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Spotlight On: Youth Advisory Council
When leaders at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia wanted more insight into the patient experience and how it could be improved, they sought out experts: The kids themselves.
Teeth Grinding in Children
If you walk past your child’s bedroom at night and hear a loud, wince-inducing grating noise, she is probably grinding her teeth.
CHOP's New App Captures Family Histories in a Digital Format
Pedigrees are diagrams showing how inherited diseases occur in a family. The CBMi’s new app lets genetic counselors draw pedigrees with a few finger taps during a patient encounter.
CHOP and AtlantiCare Announce Partnership
Officials from CHOP and AtlantiCare announced a new partnership that delivers CHOP newborn and pediatric care to the southeastern New Jersey communities AtlantiCare serves.
$3.25 Million Gift Creates Friedreich’s Ataxia Center of Excellence
Donations from Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance and the Hamilton and Finneran Families helps launch Penn Medicine/CHOP Center to improve research and care for Friedreich's Ataxia, a rare, degenerative disease.
More Studies Link Genes, Weight and Heart Health Risk Factors
CHOP genetic research shows that higher body mass index (BMI) causes harmful effects on the risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and inflammation.
Welcoming a New Baby: Making the Transition Easy for Siblings
It’s not always easy for a toddler or preschooler to accept a new baby. But there are ways to help make the transition a little smoother for your firstborn.
New Genes Found to Affect Blood Pressure; Offer Drug Targets
A CHOP researcher co-led a large study that found 11 new genetic signals linked to blood pressure levels. Ten of these signals encode proteins that appear to be likely drug targets.
CHOP Opens Pediatric Urgent Care Center in King of Prussia, PA
CHOP’s newly-opened pediatric urgent care center in King of Prussia, PA, is the only after-hours urgent care facility in the area dedicated exclusively to children. CHOP opened its first urgent care center in Mays Landing, NJ, in 2013.
Managing Behavior in Children with Down Syndrome: Part 2
Refusal behaviors need to be interpreted differently in individuals with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). Often, these behaviors signal frustration or lack of understanding and can provide important clues about how to best assist the individual's development.