Ignacio has been a healthy and active kid since he received a liver transplant at CHOP when he was two months old, part of his treatment for a rare form of mitochondrial disease.

Plagued with food allergies for years, 12-year-old Grace can now eat almost anything thanks to a breakthrough oral immunotherapy program at CHOP.

Fear of COVID-19 kept Marco's family away from seeking medical care, and their son was gravely ill when they got to CHOP.

A delay in care due to concerns over COVID-19 exposure put Pihu at risk for serious complications from a burst appendix. Once at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the family was comforted by the hospital’s safety precautions and the team’s competence and compassion.

Research ingenuity — and a little help from four-legged friends — promise breakthroughs in testing for COVID-19.

CHOP’s NJTACC helps families find practitioners with an understanding of how to provide effective care for teens with special needs.

Cesar, who has multiple medical conditions, found the help he needed at CHOP’s NJTACC.

Telehealth has allowed Jaxson, 3, and his family to stay connected with the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) from the comfort of their home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the students and staff at Groveland Elementary School in Doylestown, Pa., participating in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s annual Pajama Day fundraiser every year is not only a chance to be extra cozy at school, it’s also an opportunity to support a cause near and dear to their hearts.

After twice overcoming cancer as a young child, Ruby is thriving in college, playing wheelchair basketball and planning for her future.

An innovative new heart valve and expert treatment at CHOP have given 18-year-old Casey a new lease on life.

Kai’s thyroid cancer is one of the long-term side effects of the cancer treatment he underwent as a toddler.

Avery, 6, has been treated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for seizures since she was a baby. She is one of the first patients to benefit from CHOP’s new multidisciplinary CDKL5 Clinic.

Born prematurely, Dylan Vazquez, 3, overcame daunting health challenges and is thriving today thanks to the care he received at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Genetic testing helped Lucy's family identify a potential treatment for her seizures, which enabled her family and the ENGIN team to tackle her rare disease.

Tenlee was 3 days old when her family learned reconstructive surgery wouldn't be enough to save her life — she needed a new heart.

Before Zylah was even born, she received a miraculous birthday gift. It wasn’t a frilly dress or a pretty doll, but a heart procedure developed for extremely premature babies, just like her.

When Morgan was 11, longstanding hip issues began to severely limit her mobility and ability to play her favorite sport, soccer. Here, she describes the experience in her own words.

When seemingly healthy Angy-Mike was diagnosed with cardiac disease, his family was shocked. A new heart got this high school wrestler back on the mat.

After a long journey to overcome giant omphalocele, a life-threatening birth defect, Emma is thriving.