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Apr 23, 2020
Racially/Ethnically Diverse Parents Experience the NICU Differently. How Can We Offer Better Support?
The demography of the U.S. is rapidly evolving. For the first time, racially/ethnically diverse children under the age of 15 are now in the majority…
Apr 22, 2020
Why We Need a Public Health Approach to COVID-19 in 200 Words
As we discuss how to re-open communities following the first wave of what is likely to be a long epidemic, we need many important opinions at the…
Apr 21, 2020
PolicyLab Studying Effect of Weather, Social Distancing on Local COVID-19 Spread
Researchers in PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are working on a model that may help state and local…
Apr 17, 2020
Creating Safe Environments During COVID-19 for Youth Who Have Endured Hardships
This deeply unsettling time will leave a generational mark on young people. We can hope that the transformative influence it leaves is one that helps…
Apr 17, 2020
Is It Time to Get Back to Work?
For weeks, families have sheltered at home to protect themselves and others against a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that, in early estimates from…
Apr 16, 2020
Are Pediatricians Ready to Care for Immigrant Families in a Time of Crisis?
One in four U.S. children has at least one immigrant parent. This group, often called “children in immigrant families,” is…
Apr 08, 2020
Can Technology Help Teens Transition to Adult Care?
Growing up, sickle cell disease was not a term that I knew much about. When I was 12 years old, my mom finally granted my wish of becoming an older…
Apr 06, 2020
How Can We Improve LARC Access for Teens? Uphold ACA Mandates.
Imagine you are a pediatrician in the following scenario: a teen comes into your clinic two weeks after an episode of unprotected sex with her…
Apr 01, 2020
Missed Opportunities in HIV Testing: Innovations to Support Pediatricians
The U.S. has over 1 million cases of HIV and around 40,000 new diagnoses per year, 20% of which are among adolescents. While there are…
Mar 27, 2020
COVID-19: Protecting Children and Families During This Time of Crisis
There are still many unknowns about the exact trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic—in terms of lives lost, and the overall social and economic…
Mar 13, 2020
Immigration Policies Qualify as Torture, Our Research Should Not Re-Traumatize
Last August, we wrote about the severe risks to children’s mental and physical health from ongoing policies that call for separating…
Mar 02, 2020
Reporting on Philadelphia’s School Health Services in 200 Words
The health of students is critically important to their educational engagement and attainment and can help put them on a path to a successful future…
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