Topic: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
The 24/7 Support Philly Kids and Families Need
The two-time Super Bowl champ checks in on CHOP’s Behavioral Health and Crisis Center, which is meeting the overwhelming demand for mental health support for young people
By Lane Johnson
Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia doctor is working with colleagues to make treatment breakthroughs that are changing lives — and are poised to change the world
By Jessica Blatt Press
A Dangerous Time to be a Child in the U.S.
A renowned Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia immunologist — and, as of this week, a former member of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel — lays out why the FDA’s new framework for Covid vaccines is dangerous for children and anyone under 65
By Paul Offit
CHOP’s “Hair Nerds”
Jennifer Boisseau and Theresa Byrd use their hairstylist skills to restore dignity and bring joy to patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
By Jessica Blatt Press
“Giving Infectious Diseases a Break?”
RFK Jr. wants Trump’s health departments to focus solely on chronic diseases. CHOP’s renowned vaccinologist says this could allow deadly infections — including pandemics — to flourish
By Paul Offit
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
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
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
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