CHOP scientists altered red blood cells to produce a form of hemoglobin not affected by the mutation that causes sickle cell disease. The findings may lead to a new therapy for the disease.

Specialists at CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment report on 100 recent cases of fetal surgery for spina bifida, achieving results similar to the landmark clinical trial that established a new standard of care for prenatal repair of spina bifida.

Learn more about wheat allergy symptoms. When it comes to wheat and gluten – the protein found in wheat – there are many ways the body can react. 

The old saying goes: "Leaves of three, let them be." Poison ivy, oak and sumac are three plants that carry the same poison — urushiol, a colorless, odorless oil that causes an itchy, irritating rash in almost everyone who comes in contact with it.

It's summer, and when it gets hot, our bodies sweat to help regulate our body temperature. But for some people, sweating in much greater amounts than necessary happens regardless of the temperature. This condition is called hyperhidrosis. In most cases, hyperhidrosis occurs for no apparent reason.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common childhood illness that gets its name from the distinctive rash that appears in the mouth and on the hands and feet.

Music icons join together in a concert to support teens with cancer at CHOP through Teen Cancer America.

When is a child too young to receive a vaccine in a series, and when is an interval too short or too long to administer it?

Healthcare providers should be aware of signs of syncope, or a faint feeling, in adolescent patients following vaccine administration.

By federal law, the following vaccination administration information must be documented in the patient’s medical records.