Skip to main content

Allergy Program News

Experts from CHOP’s Allergy Program are recognized as global leaders in the management of allergic conditions and have helped formulate many of the national guidelines used by physicians around the world.

Contact us
Buddy Walk 2024 - $36,978 raised

Buddy Walk and Family Fun Day Raises Recording-Breaking $365,000+ to Benefit Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Trisomy 21 Program

Oct 23, 2024

On a gorgeous October morning at Lincoln Financial Field, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) 23rd Annual Buddy Walk & Family Fun Day took place benefiting the hospital’s Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) Program, supporting healthier futures for patients and helping to improve the lives of individuals with Down syndrome. Over the past 22 years, the event has generated $4.6 million and this year, $365,000+ was raised, a record-breaking amount.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Promising New Immunotherapy Target in Neuroblastoma and Other Cancers

Oct 24, 2024

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced significant findings in the treatment of neuroblastoma, a cancer of the peripheral nervous system that usually occurs as a solid tumor in a child’s chest or abdomen. The study offers insights that could lead to new, personalized medicine approaches in immunotherapy treatment. The findings were published today in the journal Cancer Cell.

Jump back to top