Dr. Cunningham writes about when and why should a muscle biopsy be considered in the evaluation of mitochondrial disease, and how to obtain a muscle biopsy.

Using the case of a 24-month-old African-American boy, Drs. Ganetzky and Goldstein discuss sideroblastic anemia and how it might be an indicator for multisystem mitochondrial disease.

Three new clinical research initiatives were selected to receive funding to support their research.

Herodes Guzman, MD, MPH, a first-year pediatrics resident and an MPA member, talks about what drew him to CHOP and what he appreciates most about CHOP’s culture.  

This podcast explores the importance of routine neurodevelopmental assessments for children born with complex congenital heart disease (CHD).

A CHOP research leader received an award from the University City Science Center to help develop a new T-cell based treatment for a childhood cancer.

Using dynamic MRI to accurately assess function and a novel treatment approach can dramatically change clinical outcomes in patients with complex chronic disease and can alter expectations and disease progression.

A revolutionary technique called dynamic lung MRI (dMRI) allows clinicians to visualize the lungs as they move inside the body.

Van Nes rotationplasty surgery for osteosarcoma is a “functional amputation” in which the the foot is rotated 180 degrees on the vertical axis and the ankle becomes a functioning knee joint.

Read about a recently published study on prenatal ultrasound features of lung lesions that had a final surgical pathologic diagnosis of congenital lobar overinflation.