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Madeline Bell Elected Vice Chair of Children’s Hospital Association Board of Trustees
Madeline Bell, president and CEO of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, has been elected vice chair and chair-elect of the Board of Trustees of the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA). She began her vice chair term on Jan. 1, 2016 and will be elevated to chair on Jan. 1, 2017.
Abnormal Gene Is a Triple Threat in Driving Pediatric Brain Tumors
A CHOP oncologist co-led an international study showing that an abnormal fused gene drives children’s brain tumors by using three different biological mechanisms.
Scott Bartlett, MD, Honored for Work in Craniofacial Surgery
Award honors surgeon’s contributions to the field of reconstructive surgery.
Home or Away? Award to Study Post-chemo Recovery for Children with Leukemia
After children with leukemia receive chemotherapy, are they better off remaining in the hospital, or going home? CHOP is leading a multicenter study of both safety and family preferences.
News & Views: Interpreting Foreign Immunization Records and Immunizing Newly Immigrated Populations
Have you had the challenge of deciphering a foreign immunization record lately? The process can be confusing and time consuming especially if you don’t have the resources to interpret the records. If you have had this type of issue or think you might in the future, read this article.
New CHOP Center Harnesses “Big Data” to Help Little Patients
CHOP’s new Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine aims to harness and broadly share biomedical information to more quickly benefit child patients.
Hot Tips for Managing Diabetes in Cold Weather
When you’re managing diabetes, there are a few extra things to keep in mind when the temperature drops.
Gene Therapy for Rare Bleeding Disorder Achieves Proof-of-Concept
Scientists used a single injection of gene therapy to correct factor VII deficiency in dogs. This could lead to a safe treatment in people with the same bleeding disorder.
Impact Pediatric Health SXSW Interactive Startup Pitch Competition Opens Applications
A one-of-a-kind pitch competition designed to help showcase and support the best pediatric healthcare innovations, Impact Pediatric Health has announced an open call for submissions through Friday, Feb. 6.
Calendar Created to Support Hemophilia Program at CHOP
One of our HTC families created a fundraising project to support hemophilia research through the CHOP Foundation. The response has been so terrific that Zoe, the sister of our patient “Iron Max,” has upped the fundraising goal multiple times.