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Pediatrics
Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion
Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion
The research, from Penn Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, underscores the need for more comprehensive screening when caring for adolescents who suffer a concussion.
Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks
Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks
New Penn Medicine research shows that parents are open to talking about gun safety measures with their children’s pediatricians and willing to change firearm storage practices.
PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist
PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist
The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine on forging his own path in the fields of health care and computer science.
Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so.
Making meaning from the loss of a child
Making meaning from the loss of a child
Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth.
$25M gift establishes Armellino Center of Excellence for Williams Syndrome at Penn Medicine
$25M gift establishes Armellino Center of Excellence for Williams Syndrome at Penn Medicine
The generosity of Penn alumnus Michael Armellino creates a center for the care of patients with the rare genetic condition across all stages of life and propels scientific discovery.
CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health
CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health
The new center, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, aims to identify and protect children in vulnerable communities from environmental exposures.
The effects of critical illness in early childhood on neurocognitive outcomes
The effects of critical illness in early childhood on neurocognitive outcomes
A four-year sibling-matched cohort study examines whether infants and young children may be uniquely susceptible to adverse neurocognitive outcomes after invasive mechanical ventilation.
COVID-19 vaccines for young children
COVID-19 vaccines for young children
As the pandemic enters its third year, kids under five can’t get vaccinated. Researchers explain what’s been unfolding with the vaccine authorization process.
The effects of pediatric critical illness on absenteeism
The effects of pediatric critical illness on absenteeism
Penn Nursing research found children who survive critical illness and their parents commonly experience physical, emotional, and cognitive conditions as a result. These effects can also include prolonged absences from school and/or work.
In the News
6ABC.com
Masks to temporarily return in Philadelphia and Camden school districts
Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing says that masking remains one of the best ways to mitigate the high risk of COVID transmission in schools.
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Bloomberg
Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when
Stanley Plotkin and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on COVID vaccine efficacy and their desire for more concrete booster data.
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U.S. News & World Report
For pregnant women and their newborns, COVID vaccine offers better protection than prior infection
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that COVID vaccinations provide more robust protection for pregnant mothers than COVID infection, with a quote from CHOP’s Dustin Flannery.
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The Atlantic
Don’t pay for cord-blood banking
Steve Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the rarity of cord blood use doesn’t lend itself to a successful business model for private cord blood banks.
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NPR
Pfizer and Moderna seek authorization of omicron booster for kids ages 5-11
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that uncertain benefits for children and lack of historical data on bivalent vaccines might not justify pediatric authorizations for omicron boosters.
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CNN
Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says
Ariel A. Williamson of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that parents with children attending kindergarten in the fall should start good sleep habits now.
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