More than 2,700 people gathered at the Philadelphia Zoo to celebrate the 28th Annual Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Lori J. Howell Fetal Family Reunion, representing patients and families from across the country.

 John Maris, MD, the Giulio D’Angio Endowed Chair in Neuroblastoma Research at CHOP, is this year’s recipient of the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Pitcher of Hope Award.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has appointed Binita M. Kamath, MB BChir as Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Dr. Kamath has served for the last fifteen years as an attending physician in the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Ontario, Canada. She has been the interim Division Head at SickKids for the last 2 years.

Learn about the first RRP Awareness Day, how climate change can affect our risk for infectious diseases, and which vaccine has saved the most infant lives during the last 50 years.

Dr. Lori Handy describes the symptoms of dengue and why people are at increased risk for severe disease during a second dengue infection.

Respiratory infections stealthily move around communities, leaving many families incomplete. Find out how many people succumbed to COVID-19 and influenza — per hour — during the fall and spring of 2023-2024.

Screeners helped families enroll in WIC and SNAP programs, which are linked to better health outcomes.

Eric Chien-Wei Liao, MD, PhD, pediatric plastic surgeon-scientist and the founding Director of the Center for Craniofacial Innovation at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), received the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) Basic Science Research Award at the AAPS Annual Meeting.

Last week, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) hosted The Runway, a contemporary lunchtime fashion show curated by top Philadelphia-area designers and trunk show offering one-of-a-kind goods, at the Crystal Tea Room.

The American Pediatric Surgical Association awarded Dr. N. Scott Adzick the 2024 Robert E. Gross Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research and Achievement.