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A Day in the Life: Petra Molnar, PhD

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A Day in the Life: Petra Molnar, PhD

As a research trainee in infectious diseases, Dr. Molnar studies metabolic regulators to develop promising antimalarial therapies. Follow a day in her life.

Mental Health: It Takes a Village

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Mental Health: It Takes a Village

A Q&A with Tami Benton, MD, who has led the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences since 2010.

The Power of Nutrition

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CHOP’s Culinary Medicine program develops recipes that can help ease physical symptoms or otherwise improve children’s health.

Heads Up!

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Heads Up!

Protecting teens’ brains while they play competitive sports.

Why I Give: Karyn Wire

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Why I Give: Karyn Wire

In 2016, our 8-year-old son Justin was airlifted to CHOP for emergency brain surgery. It hit us out of nowhere. When his sister and brother visited, Child Life came in with things like Legos and Play-Doh to distract them from his scary head wrap and get them to just play together. It took the fear out of the room.

On the Path to Health Equity

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On the Path to Health Equity - 1

CHOP’s Center for Health Equity is working with community members to identify and eliminate health disparities.

A Day in the Life: Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH

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A Day in the Life: Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH - 1

From the time she was a high school student in Nigeria, Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH, wanted to be a physician. She earned a medical degree from Northwestern University and completed a residency at Boston Children's Hospital before fellowship training at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Always Remembered

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Always Remembered

When families are faced with the loss of a child, CHOP is there.