Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

CHOP Halloween Baby

At Halloween, CHOP helps families of hospitalized infants celebrate by dressing them in costume

Children's Health

Parents often move kids out of booster car seats too soon, risking their safety

Booster Car Seat

Conjoined twin boys, born last year with a shared liver, successfully separated by CHOP surgeons

CHOP Conjoined Twins

As childhood vaccine exemptions rise, expect an increase in preventable diseases, CHOP expert says

Childhood Vaccine Exemptions

Two more Philly schools will get CHOP mental health services for students with anxiety, depression and other disorders

CHOP Philly Schools

To save their young children's vision – and lives – a Tennessee couple quit their jobs and headed to Philly

Kneller family retinoblastoma

2-year-old injured by fallen tree in Montgomery County, police say

cheltenham township fallen tree

A Bucks County mom gave birth to a premature baby on a Caribbean vacation, and a CHOP team flew in to save the day

Lindsey Offner Family

Mild concussions put kids at greater risk for developing depression, anxiety and ADHD, study finds

Concussions Depression ADHD

Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health among latest hospital systems to reinstate mask requirements

Philly Hospitals Masks

Additional measles cases confirmed in Philly; city health centers to provide free MMR vaccines

Measles MMR vaccine

Philly health officials have confirmed 4 measles cases since late December; others may have been exposed

Measles Philly CHOP

Penn, CHOP to study how environmental factors affect pregnancy, children's health

Penn CHOP Pregnancy

Health Insurance

Independence bolsters access to gene-based therapies used to treat rare, inherited health conditions

IBX Gene Therapy

King of Prussia Restaurant Week offers discount meals to benefit Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

King of Prussia Restaurant Week

Philadelphia, Kansas City organizations place wagers on Super Bowl for charity

Bets Super Bowl Philly Round Up

Children's Health

A spike in respiratory illnesses is filling children's hospitals in Philly

children's hospital bed

Dr. Audrey Evans, a pioneering childhood cancer researcher at CHOP, dies at 97

Audrey Evans Obit

Dr. Audrey Evans biopic tells story of groundbreaking CHOP physician and Ronald McDonald House co-founder

Polio outbreak in New York a warning sign for Philly, health experts say

Polio Philly

CHOP patient with spinal muscular atrophy to walk the runway ahead of New York Fashion Week

SMA Mom

CHOP makes progress on plan for 14-story Schuylkill Avenue Research Building next to Roberts Center

CHOP Main Building

For kids with kidney disease, pediatric expertise is key — but not always close by

CHOP kidney disease

Free heart screenings available in Germantown this weekend

Rumph Heart Screening

CHOP develops ADHD diagnostic tool that distinguishes the disorder from related conditions

CHOP ADHD Study

To improve Philly's maternal and infant mortality rates, a collective approach is needed

Maternal Mortality Philadelphia

Children's Health

New research hub to address Philly's childhood asthma, lead poisoning rates

Philly environmental health

Hospitals, insurers and colleges join forces to reduce Philly's health inequities

Accelerate Health Equity Philly

King of Prussia Restaurant Week returns in April to benefit Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

King of Prussia Restaurant Week

Children's Health

It's OK if some families aren't ready to go maskless, CHOP doctor says

COVID-19 mask children

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia named America's best large employer by Forbes

Children's Hospital Philadelphia Forbes

Children's Health

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia opens Middleman Family Pavilion in King of Prussia

CHOP King of Prussia hospital

CHOP updates COVID-19 guidance, says schools should 'prioritize' in-person learning during omicron surge

COVID in Schools

CHOP, Independence executives named among most influential in health care

Madeline Bell Gregory Deavens

Jill Biden visits COVID-19 vaccination clinic at CHOP

Penn study shows the psychological toll that gun violence exposure has on children

Gun violence Mental health

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will require staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19

CHOP vaccine mandate

Children's Health

Many parents worry their children aren't hitting developmental milestones — but some don't seek doctors' advice

Childhood Developmental Milestones

Children's Health

CHOP milestone exemplifies three decades of progress in fetal surgery

CHOP fetal surgery

CHOP ranked second-best children's hospital in the nation by U.S. News and World Report

CHOP hospital ranking

CHOP to provide mental health services to Girard College students

Girard College Philly

Children's Health

CHOP opens specialty care center in Abington to serve Montgomery, Bucks counties

CHOP Abington Facility

Children's Health

CHOP doctor to lead cancer research funded by Alex's Lemonade Stand

CHOP cancer research

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