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Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Advocate for Energy Drink Regulation

Sep 4, 2024

Energy drinks, marketed for boosting energy, concentration, and athletic performance, can pose significant cardiovascular risks, including death. Despite the American Academy of Pediatrics’ advice against caffeine consumption by children and adolescents, the United States remains the least regulated country and should take immediate steps to protect vulnerable populations, leading cardiology researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) urged in a recent commentary in the Journal of Pediatrics.

NRG Energy’s Support of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Cardiac Center Exceeds $4 Million Donation Milestone

May 8, 2024

NRG Energy, one of the nation’s leading electricity and natural gas suppliers, has surpassed $4 million in funding to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) from its charitable program, Choose to Give. The milestone was celebrated at the hospital with a check presentation which included leadership and staff from the Cardiac Center at CHOP.

CHOP Researchers Discover Underlying Biology Behind Fontan-Associated Liver Disease

Apr 24, 2024

Findings provide some of the first evidence of potential therapeutic targets for condition affecting thousands of patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease.

CHOP Researchers Successfully Employ New Method for Treating Pediatric Patients with Common Heart Valve Disease

Feb 22, 2024

This new method, typically used in adult patients, may spare patients from having to undergo open heart surgery.

CHOP Researchers Find Racial, Neighborhood Disparities in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

Nov 13, 2023

In an abstract presented at AHA, researchers found Black children are more than four times as likely to experience cardiac arrest and have significantly worse survival outcomes.

Recap: CHOP’s Third Annual Lymphatic Disorder Conference

Jun 20, 2023

This year’s conference brought participants and presenters from around the globe to share insights and knowledge about diagnosing and treating lymphatics conditions.

‘Catalytic Funding’ Establishes the Topolewski Pediatric Heart Valve Center

May 23, 2023

A multimillion-dollar gift from the Topolewskis will further advance both clinical and basic science research at CHOP that is finding new solutions for kids with complex heart valve disease.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives Multi-Million Dollar Gift from Topolewski Family to Advance Pediatric Heart Valve Research and Establish Endowed Chair in Cardiology

May 18, 2023

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced that it has received a multi-million dollar gift from the Topolewski family, longstanding supporters of the Cardiac Center at CHOP, to establish the Topolewski Pediatric Heart Valve Center.

CHOP-based Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium Awards Seed Grants to Five Companies Developing Medical Devices for Children

May 1, 2023

Projects address a variety of clinical issues, including pediatric respiratory distress and Respiratory Distress Syndrome, neonatal jaundice, IV infiltration, and surgical hemorrhage.

CHOP-led Study Shows Leadless Pacemakers Likely Safe for Children with Irregular Heartbeats

Apr 11, 2023

Study provides the first data on leadless pacemakers in a pediatric population in a real-world setting.

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