Novel cell therapy treatments offer promise to immune-compromised children
April 18, 2024 10:30 ET
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Children's National Hospital
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, researchers found that intravenous therapies made from virus-specific T-cells (VST) can effectively treat...
First clinical trial of vosoritide for children with hypochondroplasia shows increased growth
April 11, 2024 19:30 ET
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Children's National Hospital
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vosoritide’s first global phase 2 study showed an average increased growth rate of 1.8 cm per year in children with hypochondroplasia, a genetic cause...
Two Pediatric Medical Device Companies Receive Prestigious Award at MedTech Color Edition of Make Your Medical Device Pitch For Kids!™ Competition
March 18, 2024 12:09 ET
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Children's National Hospital
Washington, D.C., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation (APDI), a federally funded consortium led by Children’s National Hospital, and member MedTech Color...
Jacqueline Saito, M.D., named chief quality and safety officer and VP for Medical Affairs at Children’s National
March 13, 2024 12:01 ET
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Children's National Hospital
Washington, D.C., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Children’s National Hospital is pleased to welcome Jacqueline M. Saito, M.D., M.S.C.I., M.B.A., as the new chief quality and safety officer and...
Wayne J. Franklin, M.D., F.A.C.C., named senior vice president of the Children’s National Heart Center
March 13, 2024 12:01 ET
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Children's National Hospital
Washington, D.C., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Children's National Hospital has appointed Wayne J. Franklin, M.D., F.A.C.C., as the new senior vice president (SVP) of the Children’s National...
Nathan Kuppermann, M.D., M.P.H., named chief academic officer and chair of Pediatrics at Children’s National Hospital
March 13, 2024 12:01 ET
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Children's National Hospital
Washington, D.C., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Children's National Hospital has appointed Nathan Kuppermann, M.D., M.P.H., as its new executive vice president (EVP), chief academic officer...
Study: Prenatal COVID exposure associated with changes in newborn brain
February 21, 2024 19:01 ET
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Children's National Hospital
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic have differences in the size of certain structures in the brain, compared to infants born before the pandemic,...
Evidence review: Maternal mental conditions drive climbing death rate in U.S.
February 21, 2024 11:01 ET
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Children's National Hospital
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Painting a sobering picture, a research team led by Children’s National Hospital culled years of data demonstrating that maternal mental illness is an...
Calling all MedTech innovators: Up to $100,000 in federal grants to be awarded
January 29, 2024 10:20 ET
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Children's National Hospital
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation (APDI) and Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) have teamed up to provide a unique opportunity for innovators...
Novel AI platform matches cardiologists in detecting rheumatic heart disease
January 16, 2024 08:00 ET
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Children's National Hospital
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to detect rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with the same accuracy as a cardiologist, according to new...