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Wawa Launches Coffee and Care Cart at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Middleman Family Pavilion
Multi-million dollar gift from The Wawa Foundation brings Coffee and Care Cart to CHOP’s second inpatient hospital, offering comfort to patients and families, while helping to expand Wawa Volunteer Services program.
Alumni Notes Summer 2023
It’s hard to believe another academic year has ended. We have graduated another outstanding class of pediatricians and welcomed another 60 (!) or so interns to the CHOP family.
CHOP Researchers Reveal How NSAIDs Worsen C. difficile Infections
CHOP researchers have shown that NSAIDs disrupt epithelial cells in the colon and sensitize them to C. difficile toxins by perturbing cell mitochondria.
CHOP and Penn Researchers Find Behavioral Economics Strategies Can Help Patients Quit Smoking After a Cancer Diagnosis
“Nudges” from electronic health records could improve the implementation of tobacco use treatment almost three-fold over standard care.
CHOP Investigator Recognized for Airway Research
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) researcher Riccardo Gottardi, PhD has been named a “Young Innovator of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering” by Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, the official journal of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
CHOP Researchers Develop Tool for Helping Predict Alzheimer’s Risk in Various Ethnic Populations
Tool may be more accurate than existing methods and was made possible through a cohort of tens of thousands of patients from different backgrounds around the world.
CHOP Treats 500th CAR T Patient
CHOP has treated its 500th patient with CAR T-cell immunotherapy, a “living drug” that harnesses the power of a patient’s own immune system to fight cancer.
Feature Article — Pneumococcal Vaccines for Kids (Part 1): The Latest News
Find info about pneumococcal vaccine, the disease it prevents, and recent updates that have led to revised vaccine recommendations.
Vaccine News & Notes — July 2023
Watch "Marion Gruber: Preparedness Is Prevention," a film that showcases Dr. Gruber’s years working as a scientist at the FDA.
Dr. Handy’s Corner: Pneumococcal Vaccine & Kids
Dr. Lori Handy talks about pneumococcal infections in kids, the complications that can result in hospitalization, and why pneumococcal vaccines were more difficult to make than some other vaccine-preventable bacterial infections.