NICU

CHOP researchers study the effect of high-stress neighborhoods on mental health and the implications of improved rare disease diagnosis.

This week’s In The News highlights studies on influenza, antibiotic use, and e-scooter accidents.

Dr. Lingappan, a neonatologist at CHOP, studies sex-specific differences in organ systems that could mediate the sex-specific responses of preterm infants.

Elizabeth Froh, PhD, RN, nurse scientist, studies the clinical unknowns in human milk science and the implications for vulnerable infants.

In this week’s roundup, our researchers make impactful discoveries in genetics, cancer treatment, and more.

At the annual Ruth M. Colket Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Grand Rounds held at CHOP May 3, during the national celebration of Nurses Week 2016, nurses presented scholarly accomplishments that resulted from simply asking, “What if …?”

Clinicians in neonatal intensive care units across the country are uncertain about when to administer rotavirus vaccination to infants whose medical conditions require prolonged hospital stays.

A study led by a CHOP neonatology expert showed that infants with severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) diagnosed and treated under modern protocols remain at risk of nonvisual disabilities, even if blindness can be averted in most children.