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The Poison Control Center (PCC) at CHOP offers poison prevention education and a 24-hour hotline for poisoning incidents.

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Rialee thanks everyone for participating in the Parkway Run

2014 Parkway Run & Walk Raises $1,275,000

Oct 13, 2014

Thanks to the support of our donor community, the 2014 Four Seasons Parkway Run & Walk raised $1,275,000 for pediatric cancer research and care at CHOP. Watch the video of this year's event.

Thyroid Cancer Happens

Apr 8, 2013

Read a case study from the Diabetes Center about a 14-year-old female and her eventual diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Sleepiness, Hunger, Hiccups: Clues to NMO

Jul 8, 2013

Read a case study from the Division of Neurology about a 16-year-old patient with symptoms of sleepiness, hunger and hiccups and her diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica.

When a Headache Lasts for Months

Jul 8, 2013

New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is a descriptive diagnosis for a headache that is constant from the start and lasts for at least 3 months. NDPH is a subtype of chronic daily headache, which occurs in at least 1.5% of children.

Pink Eye Goes Awry

Jul 1, 2014

Read a case study from the Division of Ophthalmology about pink eye, the detection of herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and the recurrence of HSV keratitis in children.

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