CHOP’s Center for Autism Research Shows How the Brain’s “Reward Circuit” Plays a Key Role in Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder

A pair of recent studies performed by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania represents a significant step forward in understanding the role of the brain’s “reward circuit” and certain...
18-Jun-2018 1:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Ingesting Honey After Swallowing Button Battery Reduces Injury and Improves Outcomes

A team of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists has demonstrated that eating honey after swallowing a button battery has the potential to reduce serious injuries in small children.
8-Jun-2018 9:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

What Would Help or Hinder Patient Participation in Clinical Trials for Mitochondrial Disease?

As clinical trials gear up with the aim of attaining the first FDA-approved treatments for mitochondrial disease, a new study reports for the first time what patients and families say would motivate them for or against participating in such research...
6-Jun-2018 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Impaired Fetal Environment Linked to Lower Survival after Heart Surgery in Newborns

Children who undergo surgery for congenital heart disease have lower survival rates by three years of age if there are specific problems during fetal development, such as hypertension in the mother or the newborn being born preterm or small for...
30-May-2018 12:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Dr. James Callahan, Co-Author of Policy Statement on Life-Saving Training for Cardiac Arrest: Even Children Can Help Save a Life

Dr. James Callahan, emergency medicine physician and co-author of the May 2018 AAP policy statement on Life Support Training, is available to speak with the media. He says that even very young children can be taught to call for help and also how to...
23-May-2018 1:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Oral Antibiotics May Raise Risk of Kidney Stones

Pediatric researchers have found that children and adults treated with some oral antibiotics have a significantly higher risk of developing kidney stones. This is the first time that these medicines have been linked to this condition. The strongest...
10-May-2018 5:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Review of Nearly 500 Patient Cases Shows Benefits of Surgery for Congenital Hyperinsulinism

A review of nearly 500 cases of infants with severe congenital hyperinsulinism who underwent partial or near-total removal of their pancreas for persistent hypoglycemia at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) showed that surgeons can cure...
7-May-2018 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Dr. Paul Offit Receives the 2018 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal

The Sabin Vaccine Institute has awarded Paul Offit, MD, of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the 2018 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal. Sabin recognized Dr. Offit as co-inventor of an oral rotavirus vaccine and for his leadership as one of the United...
26-Apr-2018 7:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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