Drug-like Compound Shows Promise in Treating Two Blood Diseases
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CHOP researchers used synthetic peptides to treat two serious genetic blood diseases, beta-thalassemia and polycythemia vera, in animal models.
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Autism Research Joins Launch of SPARK, Nation’s Largest Autism Research Study
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The Center for Autism Research (CAR) at CHOP is among the research sites participating in an online research initiative designed to become the largest autism study ever undertaken in the United States.
Gregory Tasian, MD, Receives 2016 Young Physician-Scientist Award
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Tasian, a pediatric urologist at CHOP, was recognized for his dedicated research and commitment to treating pediatric kidney stone disease.
CHOP Doctors Win “Best of the Web” Award from Parents Magazine
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Parents Magazine awards two CHOP doctors for their blog focused on general pediatrics.
CHOP Expert to Speak at International Cellular Therapy Conference at The Vatican
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Dr. Susan Rheingold will participate in discussions of cellular therapy breakthroughs and hope for the future at a conference at the Vatican on April 28, 2016.
In Child Heart Patients, a Novel Approach Improves Symptoms of Hazardous Lymph Blockage
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Pediatric researchers have devised an innovative, safe and minimally invasive procedure that helps relieve rare but potentially life-threatening airway blockages occurring in children who had surgery for congenital heart defects.
20-Year Survival Rates in Single Ventricle Patients with Intact Fontan Circulation
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This single-center study analyzed 20 years of experience and long-term outcomes in children who underwent the Fontan operation for single-ventricle defects at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia between 1992 and 2009.
6th Annual Huddle Up for Autism at Lincoln Financial Field Raises More than $40K for Center for Autism Research at CHOP
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The 6th annual Huddle Up for Autism, hosted by the Philadelphia Eagles and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, helped raise more than $40K for Center for Autism Research at CHOP.
CHOP Scientists Participated in Discovering Rare Resilient Genes, Protecting Against Severe Childhood Diseases
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CHOP experts contributed to the Resilience Project—detecting people who are protected from their own gene mutations that usually cause severe childhood diseases.
Are Doctors the Key to Ending Philly Gun Violence?
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Philadelphia Magazine features CHOP’s Violence Prevention Initiative's leaders — Joel Fein, MD, MPH; Ruth M. Abaya, MD, MPH; and Stephen S. Leff, PhD — in a discussion about the Hospital’s VPI program.