CHOP and AtlantiCare Announce Partnership
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Officials from CHOP and AtlantiCare announced a new partnership that delivers CHOP newborn and pediatric care to the southeastern New Jersey communities AtlantiCare serves.
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CHOP Lactation Expert Headlines International Conference
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Diane Spatz, PhD, RN, shares best practices for breastfeeding sick babies and how to adapt to Southeast Asia hospitals at meeting in Thailand.
U.S. News Ranks CHOP Pediatrics No. 1 in Nation
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In its latest survey of U.S. medical schools, U.S. News & World Report ranked The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Department of Pediatrics as no. 1 in the nation.
More Studies Link Genes, Weight and Heart Health Risk Factors
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CHOP genetic research shows that higher body mass index (BMI) causes harmful effects on the risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and inflammation.
$3.25 Million Gift Creates Friedreich’s Ataxia Center of Excellence
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Donations from Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance and the Hamilton and Finneran Families helps launch Penn Medicine/CHOP Center to improve research and care for Friedreich's Ataxia, a rare, degenerative disease.
CHOP Allergist Leads Study to Better Recognize EoE
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CHOP offers one of the nation’s premier programs to treated the severe allergy eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).
CFDT Expert Helps Task Force Create Fetal Surgery Guidelines
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The increase in centers performing fetal surgery for spina bifida — which was spearheaded at CHOP — led to the creation of a national task force to develop standards for care.
CHOP Plastic Surgeon Goes on Surgical Mission Trip
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Oksana Jackson, MD, collaborated with physicians in Hungary and Ukraine to operate on children with complex cases of cleft lip and palate.
New Genes Found to Affect Blood Pressure; Offer Drug Targets
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A CHOP researcher co-led a large study that found 11 new genetic signals linked to blood pressure levels. Ten of these signals encode proteins that appear to be likely drug targets.
CHOP Opens Pediatric Urgent Care Center in King of Prussia, PA
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CHOP’s newly-opened pediatric urgent care center in King of Prussia, PA, is the only after-hours urgent care facility in the area dedicated exclusively to children. CHOP opened its first urgent care center in Mays Landing, NJ, in 2013.