Researchers found CAR T-cell therapy may serve as effective alternative for patients with these disorders.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has received a $6.4 million gift from the family of Connor Boyle, a Central Bucks East High School graduate who died at age 18 from osteosarcoma. This three-year gift, named The Connor Initiative: Precision Therapeutics for Osteosarcoma & Rare Cancers, will support cutting-edge research in osteosarcoma and other rare cancers.

 In an abstract presented at AHA, researchers found Black children are more than four times as likely to experience cardiac arrest and have significantly worse survival outcomes.

The two studies, presented at ASHG 2023, identified base editing and prime editing approaches for treating the rare newborn genetic disease

CHOP researchers found children who take only ibuprofen or acetaminophen after routine elbow surgery report similar pain control to patients who take opioids.

In research presented at the AAP annual meeting, CHOP experts found the number of injuries associated with riding e-scooters rose most among teenage boys.

Two CHOP researchers were selected by the health and science news outlet STAT as 2023 Wunderkinds, an award that celebrates the next generation of scientific superstars.

CHOP findings move the science closer to precision crash prevention, targeted strategies to improve student drivers’ skills.

A new study by researchers at CHOP and Penn has identified an important role for a non-classical MHC molecule that engages with a cryptic viral peptide derived from influenza A virus.

CHOP Chief Scientific Officer Susan Furth, MD, PhD, and PEDSnet founder Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.