Guest Commentary

RFK Jr.’s Misdirection Gambit

President Trump’s top public health advisor has outlined his agenda for the nation. Unfortunately, CHOP’s renowned vaccinologist argues, it has little to do with public health

By Paul Offit

The Eagles Fans We Loved this Season

Other than MVP Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the rest of the champion Birds, the people we want to see in the parade are fans just like us, except, the best of us

By Lauren McCutcheon
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Disruptors Alexis A. Thompson and Stephan A. Grupp

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia doctors have devoted their lives to improving the quality and length of life for some of our country’s most vulnerable and overlooked patients: children with sickle cell disease.

By Jessica Blatt Press
Guest Commentary

A Conversation with RFK Jr.

Twenty years ago, CHOP’s renowned vaccinologist talked about vaccine safety with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee to lead Health and Human Services. It’s time to set the record straight about what Offit really said

By Paul Offit
Guest Commentary

The Tragic Consequences of SEPTA Cuts

CHOP’s CEO warns that letting our public transit system fail means failing children around the region

By Madeline Bell
Guest Commentary

The Closure of Benefits Data Trust Could Harm Children’s Health

Policy pros from CHOP and Penn say with the end of BDT, health systems and local groups must ramp up efforts to get families the government benefits they need

By Madeline DeMarco, Aditi Vasan, and George Dalembert
Citizen of the Year 2023 Awards

Michelle Belser

The Citizen’s 2023 Block Captain of the Year gets her neighbors to vote in record numbers, and makes sure the block isn’t just clean — it’s beautiful.

By Natalie Pompilio

“Health Starts at Home”

Asthma is the number one illness that sends Philly kids to the ER and the main reason they miss school. A CHOP program is working to change that—starting with where they live

By Natalie Pompilio

The Answer to Our Youth Mental Health Crisis?

A collaboration between CHOP, Girard College and The Independence Blue Cross Foundation is meeting children in mental distress where they are most comfortable: school. Could this be a model for these overwhelming times?

By Jessica Blatt Press

Moving On From the Trauma

Catching up with Dr. David Rubin, director of PolicyLab at CHOP, who has been blanketing the airwaves arguing that it’s time to rethink our Covid risk management strategies

By Katherine Rapin