CHOP Surgeons Find Opioids Over Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Opioid drugs prescribed to children for pain relief after a typical pediatric orthopaedic procedure may be significantly overprescribed, according to a new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The patients used less than 25...
16-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Pediatric Device Consortium Now Covers All of Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium announces a partnership with two programs at the University of Pittsburgh. Formerly the Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium, the PPDC’s new name reflects its statewide reach. The...
16-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Youth May Be a Red Flag for Other Psychological Issues

Engaging in repetitive and ritualistic behaviors is part of typical child development. However, behaviors that develop into obsessive and compulsive symptoms (OCS) may represent a red flag for serious psychiatric conditions.
4-Jan-2019 10:15 AM EST Add to Favorites

Can a Video Game-Based “Digital Medicine” Help Children with Autism and Co-occurring ADHD?

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) evaluated a digital medicine tool designed as an investigational treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and co-occurring attention/deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
3-Jan-2019 12:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Announces Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuroblastoma Research

Pediatric oncologist and researcher Yael Mossé, MD, Director of the Neuroblastoma Development Therapeutics Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has been named the inaugural holder of the Patricia Brophy Endowed Chair in Neuroblastoma...
13-Dec-2018 2:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

Children's Hospital Celebrates European Commission Approval of First-of-Its-Kind Gene Therapy for Blindness

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia celebrates a pivotal moment in medicine: approval by the European Commission of LUXTURNA® (voretigene neparvovec), the first and only gene therapy for patients with an inherited retinal disease, last month....
5-Dec-2018 4:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

Immunotherapy Pioneers Unveil Updated Efficacy Data of Single Infusion of Tisagenlecleucel CAR T-cell Therapy

Physician-scientists from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia presented updated efficacy and safety data on Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) --the first-ever FDA-approved personalized CAR T-cell gene immunotherapy for aggressive blood cancers, at the...
4-Dec-2018 1:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

Ashkenazi Jewish Founder Mutation Identified in Leigh Syndrome

Decades after two brothers died in childhood from a mitochondrial disease, scientists pinpointed the genetic cause as a founder mutation in an Ashkenazi Jewish ancestor. The discoverers say the causative gene should be included in prenatal genetic...
15-Nov-2018 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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