<p>Pallister-Killian syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by weak muscle tone, distinct facial features, intellectual impairment, developmental delays, and other systemic involvement.</p>
Jun 12, 2017
For many young people, suicide seems like the only solution to their problems. In an NBC 10 documentary, CHOP Psychiatrist-in-Chief Tami Benton shares what healthcare providers are doing to address this, and what you can do as a parent.
Jul 1, 2017
Pediatricians should prepare their adolescent patients with special needs for transition to adult care as early as possible to ensure a successful transition by age 18 to 25.
Jun 12, 2017
CHOP researchers find crash risk for teens and young adults with ADHD is much lower than previously reported and can be managed.
Jul 1, 2017
Recent research highlights what behavioral and pharmacological interventions have been studied and shown effective in treating autism spectrum disorder.
Jun 8, 2017
New research shows that differences in a baby’s brain activity patterns at 6 months of age may predict which children will go on to have autism at age 2.
Jun 13, 2017
On June 6, 2017, surgeons at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) successfully completed the separation of 10-month-old conjoined twins Erin and Abby Delaney.
Jun 2, 2017
When Good Morning America and the PA Treasury Department told Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia it had more than $90,000 in unclaimed funds, hospital leaders decided to invest in the Violence Prevention Initiative.
May 25, 2017
Charles A. Stanley, MD, received the Judson J. Van Wyk Prize, the most prestigious award given by the Pediatric Endocrine Society.
May 25, 2017
Patients share their experiences of growing up with HI during the 2016 Congenital Hyperinsulinism Family Conference in Philadelphia.
May 25, 2017
Rettsyndrome.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating research of treatments and a cure for Rett syndrome, has named CHOP a Clinical Research Center of Excellence.