Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaBaby KJ’s father returns to CHOP as a construction worker, building its new patient towerKyle Muldoon joined the project in December 2024 while his son's life-threatening genetic condition was being treated at CHOP, where he received a first-of-its-kind gene editing therapy.Kayla Yup CHOP launches Philly-area autism therapy network in partnership with Soar Autism CentersHarold Brubaker ‘He reached his limit.’ Immigrant father of 5-year-old with brain cancer accepts deportation to Bolivia after months in ICE detention.Jeff Gammage and Michelle Myers A Bucks County toddler will advocate for less toxic treatments as an ambassador for a national cancer charityKayla Yup CHOP, Nemours targeted by Trump administration over transgender careWendy Ruderman and Aubrey Whelan AdvertisementA car accident derailed his education 25 years ago. Now he’s returning to college alongside others with physical disabilities.Five residents of Inglis House, a home for people with severe physical disabilities, are starting classes at Community College of Philadelphia. It's the largest group to start since the 1990s.Susan Snyder Health officials urge vaccination as flu cases surge in PennsylvaniaCases in late December hit higher counts locally and statewide than at this time the year before, according to city and state data. Aubrey Whelan and Chris A. Williams RFK Jr. is upending U.S. vaccine policy. A Philly expert says child hospitalizations and deaths will rise as a result.Paul Offit, a nationally renowned vaccine expert who co-invented a vaccine for rotavirus, said the move will only increase preventable illnesses in children. Aubrey Whelan Five Philly science wins of 2025: Big prizes, biotech moves, and global recognition for Baby KJ.In one of the rockiest years yet for science, Philadelphia-area researchers still managed to celebrate many wins. Here are five of them.Kayla Yup CHOP faces threat as Trump administration proposes rules to stop gender-affirming care for minorsThe sweeping measure proposes cutting off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to children, among other new restrictions.Fallon Roth and Wendy Ruderman Why Philadelphia loses promising biotech firms to Boston, San Francisco, and San DiegoPhiladelphia has lagged in biotech R&D jobs despite University of Pennsylvania scientists playing a leading role in developing major areas of medical innovation like cell and gene therapy and mRNA.Harold Brubaker OpinionAs we search for autism’s cause, we ignore those living with itEach year, more than 120,000 young people with autism turn 18 and "age out" of pediatric medicine into an adult system that is unprepared to help them. Eron Friedlaender Aaron Goldblatt, award-winning museum planner, exhibit designer, and sculptor, has died at 70He said in 2019 that “learning, laughter, and creating genuine connections between people, nature, and history … really inspire my design.”Gary Miles CHOP was Southeastern Pa.’s most profitable nonprofit health system in first quarter of fiscal 2026. Four systems lost money.The Inquirer compiled financial results in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 for nine area health systems.Harold Brubaker Hospital-based anti-violence programs get $3 million in state fundingTemple, Penn, and Urban Affairs Coalition are among the institutions receiving grants to address violence announced by Lt. Gov. Austin Davis on Wednesday.Kayla Yup Mental health workers in Philadelphia unionize following changes in their workplace and patient careThe nineteen employees at Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia, including therapists, are the first group in Pennsylvania to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Ariana Perez-Castells Baby KJ’s gene-editing treatment lands him on Nature’s top 10 listCHOP and Penn are continuing to research how to make the bespoke treatment available to more patients. Sarah Gantz When should kids get a smartphone? A CHOP study links owning one before age 12 to health risks.Kids who owned a smartphone by age 12 had a greater risk of depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep compared to those who didn’t, a CHOP study found.Kayla Yup One year of inspections at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: October 2024 - September 2025CHOP was not cited for any safety violations in the one-year period. Sarah Gantz Federal judge hands CHOP victory in its fight to protect medical records of transgender childrenU.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney sided with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and denied the bulk of the Department of Justice's subpoena seeking patient records. Wendy Ruderman See more storiesAdvertisement
Baby KJ’s father returns to CHOP as a construction worker, building its new patient towerKyle Muldoon joined the project in December 2024 while his son's life-threatening genetic condition was being treated at CHOP, where he received a first-of-its-kind gene editing therapy.Kayla Yup
Baby KJ’s father returns to CHOP as a construction worker, building its new patient towerKyle Muldoon joined the project in December 2024 while his son's life-threatening genetic condition was being treated at CHOP, where he received a first-of-its-kind gene editing therapy.Kayla Yup
CHOP launches Philly-area autism therapy network in partnership with Soar Autism CentersHarold Brubaker
CHOP launches Philly-area autism therapy network in partnership with Soar Autism CentersHarold Brubaker
‘He reached his limit.’ Immigrant father of 5-year-old with brain cancer accepts deportation to Bolivia after months in ICE detention.Jeff Gammage and Michelle Myers
‘He reached his limit.’ Immigrant father of 5-year-old with brain cancer accepts deportation to Bolivia after months in ICE detention.Jeff Gammage and Michelle Myers
A Bucks County toddler will advocate for less toxic treatments as an ambassador for a national cancer charityKayla Yup
A Bucks County toddler will advocate for less toxic treatments as an ambassador for a national cancer charityKayla Yup
A car accident derailed his education 25 years ago. Now he’s returning to college alongside others with physical disabilities.Five residents of Inglis House, a home for people with severe physical disabilities, are starting classes at Community College of Philadelphia. It's the largest group to start since the 1990s.Susan Snyder
A car accident derailed his education 25 years ago. Now he’s returning to college alongside others with physical disabilities.Five residents of Inglis House, a home for people with severe physical disabilities, are starting classes at Community College of Philadelphia. It's the largest group to start since the 1990s.Susan Snyder
Health officials urge vaccination as flu cases surge in PennsylvaniaCases in late December hit higher counts locally and statewide than at this time the year before, according to city and state data. Aubrey Whelan and Chris A. Williams
