A team of researchers from CHOP and Penn are working to enhance the accuracy of sports-related concussion diagnoses and help design better protective equipment.

CHOP’s Douglas Wallace, a world-renowned pioneer in mitochondrial biology, received the 2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science at the Franklin Institute.

The evening, designed for journalists, community leaders and philanthropic supporters, offered attendees a behind-the-scenes look at various operating rooms and a chance to hear from many of our surgical experts.

Mary Fabio, MD, is a pediatrician at the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center who sees patients in CHOP’s Refugee Health Clinic one morning each month. This is a day in her life.

Edith Bracho-Sánchez, MD, offers tips for parents in the Spanish version of the April PSA from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Louis Bell, MD, Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics, shares the latest in medical thinking on an important topic: e-cigarettes — the newest tobacco products.

The Medical Behavioral Unit at CHOP, with its concentrated approach to treating patients with behavioral issues and soothing atmosphere, is meant to reduce anxiety and help patients, like Mary, stay safe while recovering at the Hospital.

The generosity of Founders Society members has made an indelible impact on the Hospital and helped CHOP recently open several state-of-the-art facilities.

Complementary care provided by the Integrative Health Program at CHOP considers the whole child — family, environment, mind, body and soul. It can help reduce stress, speed healing, and in some cases resolve symptoms that aren’t addressed through more conventional therapies.  

For children with sensory processing disorders, the world around them can be overwhelming. A “sensory diet” can help them cope with all of the input they receive in a day.