Mitochondrial Inheritance
This resource from the Roberts Individualized Genetics Center explains how people with mitochondrial disease carry a mutation in a gene that affects the way their mitochondria work.
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Going to School with Hyperinsulinism
When you're preparing to send a child with hyperinsulinism to school, these are some important steps you should take to make the process easier for everyone.
School and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
IBD symptoms should never get in the way of your child’s success at school. There is a simple way to protect your child’s school experience by creating accommodations for their IBD symptoms and lifestyle.
Is Your Home Poison Safe?
Here are some ways you can help keep your family, friends, and yourself poison-safe at home.
Poisonings Span a Lifetime
Poisonings and medicine mishaps can happen to anyone, regardless of age. While approximately half of the cases managed by poison centers in 2016 involved children, many of the more serious poisoning cases involved teens, adults, and older adults. By taking a few precautions, you can help keep you and your loved ones of any age poison-safe!
Nationwide Children's — Food as Medicine PediaCast
This pediatric podcast talks about the benefits and dangers of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It also explores the use of food to prevent and treat several medical conditions; what we should do with conflicting food advice; and how to think critically about the latest diet fad or nutritional product.
Primary Care Perspectives Podcast — Integrative Medicine
In this podcast episode produced by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Mascarenhas defines a modern approach to integrative health and how it can play a complementary role in primary care. She discusses the three categories of integrative health as designated by the NIH, how primary care providers can stay up to date on new integrative therapies, and current services offered at CHOP.
Out4STEM Internship Program
The Out4STEM Internship Program provides Philadelphia’s LGBTQIA youth with healthcare and STEM-oriented instruction, mentorship, academic support, and college/career preparation in an inclusive, safe space. It aims to promote resilience, peer support networks, and diverse educational experiences.
GLMA Provider Directory
This tool allows patients/families to find LGBT-friendly healthcare providers.
Lions Camp Merrick
Offers non-stop fun for children 6-16 years who are deaf, blind or have type 1 diabetes. Campers will participate in an overnight camp supervised by trained counselors. They also offer family and siblings diabetic camps.