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From the nation’s first chartered hospital to firsts in cell and gene therapy, we’ve been rewriting medical history since 1751.
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Where 275 years of medical history come to life
The future of medicine grows from understanding its past, and Pennsylvania Hospital’s museum brings that history to life in a milestone anniversary year.
How a brain tumor helped cyclist Chris Baccash change his life
It would have been understandable for the Doylestown, PA, native to feel despondent about the road ahead. But he had a different reaction to the news.
Penn, CHOP team awarded Breakthrough Prize for blindness gene therapy
Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and Kathy High honored for trailblazing work on the first FDA-approved gene therapy for an inherited condition.