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Kyphosis

<p>Kyphosis is a forward curvature of the spine in the upper back, giving a child an abnormally rounded or “humpback” appearance. It is not caused by poor posture.</p>

New Research from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and St. Jude Poised to Transform Approach to Diagnosing and Treating Acute Leukemia in Children

Aug 14, 2024

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude) and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) today announced a significant paradigm shift in the understanding of T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), an aggressive and high-risk form of cancer, to one frequently driven by genetic changes in non-coding portions of our DNA. The collaborative study, supported by the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund, was published today in the journal Nature.

Make the Diagnosis: Summer 2024

Aug 1, 2024

A teenage boy arrives in the Emergency Department with a sore throat, chills, fatigue and other symptoms. See the full presentation and guess the diagnosis.

News at CHOP: Summer 2024

Aug 1, 2024

Meet CHOP’s new Chief of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, plus learn about research on concussion, asthma and allergies.

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