CHOP Welcomes World-Renowned Sarcoma Expert
Jan 24, 2020
Patrick J. Grohar, MD, PhD, focuses on developing therapies for a cancer that’s rare in adults but relatively common in the pediatric population.
The Center for Health Equity at CHOP works to reduce disparities and advance equitable healthcare across the Philadelphia region.
Jan 24, 2020
Patrick J. Grohar, MD, PhD, focuses on developing therapies for a cancer that’s rare in adults but relatively common in the pediatric population.
Jan 24, 2020
A unique CHOP clinic treats kids with radioactive iodine-refractory thyroid cancer.
Jan 24, 2020
A unique clinic at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia follows post-pancreatectomy patients.
Jan 24, 2020
At Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, multiple members of the Diabetes Center work as a team to help families manage their child’s diabetes.
Jan 27, 2020
Read about follow-up research to the landmark 2011 MOMS study, which showed prenatal surgery for spina bifida has measureable benefits over surgery after birth.
Jan 24, 2020
A decade after the MOMS trial, new findings show significant physical and emotional benefits in school-age children who had prenatal surgery for spina bifida.
Jan 23, 2020
CHOP has opened a phase 1 trial using CAR T for tough acute myeloid leukemia, hoping to replicate the therapy’s success for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Jan 23, 2020
A CHOP program is focused on identifying children who are predisposed to develop cancer and using surveillance testing to detect cancers early.
Jan 21, 2020
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced today that it is the recipient of a $1 million Innovation Fund, endowed by the nonprofit foundation Additional Ventures.
Jan 13, 2020
Bronchiolitis, a lung infection that is one of the most common reasons for hospitalizations in young children, is most prevalent during the winter months and is usually treated with albuterol delivered via inhalers, despite evidence showing no benefit in most patients. A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) redesigned the hospital’s standard treatment for the infection and reduced albuterol use without compromising care.