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Proud to Have Known Alex
The incredible little girl who founded Alex’s Lemonade Stand was a patient at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Alex Scott was diagnosed with a rare cancer called neuroblastoma at CHOP just before she turned 1. CHOP doctors and nurses fought alongside Alex and her family as they went through the turmoil of pediatric cancer.
A Day in the Life of a PICU Nurse
Laura Douglas, RN, BSN, is one of more than 300 PICU nurses who combine rigorous training with innate compassion to care for patients whose lives hang in the balance. This is a day in her life.
An Hour Changes a Life
New treatments put the brakes on an often-fatal degenerative muscle disease.
How can we protect teens from vaping?
Louis Bell, MD, Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics, shares the latest in medical thinking on an important topic: e-cigarettes.
Tips for When Parents Should Call their Pediatrician
CHOP pediatrician Katie Lockwood, MD, discusses signs it’s time to call your pediatrician in this article from WebMD.
CHOP Researchers Develop Method for Measuring Quality of Life Across Lifespan for Individuals on Autism Spectrum
Autistic people and their families have advocated for better quality of life measures, and early findings indicate this tool measures areas that are important to them.
Researchers from ENGIN at CHOP Show How Variants in RNA Editing Can Cause Epilepsy
RNA editing is critical in brain development, and pinpointing this variant may lead to precision medicine developments for epilepsy in certain patients.
Vaccines and Solid Organ Transplants: What You Should Know
Information about the importance and timing of vaccines before and after a solid organ transplant.
Infection Prevention and Control
Reducing a transplant patient’s risk of infection is very important. Here are tips about hygiene and vaccines.
Fourth Annual Philly Spin-In Raises More Than $660,000 for Cardiac Center at CHOP
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s fourth annual Philly Spin-In raised $662,717 and counting to benefit the Cardiac Center at CHOP.