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Crushing Peanut Allergies
Palforzia TM is a new oral immunotherapy recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat children with peanut allergies. The medication involves a daily controlled amount of peanut protein designed to desensitize children and reduce the severity of allergic reactions, some of which can be life-threatening.
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.
2020 Arab Health Conference Recap: A Breakthrough Device Makes Its Debut
In January, members of CHOP's Biomedical Optical Devices to Monitor Cerebral Health program were in Dubai for the Arab Health conference.
Driven by a Commitment to Help Children
Since 1986, the Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP) and its entities have donated $8.7 million to CHOP.
New Hope for a Complex Birth Defect
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a complex and life-threatening birth defect usually discovered at an 18-week ultrasound visit. The CDH Program was recently designated as one of the hospital’s Frontier Programs, a trailblazing group of initiatives pioneering new advances in children’s health.
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.