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CHOP staffers eye Philly tech partnerships at SXSW

Parents can spot errors that doctors miss, study finds

CHOP launches data platform for White House pediatric cancer initiative

Pa. trying to clamp down on use of psych drugs by children on Medicaid

Drexel professor urges universal autism screening despite lack of national recommendation

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Democratic National Convention brings garden blooms to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia site

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CHOP announces new partnership to help children in the Middle East

Pediatrician demonstrates 'The Hold' that soothes shrieking babies

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CHOP takes a bite out of the Big Apple

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Phillies throw Halloween Bash for patients at CHOP

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CHOP wins $3.6 million NIH grant for study on patient care decisions

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CHOP’s new Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care set to open

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Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

New cervical cancer screening guidelines endorse the use of self-swab kits

Pediatric Cancer Lianna Munir

'We need to have another option'

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How to keep holiday stress in check this season

Light Lamp SAD

After a lifetime of seasonal depression, I finally tried light therapy. Here's what I learned

Shinges Vaccine Dementia

Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

Zipporah Washington Temple

Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

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