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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Implement Successful Virtual Driving Assessment for Teens in Healthcare Settings
Study results, the culmination of two years worth of expansion, offer strategies for providers to empower teen driving safety.
CHOP-Developed Adolescent Health Questionnaire Helps Doctors and Families Navigate Complex Issues
The questionnaire has been successfully adapted across pediatric primary care and increased discussion about drug use and sexual health.
CHOP Researchers Develop Easy-to-Use Screening Tool to Help Improve Family Access to Federal Nutrition Programs
Screeners helped families enroll in WIC and SNAP programs, which are linked to better health outcomes.
NIH Awards Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia $26 Million Grant to Develop Therapies for Rare Newborn Genetic Diseases
A Penn Medicine and CHOP team will seek to develop treatments for three rare, incurable genetic diseases with the help of a $26 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Uncovering Lysosomal Storage Diseases Beyond Newborn Screening
Jaden was a 4-year-old who presented to his PCP’s office with a persistent cough following an upper respiratory infection. Parents reported Jaden also had easy bruising, a symptom they had also noted after he had started walking.
CHOP Researchers Use Base Editing in Preclinical Model to Correct Lethal Lysosomal Storage Disease Before Birth
In a proof-of-concept study, CHOP researchers used a vector to edit a single base mutation in Hurler Syndrome, halting progression of a disease that causes irreversible damage before birth.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Launches Innovative Virtual Teen Driving Assessment Program with $4 Million Grant from NJM Insurance Group
The $4 million grant from NJM will help kick off a new young driver program in the summer of 2021 that will offer a state-of-the art virtual driving assessment system at select CHOP Primary Care locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.