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US May Be Greatly Undercounting Pediatric Concussions
A joint study from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds the majority of concussions are diagnosed at primary care sites and not in emergency departments.
Sneaky Summer Skin Infections You Can Pick Up at the Pool
Swimming comes with some hidden hazards for developing a rash or skin infection. Find tips for preventing common summer skin infections that can be picked up at the pool.
CHOP’s Dr. Douglas Wallace Inducted into Italian Academy of Sciences
Dr. Wallace, a world expert in mitochondrial medicine, has joined the Italian Academy of Sciences. Other members of the Academy have included Einstein and Franklin.
Information Services Department at CHOP Awarded for Creating Groundbreaking System to Improve Patient Care
The Information Services Department at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is being recognized for developing an innovative technology that will improve patient care.
Annual Beauty Day Pampers CHOP Craniofacial Program Patients
Salon l’Etoile Jenkintown treated patients with facial differences to a day of pampering.
Drug-like Compound Shows Promise in Treating Two Blood Diseases
CHOP researchers used synthetic peptides to treat two serious genetic blood diseases, beta-thalassemia and polycythemia vera, in animal models.
Gregory Tasian, MD, Receives 2016 Young Physician-Scientist Award
Tasian, a pediatric urologist at CHOP, was recognized for his dedicated research and commitment to treating pediatric kidney stone disease.
CHOP Scientists Participated in Discovering Rare Resilient Genes, Protecting Against Severe Childhood Diseases
CHOP experts contributed to the Resilience Project—detecting people who are protected from their own gene mutations that usually cause severe childhood diseases.
Researchers Stop Extra Bone Growth in Animal Model of Rare Disease
CHOP and Penn scientists used a drug candidate to prevent multiple bone problems in animals with the human mutation for a rare but debilitating genetic disease.
The Signs and Symptoms of Gluten Sensitivity
Wondering if your child could be sensitive to gluten or benefit from a gluten-free diet? We asked Ritu Verma, MBChB, director of CHOP’s Center for Celiac Disease, for help in recognizing the signs of a gluten sensitivity.