Study Finds Younger and Older Drivers More Likely to Drive Older, Less Safe Vehicles
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Groups at highest risk of traffic injury drive vehicles without safety features that could potentially save their lives.
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Fewer Asthma Attacks During COVID Pandemic
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After stay-at-home orders were issued, doctors at CHOP noticed a drop in the number of patients who were admitted for asthma emergencies.
Genetic Causes of Severe Childhood Brain Disorders Found Using New Computational Methods
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By standardizing how clinical information is analyzed, researchers found 11 causative genes associated with specific symptoms.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Welcomes Its First Full-Time Facility Dog
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CHOP has officially welcomed its first, full-time trained facility dog, who will help ease anxiety and reduce stress for young patients and their families.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Opens Nicholas and Athena Karabots Primary Care Center in Norristown
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Nicholas and Athena Karabots pledged $2 million to support the renovation and re-location of CHOP’s Primary Care Center in Norristown, PA.
New Program Curbs Overuse of Prescriptions for Respiratory Illnesses, Study Finds
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Researchers saw a 6% reduction in prescribing antibiotics that were likely unnecessary for pediatric patients when individual audits and communications strategies were put into place.
New Treatment Shows Success in High-Risk Solid Tumors
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The CHOP-engineered therapy overcomes common drug resistance and has potential to elicit fewer toxicities than most cancer treatments.
Study Finds Signs of Altruism in People’s COVID-19 Worries, Putting Concerns about Others First
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A new study demonstrates that people are more concerned about unknowingly spreading COVID-19 than getting sick themselves.
Fewer Serious Asthma Events after COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders
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CHOP researchers credit decrease is asthma-related healthcare visits to decreases in rhinovirus cases due to social distancing measures.
AHIMA Presents Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with 2020 Grace Award
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The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) announced that it has awarded Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) its 2020 Grace Award. The award, which is named for AHIMA’s founder, Grace Whiting Myers, honors organizations that demonstrate excellence in health information management.