Health officials urge vaccination as flu cases surge in PennsylvaniaCases in late December hit higher counts locally and statewide than at this time the year before, according to city and state data. Aubrey Whelan and Chris A. Williams
RFK Jr. is upending U.S. vaccine policy. A Philly expert says child hospitalizations and deaths will rise as a result.Paul Offit, a nationally renowned vaccine expert who co-invented a vaccine for rotavirus, said the move will only increase preventable illnesses in children. Aubrey Whelan
RFK Jr. is upending U.S. vaccine policy. A Philly expert says child hospitalizations and deaths will rise as a result.Paul Offit, a nationally renowned vaccine expert who co-invented a vaccine for rotavirus, said the move will only increase preventable illnesses in children. Aubrey Whelan
Five Philly science wins of 2025: Big prizes, biotech moves, and global recognition for Baby KJ.In one of the rockiest years yet for science, Philadelphia-area researchers still managed to celebrate many wins. Here are five of them.Kayla Yup
Five Philly science wins of 2025: Big prizes, biotech moves, and global recognition for Baby KJ.In one of the rockiest years yet for science, Philadelphia-area researchers still managed to celebrate many wins. Here are five of them.Kayla Yup
CHOP faces threat as Trump administration proposes rules to stop gender-affirming care for minorsThe sweeping measure proposes cutting off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to children, among other new restrictions.Fallon Roth and Wendy Ruderman
CHOP faces threat as Trump administration proposes rules to stop gender-affirming care for minorsThe sweeping measure proposes cutting off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to children, among other new restrictions.Fallon Roth and Wendy Ruderman
Why Philadelphia loses promising biotech firms to Boston, San Francisco, and San DiegoPhiladelphia has lagged in biotech R&D jobs despite University of Pennsylvania scientists playing a leading role in developing major areas of medical innovation like cell and gene therapy and mRNA.Harold Brubaker
Why Philadelphia loses promising biotech firms to Boston, San Francisco, and San DiegoPhiladelphia has lagged in biotech R&D jobs despite University of Pennsylvania scientists playing a leading role in developing major areas of medical innovation like cell and gene therapy and mRNA.Harold Brubaker
OpinionAs we search for autism’s cause, we ignore those living with itEach year, more than 120,000 young people with autism turn 18 and "age out" of pediatric medicine into an adult system that is unprepared to help them. Eron Friedlaender
OpinionAs we search for autism’s cause, we ignore those living with itEach year, more than 120,000 young people with autism turn 18 and "age out" of pediatric medicine into an adult system that is unprepared to help them. Eron Friedlaender
Aaron Goldblatt, award-winning museum planner, exhibit designer, and sculptor, has died at 70He said in 2019 that “learning, laughter, and creating genuine connections between people, nature, and history … really inspire my design.”Gary Miles
Aaron Goldblatt, award-winning museum planner, exhibit designer, and sculptor, has died at 70He said in 2019 that “learning, laughter, and creating genuine connections between people, nature, and history … really inspire my design.”Gary Miles
CHOP was Southeastern Pa.’s most profitable nonprofit health system in first quarter of fiscal 2026. Four systems lost money.The Inquirer compiled financial results in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 for nine area health systems.Harold Brubaker
CHOP was Southeastern Pa.’s most profitable nonprofit health system in first quarter of fiscal 2026. Four systems lost money.The Inquirer compiled financial results in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 for nine area health systems.Harold Brubaker
Hospital-based anti-violence programs get $3 million in state fundingTemple, Penn, and Urban Affairs Coalition are among the institutions receiving grants to address violence announced by Lt. Gov. Austin Davis on Wednesday.Kayla Yup
Hospital-based anti-violence programs get $3 million in state fundingTemple, Penn, and Urban Affairs Coalition are among the institutions receiving grants to address violence announced by Lt. Gov. Austin Davis on Wednesday.Kayla Yup
Mental health workers in Philadelphia unionize following changes in their workplace and patient careThe nineteen employees at Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia, including therapists, are the first group in Pennsylvania to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Ariana Perez-Castells
Mental health workers in Philadelphia unionize following changes in their workplace and patient careThe nineteen employees at Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia, including therapists, are the first group in Pennsylvania to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Ariana Perez-Castells
Baby KJ’s gene-editing treatment lands him on Nature’s top 10 listCHOP and Penn are continuing to research how to make the bespoke treatment available to more patients. Sarah Gantz
Baby KJ’s gene-editing treatment lands him on Nature’s top 10 listCHOP and Penn are continuing to research how to make the bespoke treatment available to more patients. Sarah Gantz
When should kids get a smartphone? A CHOP study links owning one before age 12 to health risks.Kids who owned a smartphone by age 12 had a greater risk of depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep compared to those who didn’t, a CHOP study found.Kayla Yup
When should kids get a smartphone? A CHOP study links owning one before age 12 to health risks.Kids who owned a smartphone by age 12 had a greater risk of depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep compared to those who didn’t, a CHOP study found.Kayla Yup
One year of inspections at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: October 2024 - September 2025CHOP was not cited for any safety violations in the one-year period. Sarah Gantz
One year of inspections at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: October 2024 - September 2025CHOP was not cited for any safety violations in the one-year period. Sarah Gantz
Federal judge hands CHOP victory in its fight to protect medical records of transgender childrenU.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney sided with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and denied the bulk of the Department of Justice's subpoena seeking patient records. Wendy Ruderman
Federal judge hands CHOP victory in its fight to protect medical records of transgender childrenU.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney sided with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and denied the bulk of the Department of Justice's subpoena seeking patient records. Wendy Ruderman
