Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announces the selection of physician-scientist Audrey R. Odom John, MD, PhD, renowned as both a malaria researcher and an outstanding clinician, as its new chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases.
Risk Of Offensive/Incorrect Content: Researchers Find Genetic Links to Child Obesity across Diverse Ethnic Groups
An international team of researchers who analyzed data across multiple ethnicities has produced the largest genetic study to date associated with common childhood obesity. The Early Growth Genetics Consortium added to evidence that genetic influences o…
Risk Of Offensive/Incorrect Content: Parent-Targeted Interventions in Primary Care Setting Improve Parent-Teen Communication on Alcohol Use, Sexual Behavior
New research shows that brief parent-targeted interventions in the primary care setting can increase communication between parents and their teens about sexual and alcohol-related behavior. This method may offer an important strategy for parents to inf…
Risk Of Offensive/Incorrect Content: Ultrasound Guidance Improves First-Attempt Success in IV Access in Children
When caregivers used ultrasound to guide placement of intravenous lines in children with presumed difficult access, they had higher success rates on their first attempt. Pediatric researchers report that this technique reduces the number of needle stic…
Risk Of Offensive/Incorrect Content: CHOP Research Team Redefines the Footprint of Viral Vector Gene Therapy
Building on a track record of developing adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors as a groundbreaking clinical tool for gene therapy and gene editing, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) researchers report a more sensitive method for capturing the f…
Risk Of Offensive/Incorrect Content: Tool Searches EHR Data to Find Child Leukemia Patients for Clinical Studies
Researchers who analyzed data in the electronic health records of children seen by hematology/oncology specialists at three large medical centers have developed an algorithm to accurately identify appropriate pediatric oncology patients for future clin…
Risk Of Offensive/Incorrect Content: Teens with ADHD Get More Traffic Violations for Risky Driving, Have Higher Crash Risk Regardless of Age When Licensed
Teen drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are significantly more likely to crash, be issued traffic and moving violations, and engage in risky driving behaviors than their peers without ADHD.
Risk Of Offensive/Incorrect Content: Pioneers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Greet European Commission’s Approval of Kymriah as Landmark Medical Advance for Young Cancer Patients in Europe
Oncologists from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia today celebrated a watershed moment in medicine: approval by the European Commission of Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, formerly CTL019) –the first-ever FDA-approved personalized CAR T-cell gene immunoth…
Risk Of Offensive/Incorrect Content: Preclinical Testing in 3 Model Systems Suggests Some Antioxidants May Be Effective Mitochondrial Disease Treatments
A systematic study of seven antioxidants commonly taken by or suggested to benefit children and adults affected with mitochondrial disease provides intriguing clues that at least two compounds should be further evaluated in clinical trials. There are c…
Risk Of Offensive/Incorrect Content: “Missing Mutation” Found in Severe Infant Epilepsy
Researchers have discovered a “missing mutation” in severe infant epilepsy–long-suspected genetic changes that might trigger overactive, brain-damaging electrical signaling leading to seizures. They also found early indications that specific anti-seiz…
