Recent advances from the pediatric Spine Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia include neural monitoring, intraoperative navigation, dedicated spine teams, opioid reduction efforts, vertebral body tethering and more.

This case study highlights a multimodal approach to surgical management of osteosarcomas in young children, maximizing control while providing a functional limb that will grow with the child.

CHOP’s NJ Transition to Adult Coordinated Care Program is collaborating to offer psychiatry visits via secure, private video chats.

Vaping is causing an epidemic of nicotine addiction in teens, and myths continue to swirl. Get an update on e-cigarette use in teens.

When infants and children aspirate liquids there are few options available to optimize their safety while being mindful of nutritional needs. Adjusting the feeding method or equipment, utilizing feeding and swallowing strategies, and offering thickened liquids are the primary tools available to improve oral feeding safety.

CHOP’s Urology team had a strong showing of posters, workshops and talks at conferences and meetings across the world. Read some highlights.

Learn about a global collaboration working to expand access to care and surgical interventions for children with BEEC in India.

The power of MIBEC’s combined experience has helped drive significant advances in care and innovations for bladder exstrophy. Learn what we’ve accomplished.

Minimally invasive surgery for pediatric urological anomalies is here to stay. Read how CHOP is seeking to improve surgical solutions for children.

Previous research has linked exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) in the womb with higher rates of obesity and diabetes later in life, but the biological mechanisms driving those changes have largely remained a mystery.