Vaccine News & Notes — October 2024
Oct 15, 2024
Find info about influenza deaths in children during the 2023-24 season and check out new RSV Q&A sheets.
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.
Oct 15, 2024
Find info about influenza deaths in children during the 2023-24 season and check out new RSV Q&A sheets.
Oct 15, 2024
Watch as Dr. Handy discusses the history of vaccine mandates and the role they play in keeping children healthy today.
Oct 15, 2024
Find resources related to vaccine ingredients. Plus, get tools to help evaluate information about this and other science-based topics.
This award will help research, validate and implement a new model for sharing and integrating data at a national level.
On a September Sunday on the Ben Franklin Parkway, nearly 8,000 supports – comprising of more than 275 teams – participated in CHOP Cancer Center’s largest fundraiser, the Parkway Run & Walk, presented by Citadel Credit Union.
Sep 18, 2024
Leaders from CHOP's Youth Heart Watch and the School District of Philadelphia present certificates to six schools recognizing their Heart Safe School status.
Oct 8, 2024
After nearly a year at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), conjoined twins Amari and Javar Ruffin were successfully separated by CHOP surgeons on August 21, 2024.
Oct 8, 2024
Evan Weber will use this “high risk, high reward” grant to fund research into improving CAR-T therapies.
Oct 8, 2024
A new study from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) showed promising results for Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma (pHL) patients who underwent proton therapy to treat their disease in rare regions located below the diaphragm, such as the abdomen and pelvis. The study highlights the advantages of proton therapy over conventional photon radiotherapy, demonstrating fewer side effects and better protection for critical organs. It was published recently in the journal Pediatric Blood and Cancer.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is honored to announce that it has received a Leading Disability Employer Seal for 2024 from the National Organization on Disability (NOD).