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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Penn Medicine Researchers Report High-Throughput Variant Re-Classification for Alagille Syndrome Disease Gene
Findings will help provide more accurate diagnoses to families.
Q&A with Binita M. Kamath, MBBChir, MRCP, MTR
CHOP’s new Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition shares her vision for the department’s future.
CHOP and Penn Medicine to Lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health
The new center, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, aims to identify and protect children in vulnerable communities from environmental exposures.
The Latest in Liver Research: 2022
Active research at the Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center.
Liver Disease in Children
Research in the lab and at the bedside offer new hope for young patients with biliary atresia, Alagille syndrome and other chronic liver disorders.
Disparities in Asthma Outcomes: Personal Touch Can Make a Difference
A few years before Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia launched the Community Asthma Prevention Program (CAPP) in 1997, our colleagues in the Emergency Department sent weekly tallies of how many patients from CHOP’s original off-site primary care practice at 39th Street came to the ED for asthma-related problems.
EPA Mid-Atlantic Selects CHOP’s CAPP+ Home Repairs Program as First-Ever “Asthma Community Champion”
The Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+) Home Repairs Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has been named the inaugural Asthma Community Champion by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Region’s Asthma Program.
Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens Appointed Inaugural Leader of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia today announced that Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD has been appointed Senior Director of its Center for Health Equity. In this new role, Dr. Bryant-Stephens will lead the development and execution of a bold strategic plan to address the impact of healthcare disparities in Philadelphia and beyond.
Improving Asthma with Home Repairs
A new partnership with the city enables no-cost home repairs to reduce asthma triggers.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Earns HAP Achievement Award
The Community Asthma Prevention Program receives a “Community Champion” Achievement Award from The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).