Vaccine News & Notes — February 2024
Feb 1, 2024
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Dr. Handy’s Corner: Why Does the Rotavirus Vaccine Have to Be Given by a Certain Age?
Feb 1, 2024
Dr. Lori Handy talks about the timing of the rotavirus vaccine and why it must be given by a certain age.
Feature Article: Deadly Decisions?
Feb 1, 2024
Find out about a measles outbreak in Philadelphia and how it demonstrates that personal decisions affect others when it comes to infectious diseases.
Pediatric Transnasal Endoscopy Without Anesthesia: Our Experience
Jan 21, 2024
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has seen many positive benefits using unsedated transnasal endoscopy for school-age children who require repeated tests.
CHOP's John M. Maris MD, and Penn Medicine's E. John Wherry named 2024 Fellows of the AACR Academy
Jan 19, 2024
Distinguished pediatric oncologist John M. Maris, MD, has been named a member of the 2024 class of fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy. Each year, the AACR Academy recognizes and honors esteemed scientists whose major contributions have propelled significant innovation and progress against cancer.
American Society for Clinical Investigation elects six new members from Penn, CHOP
Jan 19, 2024
Representing excellence across the breadth of academic medicine, the physician-scientists are among 100 active members across 50 institutions elected in 2024.
59 Tristate Hospitals Unite for “It Doesn’t Kill to Ask” Child Gun Safety Campaign
Jan 18, 2024
The nation’s largest regional collaboration of health systems is kicking off the year with a public service campaign that encourages a community approach to protecting children from unlocked guns.
Trailblazers Motivated to Increase their Knowledge and Skills
Jan 17, 2024
Dr. Tirunesh Busha and Dr. Tihut Teshome traveled to CHOP from Ethiopia in September of 2023 for a three-week observership in General Anesthesiology.
Vaccine Resources: New Videos for Vaccine Providers, Progress in Autism Research, and Several CDC Updates
Jan 18, 2024
Learn about a “Digital Education Series" for healthcare providers. Also, find a year-end summary on the state of autism research and links to important CDC resources.
On the bookshelf — Tell Me When It's Over: An Insider's Guide to Deciphering COVID Myths and Navigating Our Post-pandemic World by Paul A. Offit, MD
Jan 18, 2024
Dr. Offit’s latest book describes what we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic experience and how to move forward with a virus that is likely here to stay.