold Medal to Dr. Katherine High, Gene Therapy Pioneer
5/13/2022
In an honor reserved for only the most significant achievements in advancing children's health, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has 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 Food and Drug Administration.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Launches Research Institute Dedicated to Advancing the Care of Pediatric Cardiovascular Diseases
4/18/2022
Led by director of Penn Cardiovascular Institute (Penn CVI), CHOP CVI combines the best of CHOP and Penn Medicine to drive scientific discovery.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Establishes the Susan S. and Stephen P. Kelly Center for Cancer Immunotherapy
3/28/2022
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced that it has received a significant gift from Susan and Steve Kelly, local philanthropists and long-time supporters of CHOP, to establish the Susan S. and Stephen P. Kelly Center for Cancer Immunotherapy.
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Children in the Greater Philadelphia
3/21/2022
Children in the Greater Philadelphia area face a number of environmental threats to their health, including lead poisoning, asthma from air pollution, and exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals.
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CHOP Neonatologist Dr. Karen M. Puopolo Receives PA Pediatrician of the Year Award at 2022 AAP Conference
3/21/2022
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is proud to announce that Karen M. Puopolo, MD, PhD, a national leader in the field of neonatology, has received the prestigious Pennsylvania Pediatrician of the Year Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics after a unanimous selection by the Pennsylvania AAP Governance Committee and Board of Directors.
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Using Social Cues to Adjust Conversational Behavior May Be Challenging for Autistic Children and Teens
3/15/2022
In successful conversations, people tend to adjust their language and talkativeness to reflect the behavior of the person they are speaking with.
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Medical Care and Recovery Differ for Patients Suffering from Concussions Related to Assaults
3/4/2022
Researchers from the Minds Matter Concussion Program and the Center for Violence Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have identified important differences in the initial evaluation and outcomes between patients who suffered a concussion as the result of assault compared with those who suffered a concussion sustained during sports.
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CHOP Researchers Define a 3-Tiered Molecular Classification of Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, where Fusion Oncogenes Predict the Most Invasive Behavior
1/31/2022
Fusion oncogenes, such as RET- and NTRK- gene fusions, are associated with more invasive pediatric thyroid cancers, correlating with the highest risk of metastases.
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CHOP Surgeons Separate Twin Girls Joined at the Chest and Abdomen
1/21/2022
After nearly a year in intensive care at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 10-month-old conjoined twins Addison and Lilianna Altobelli were successfully separated by CHOP surgeons on October 13, 2021.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Appoints New Chief of Hematology
1/6/2022
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia appointed Alexis A. Thompson, MD as Chief of the Division of Hematology in the Department of Pediatrics, following a national search.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Receives $2 Million Gift to Jump Start New Clinical Trial for Severe Food Allergies
11/17/2021
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced today that it has received a philanthropic gift of $2 million from the Mondre and Lane families to launch a new clinical trial at CHOP for patients suffering with severe food allergies.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Announces Name of New Hospital in King of Prussia, PA: The Middleman Family Pavilion
11/8/2021
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 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, located in King of Prussia, PA.
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Resilience Joins Forces with Childen’s Hospital of Philadelpia to Develop Next-Generation Biomanufacturing Technologies, Create Impactful Therapies
10/12/2021
National Resilience, Inc. announced a strategic collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia ( CHOP ) to implement next-generation biomanufacturing technologies and capabilities aimed at accelerating the creation of impactful therapies and technologies for the benefit of patients.
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CHOP-led Study Finds Healthy Newborns Had Shorter Hospital Stays During COVID-19 Pandemic with No Change in Readmissions
10/12/2021
Healthy full-term infants born during the COVID-19 pandemic had substantially shorter hospital stays than those born before the pandemic, with no change in hospital readmissions after discharge, according to a new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, in collaboration with colleagues at the Yale School of Medicine, Nemours duPont, and Epic Systems Corporation.