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A Day in the Life: A Seating Clinic Physical Therapist
At the Seating and Adaptive Equipment Clinic, Emma McKenzie, PT, DPT, works with children who have mobility issues.
Dr. Scott Lorch Appointed to Serve on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality
Dr. Scott Lorch of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) invited to serve as a member of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality.
Multi-Institutional Study Led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Identifies Several Disease-Causing Genes Outside of Primary Diagnoses
Hundreds of variants in “secondary finding” genes could guide treatment for patients to avoid risks and complications of health issues in adulthood.
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.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Provide Deeper Insight into Hardikar Syndrome, an Ultra Rare Disorder
New findings could guide studies for future therapeutic options for patients
Learning More About Children with HI and Kabuki Syndrome
A study from CHOP’s HI Center provides insights into how to best care for children with Kabuki syndrome and hyperinsulinism.
Science Meets Sashes for Miss Pennsylvania USA 2024, a Woman in STEM
Noni Diarra, a biopsy specimen technician at CHOP, will represent her home state as the recently crowned Miss Pennsylvania.
Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Create mRNA Vaccine to Prevent and Treat C. difficile
The vaccine is the first mRNA vaccine against C. difficile and would be the first vaccine in general to successfully ward off the bacterial infection.
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.
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.