Why Are Whooping Cough Cases Rising? What to Know and How to Avoid It
Learn why whooping cough (pertussis) is making a comeback, what symptoms are, and how to protect your family.
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Case Study: When Spinal Surgery Can Improve Mobility for Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Read this case study to learn how spinal surgery can help improve mobility for children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
Headache Case Study: When to Worry, When to Treat
This case study discusses when primary care professionals should refer their patients to a specialist.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Study Highlights Deeper Understanding of Genetic Links between Childhood Speech and Language Disorders
Oct 16, 2024
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced the results of a new study highlighting significant genetic links in speech and language disorders in children.
CHOP and Vanderbilt Researchers to Lead $7.37 Million Kidney Stone Research Project
Oct 16, 2024
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center were awarded a $7.37 million RC2 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a five-year multisite project across the U.S. focused on kidney stone disease research.
Brighten up the season
This year, many children will spend the holidays in the hospital. Brighten the season for them and their families by creating a virtual toy drive—a fun and easy way to raise funds to buy gifts for kids in CHOP this holiday season.
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Highlight Role of Alternative Splicing in Chemotherapy Resistance
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have elucidated the significant role that alternative splicing – a process whereby a single gene produces multiple proteins by rearranging its messenger RNA segments in different combinations – plays in resistance to chemotherapy in relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). The study published today in the journal Cancer Research.
Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Create mRNA Vaccine to Prevent and Treat C. difficile
The vaccine is the first mRNA vaccine against C. difficile and would be the first vaccine in general to successfully ward off the bacterial infection.
$14M NIH grant funds gene-editing research for rare metabolic diseases at Penn and CHOP
Oct 10, 2024
Researchers aim to develop personalized therapies for urea cycle disorders and other genetic conditions using advanced CRISPR technology.
CHOP Named 2024 Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability
We are honored to announce that CHOP has been given the NOD Leading Disability Employer Seal for 2024 by the National Organization on Disability (NOD) for the fourth time.