Collaborative research between CHOP and CDC stresses importance of proper assessments at initial health care visit CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, June 4, 2020 – Head injuries that lead to concussions can happen at any age, and children impacted by concussions have different needs and recovery patterns. In a new study, researchers at Children’s Hospital...
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles surgeon achieves milestone in using tissue engineering to grow complete gut nervous system CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES Babies with Hirschsprung’s disease are born with an incomplete or absent gut nervous system. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles investigator Tracy Grikscheit, MD, runs a laboratory that investigates the therapeutic potential of tissue engineering –...
Children, teens, and young adults have a greater risk for severe complications from COVID-19 than previously thought, a new study shows. The study, the first to describe the characteristics of seriously ill pediatric COVID-19 patients in North America, also shows kids with underlying health conditions have an even greater risk. “The idea that COVID-19 is...
An 11-year -old boy with a severe case of autism finds hope with stem cell treatment that allowed him to speak his first sentence. Danny Bullen was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2010. His condition led to a number of developmental delays including a total loss of verbal ability. Stem Cell For Autism Prior...
A study by researchers at the University of Southampton shows that antibiotics may be an effective treatment for acute non-complicated appendicitis in children, instead of surgery. The systematic review of existing literature is published in Pediatrics. The condition, which causes the appendix—a small organ attached to the large intestine—to become inflamed due to a blockage...
