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A Day in the Life of a CHOP Pediatrician
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.
Are E-cigarettes Safe?
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.
To Soothe and Heal
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 Hospital’s Largest Giving Group Evolves
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.
The Integrative Health Program Helps Families Find Elusive Answers
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.
The Fostering Health Program Creates Vital Healthcare Maps for Foster Kids as They Restart Their Lives
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.
A Gift that Speaks for Itself
For Sean Frankel, the challenge of stuttering was the motivating factor that has driven him to work harder and reach higher. A successful real estate developer, Sean has decided to give back to the place that helped him — and his son.
Cheers for CHOP Raises More Than $610,000
Thank you to the hundreds of Cheers for CHOP guests who danced the night away, raising more than $610,000 to benefit CHOP's Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine!
Boldly Moving Forward
The Center for Pediatric IBD and the Wyss/Campbell Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (TIS) are crossing new frontiers of medicine — and finding solutions for conditions that once were puzzles.
No Gift More Precious
Read heartwarming transplant stories and the astonishing transformation transplant patients undergo.