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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find White Children from Wealthier Socioeconomic Regions are More Likely to be Prescribed Opioids

Researchers in the Orthopedic Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that white youth from wealthier socioeconomic areas were more likely to be prescribed opioids in the emergency room for supracondylar humerus (SCH) fractures, a broken elbow, compared with their same-age, non-white, peers from disadvantaged regions. The authors will present their abstract at the 2024 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.

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Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Highlight Role of Alternative Splicing in Chemotherapy Resistance

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have elucidated the significant role that alternative splicing – a process whereby a single gene produces multiple proteins by rearranging its messenger RNA segments in different combinations – plays in resistance to chemotherapy in relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). The study published today in the journal Cancer Research.

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Brighten up the season

This year, many children will spend the holidays in the hospital. Brighten the season for them and their families by creating a virtual toy drive—a fun and easy way to raise funds to buy gifts for kids in CHOP this holiday season.

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