Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Preterm Birth Literacy

Preterm babies often face early language delays as children. CHOP teamed up with a Philly mom to help reduce this risk

Philadelphia 250

How an Eagles tight end helped establish the Ronald McDonald House 52 years ago

Ronald McDonald House

With measles cases in Pennsylvania rising, Philly pushes to increase school vaccination rates

CHOP names Joseph Mitchell new CEO after retirement of Madeline Bell

CHOP CEO

Children's Health

Feeding kids with food allergies can be expensive. So CHOP opened a pantry to help families access allergen-free staples

Food Pantry CHOP

Children's Health

Vitamin K shots prevent newborns from severe bleeds, but parents are increasingly declining them

Vitamin K Shot Newborns

Children's Health

Pediatric cancer treatments are saving kids' lives, but more research funding is needed to improve them, report says

Pediatric Cancer Lianna Munir

Children's Health

Kids who get smartphones before 12 have higher rates of depression, obesity and poor sleep

Smartphones Teens Study

Receiving gene therapy for hemophilia changed this South Jersey man's life

Hemophilia Gene Therapy

Justice Department subpoenas CHOP for info on transgender patients under 19

CHOP Subpoena Transgender

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and his family donate $50 million to boost autism research at CHOP and Penn Medicine

Driver who fatally struck CHOP doctor on her bike pleads guilty to DUI

DUI Crash Friedes

CHOP gets record $125 million gift from Comcast CEO Brian Roberts to help fund new patient tower

CHOP Patient Tower

Measles case reported in Philly; People may have been exposed at CHOP, South Philly health center

After measles case reported in Philly area, CHOP doctor says there's no need to worry about vaccinated children

Biopic about groundbreaking CHOP physician Audrey Evans to hit theaters in March

Medical residents at four Philly hospitals join growing trend in effort to unionize

Philly Residents Union

Children's Health

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

CHOP Halloween Baby

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

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