CHOP Participates in a Multi-institutional Clinical Trial Leading to First-Ever Therapy for Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Oct 6, 2020
New therapy shrinks tumors associated with NF1 and improves quality of life.
The Injury Prevention Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is dedicated to preventing injury in children through family education and safety devices.
Oct 6, 2020
New therapy shrinks tumors associated with NF1 and improves quality of life.
Oct 6, 2020
Improved and standardized variant curation guidelines will improve diagnostic accuracy for patients with mitochondrial disease evaluation.
Oct 5, 2020
Using genetic sequencing and targeted treatment, CHOP researchers resolved a severe lymphatic disorder in a young woman with KLA, a complex and rare disorder.
Oct 5, 2020
When severe and hard-to-diagnose coughing fits struck a 47-year-old cardiac patient, CHOP’s Lymphatic team had the answers — and treatment — she needed.
Oct 5, 2020
2020 pandemic and subsequent revisions to state licensing procedures underscore how widespread adoption could keep drivers safe in challenging times while also improving evaluation.
Oct 5, 2020
Physicians and healthcare professionals attended a virtual conference on Personalized IBD and VEO-IBD: Genomics, Microbiome, Biologics and Beyond.
Oct 2, 2020
CHOP collaboration with Nestlé Health Science elevates an idea that is a win for families.
Oct 2, 2020
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is honored as a 2020 National Organization on Disability (NOD) Leading Disability Employer at the organization’s Annual Forum, entitled “ADA at 30: What’s Next.”
Oct 1, 2020
CHOP’s Healthier Together Initiative, which addresses the social determinants of health, will support CLS to provide legal representation to families as Philadelphia’s temporary ban on evictions is set to expire, and the national moratorium on evictions issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention covers only a fraction of Philadelphia renters.
Sep 30, 2020
Have a child with Down syndrome who hates wearing a mask? Experts at CHOP say repeated exposure and positive reinforcement can build compliance.