CHOP researchers have shown that IgA acts as a “tuner” that regulates the number of microbes the body sees every day, restraining a systemic immune response.

While a small number of relatively low impact soccer headers did not have detrimental effects, teen soccer players should still be trained to head the ball safely

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.

Check out these resources from Immunize.org and AAP to help you keep current on COVID-19 vaccine recommendations post-pandemic.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia hosted The Runway, presented by the Jacovini Family, a contemporary lunchtime fashion show at the Mann Center curated by top Philadelphia-area boutiques and designers with proceeds benefitting CHOP’s Neuroscience Center. This year, more than $845,000 was raised!

The new Chief of CHOP's Division of Urology is world-renowned for his expertise in care for patients with undescended testis and varicocele and fertility preservation in oncology patients, and he has helped develop creative 3-D printing models for planning safe organ-sparing surgery.

Read about the CDC’s recently published statistics distinguishing a subgroup of autistic individuals as profoundly affected. Check out the updated VISs for hepatitis B and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

Find out about a bat coronavirus that has a furin cleavage site similar to SARS-CoV-2, adding more evidence against the so-called “lab leak” theory.

Find the latest on HPV with these notes and takeaways from IPVC2023.

CHOP and UCLA researchers have created a tool that can discover tumor antigens derived from alternative RNA splicing, expanding the pool of cancer immunotherapy targets.