Dr. Lori Handy talks about pneumococcal infections in kids, the complications that can result in hospitalization, and why pneumococcal vaccines were more difficult to make than some other vaccine-preventable bacterial infections.

Watch "Marion Gruber: Preparedness Is Prevention," a film that showcases Dr. Gruber’s years working as a scientist at the FDA.

Find info about pneumococcal vaccine, the disease it prevents, and recent updates that have led to revised vaccine recommendations.

CHOP and Penn researchers have developed a proof-of-concept model for delivering gene editing tools to treat blood disorders directly within the body.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced it has received $1 million from Pediatric Cancer Foundation, an organization that has been raising funds for research since 1970 to support doctors and hospitals in an effort to eradicate childhood cancer. The grant will help to fund a planned first-in-human phase 1 clinical trial led by Sarah K. Tasian, MD, which will use a new immunotherapy to target the FLT3 receptor protein in high-risk pediatric leukemias.

U.S. News & World Report recognized CHOP’s Orthopedics Center as the best in the nation for 2023-24.

For decades, doctors and researchers have been working diligently to discover new treatments and provide more options for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a debilitating genetic disease that ravages the muscles in the body and leads to a loss of movement and coordination.

Pediatricians (and parents) share the must-haves they keep in their kids’ travel kits, including the 3 Ps of packing.

While those who were thought to put children at risk were viewed negatively, a large number of caregivers supported education efforts and technology use to reduce heatstroke risk.

This year’s conference brought participants and presenters from around the globe to share insights and knowledge about diagnosing and treating lymphatics conditions.