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A Day in the Life of a CHOP Pediatrician
Mary Fabio, MD, is a pediatrician at the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center who sees patients in CHOP’s Refugee Health Clinic one morning each month. This is a day in her life.
The Fostering Health Program Creates Vital Healthcare Maps for Foster Kids as They Restart Their Lives
The Fostering Health Program has served more than 200 children in its first year, with the goal of helping thousands more children currently in foster care.
A Toolkit for Transitioning to Adulthood with Down Syndrome
A new toolkit developed by the Trisomy 21 Program engages teens with Down syndrome in the transition process as families plan for the transition from youth to adulthood.
Opening Your Child’s World through Sensory Integration and a Sensory Diet
For children with sensory processing disorders, the world around them can be overwhelming. A “sensory diet” can help them cope with all of the input they receive in a day.
The Integrative Health Program Helps Families Find Elusive Answers
Complementary care provided by the Integrative Health Program at CHOP considers the whole child — family, environment, mind, body and soul. It can help reduce stress, speed healing, and in some cases resolve symptoms that aren’t addressed through more conventional therapies.
What are the Odds of Tearing Your ACL in the Sports You Play?
Young athletes can now calculate their odds of getting an ACL tear based on their sex using a tool developed by sports medicine pediatricians at CHOP.
News & Views: Why Were Fetal Cells Used to Make Certain Vaccines?
Find out more about why human fetal cells came to be used for making vaccines, including rubella, chickenpox, shingles, hepatitis A and one version of rabies vaccine.
Technically Speaking: Make Sure You Are Using VISs in Accordance with Federal Law
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and provide a standardized way to present basic information to patients about vaccine benefits and possible adverse events. Find out more about how to use them correctly.
A Big Breakthrough for Our Tiniest Patients
A team of researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has innovated a new womb-like device that may dramatically reduce the effects of prematurity and revolutionize care for these tiny and vulnerable babies.
A Unique Womb-Like Device Could Reduce Mortality and Disability for Extremely Premature Babies
A unique, womb-like environment designed by pediatric researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia could transform care for extremely premature babies.