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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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In the Journals: Adenovirus and VITT

Nov 28, 2023

Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) has been shown to follow vaccination with COVID-19 adenovirus vector vaccines. Now, two research studies have shown that VITT also follows adenovirus infection. Find out more.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives Multi-Million Dollar Gift from Holveck Family to Support Groundbreaking Osteosarcoma Research

Nov 16, 2023

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has received a $6.4 million gift from the family of Connor Boyle, a Central Bucks East High School graduate who died at age 18 from osteosarcoma. This three-year gift, named The Connor Initiative: Precision Therapeutics for Osteosarcoma & Rare Cancers, will support cutting-edge research in osteosarcoma and other rare cancers.

Dr. Tami Benton, CHOP’s Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Executive Director and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Welcomed as New Incoming President of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Nov 9, 2023

At this year’s American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conference, Tami Benton, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Executive Director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), was welcomed as AACAP’s 36th president for the 2023-2025 term.

Evaluating Deworming Campaigns in the Dominican Republic

Nov 8, 2023

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)’s Niños Primeros en Salud (NPS) Program in Consuelo, Dominican Republic (DR) follows World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the care of children under 5.

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