A Day in the Life of a CHOP Pediatrician
Apr 28, 2017
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.
<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>
Apr 28, 2017
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.
Mar 31, 2017
Edith Bracho-Sánchez, MD, offers tips for parents in the Spanish version of the April PSA from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
May 1, 2017
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.
Apr 28, 2017
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.
Apr 28, 2017
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.
Apr 27, 2017
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.
Apr 27, 2017
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.
Apr 27, 2017
A new toolkit developed by the Trisomy 21 Program engages teens with Down syndrome in the transition process as families plan for the transition from youth to adulthood.
Apr 27, 2017
The Fostering Health Program has served more than 200 children in its first year, with the goal of helping thousands more children currently in foster care.
Apr 25, 2017
A team of researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has innovated a new womb-like device that may dramatically reduce the effects of prematurity and revolutionize care for these tiny and vulnerable babies.