PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For refugee children newly arrived in the U.S., hepatitis B, tuberculosis, parasitic worms, high blood lead levels and anemia are among the top public health concerns covered by...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Children under age two may be at heightened risk for abuse and neglect during the six months immediately following a parent's return from deployment in the U.S. Army, and the ri...

Philadelphia, PA – Today, the Department of Human Services (DHS), in partnership with PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), released new data on psychotropic medication use among Medicaid-enrolled Pennsylvania...

Philadelphia - Mayor Michael A. Nutter received a report which showed that graduation rates are increasing and dropout rates are decreasing overall among Philadelphia high school students, updating a 2006 study of the city’s dropout...

April 10th is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. "Far too many youth are not receiving appropriate comprehensive sex education, getting regularly tested for HIV, or receiving the support and resources they need,” said Dr. Nadia ...

Philadelphia - Today in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) PolicyLab published the largest study to date documenting the significant risks to children’s health associated with prescrip...

PRNewswire — The bipartisan children's advocacy organization First Focus and PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia released a new analysis today showing that, five years after its technical end, the recession of the m...

Newswise — An article published in the Health Affairs December issue is the first ever comprehensive analysis to investigate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Essential Health Benefit (EHB) as it relates to children. The study found t...

Newswise — A study conducted by researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab shows the proportion of US-born, Medicaid-enrolled children in Pennsylvania who utilized preventive dental care rose significantly fo...

Philadelphia – A national study conducted by researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab shows an increase in the concurrent prescribing of second-generation antipsychotics (SGA) – one type of medication used ...