I have invited our wonderful chief residents to provide an update on the residency training program at CHOP. As we start to emerge (hopefully) from this pandemic, we recognize the extraordinary work our residents have done to meet these difficult times. Enjoy these interesting updates from our chiefs.

Kiyanna is a 9-year-old girl of mixed parentage (mother is Caucasian and father is African-American) who presented with abdominal pain, gas, headaches, and dizziness for the last 3 years of increasing severity and frequency, especially since March 2020.

Five women pediatric pulmonologists share their paths to medicine, why they love their jobs and their insights on women in the medical field.

In a COG trial, CHOP researchers found adding bortezomib to chemotherapy significantly improved overall survival in children and young adults with newly diagnosed T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LL).

Practiced safely, aromatherapy with essential oils can help children feel calmer and sleep better. Used improperly, though, the essential oils can be harmful and even dangerous.

Measuring days children are minimally impacted by seizures could help researchers determine effectiveness of precision medicine clinical trials.

Dr. Tami Benton, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, discusses the Biden Administration’s mental health care plan.

Study is first to show important disparities between concussions sustained from assaults compared with sports-related injuries.

Eighteen months ago, the Office of Endocrinology and Diabetes welcomed Rachel Walega to their team as a Clinical Research Project Manager. There, Rachel works on projects in Cystic Fibrosis related diabetes, Down syndrome and bone fragility.

The Lilabean Foundation’s support will accelerate pace of translational research, discovery of new treatments for children and young adults with brain tumors.