Project BE-WEHL Helps Families Reduce Stress, Cope with Trauma
Jan 14, 2021
BE-WEHL is an in-home wellness program that includes mindfulness, deep breathing, yoga and infant or child massage education for the entire family.
Spina bifida causes, symptoms and treatment
<p>Spina bifida is a birth defect in which an area of the spinal column doesn’t form properly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed.</p>
Researchers Uncover A Previously Underappreciated Mechanism that Turns Off Clotting Factor in Hemophilia A
Jan 13, 2021
CHOP researchers identified an in vivo role for activated protein C (APC), which could potentially be exploited for future hemophilia A treatments.
Teens, Stress & COVID-19
May 4, 2022
CHOP offers tips to help teens deal with stress and create a mindset of resilience during troubling times.
CHOP Researchers Identify Protein that Restricts Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
Jan 11, 2021
Using a novel proteomics approach, CHOP researchers have identified a host protein that restricts herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infection.
Long-Term Study Finds Dozens of New Genetic Markers Associated with Lifetime Bone Growth
Jan 6, 2021
Findings suggest that risk of fractures occurring in later life could be identified in childhood and may lead to tailored interventions.
CHOP Receives $2.5 Million Donation from Abramson Family to Establish Pediatric Emergency Department at New King of Prussia Hospital
Jan 5, 2021
CHOP announced today it will name the emergency department in its new inpatient hospital in King of Prussia, PA after the late Madlyn K. Abramson, supported by a $2.5 million gift from The Abramson Family Foundation.
Home for the Holidays after Heart Surgery
Dec 24, 2020
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, one Virginia family chose CHOP for their daughter’s heart repair.
What to Do If Your Child Stutters
Jan 5, 2021
As America is poised to inaugurate a president who stutters, a CHOP speech-language pathologist offers facts about stuttering and advice for caregivers.
National Association for Continence Recognizes CHOP’s Amanda Berry, PhD, CPNP
Dec 30, 2020
Amanda Berry, PhD, MSN, BSN, CPNP, received the Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion Award at the annual Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates meeting.
Social Work Corner: The Medical Assistance Transportation Program
Dec 30, 2020
The Medical Assistance Transportation Program offers door-to-door medical transport to your child’s appointments at CHOP as well as a mileage reimbursement program if you use your own vehicle to drive to your child’s medical appointments.