Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced today that it has earned the 2023 Military Friendly® Employer designation for its role in fostering a meaningful work environment for veterans, service members, and their families.

Cardiac Center researchers present their findings at Cardiology 2022 in Huntington Beach, California.

Advice from pediatricians: What to know about RSV in children, how you can treat your baby’s RSV at home, and when to take a baby with RSV to the hospital.

Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that economically disadvantaged children treated with CAR T-cell therapy for relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) fair just as well as children from more socioeconomically advantaged backgrounds.

CHOP researchers have found nearly one-third of very premature infants develop late-onset sepsis and that 1 in 2 infants born at 23 weeks or earlier either died and/or developed the infection.

Study also suggests vaccine timing is important in maximizing concentration of antibodies transferred to the baby.

The secondary impairments in cerebral palsy lead to loss of function, pain, and more. This is where the orthopedic surgeon can intervene to help.

This past summer, CHOP’s Progressive Care Unit (PCU) and Nursing Professional Development (NPD) department collaborated with the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (PIT) Licensed Practical Nurse Program (LPN) to pilot a program to provide PIT LPN students clinical training in the nuances of caring for technology-dependent children.

A 5-year-old male presents to the pediatrician for a well-child visit. His parents report that he is growing and developing well, but they are concerned about recurrent nosebleeds.

Do you know the signs for when the patient may benefit from seeing a pediatric orthopaedic specialist to correct genu varum or address other red flag issues?