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Penn Medicine: Pre-Op Triage of Total Hip Replacement Patients Improves Outcomes
According to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, pre-operatively identifying patients with certain comorbid risk factors that may increase their chance of being admitted to the ICU following total hip replacement surgery results in fewer deaths, post-surgery complications, and unplanned ICU a
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Penn Study: Differences in Bone Healing in Mice May Hold Answers to Bone Healing for Seniors
By studying the underlying differences in gene expression during healing after a bone break in young versus aged mice, Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and his colleagues aim to find specific pathways of fracture healing in humans.
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Penn Medicine: Colonoscopy Screening Reduces Risk of Advanced Colorectal Cancer
PHILADELPHIA — A new study led by a researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania adds support to current medical recommendations stating that screening colonoscopy substantially reduces an average-risk adult’s likelihood of being diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) in either
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Penn Study Shows Long-Term Efficacy of Minimally Invasive Therapy for Patients with Barrett's Esophagus
PHILADELPHIA — According to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, patients with Barrett's esophagus and early or pre-cancerous cells have been shown to significantly benefit from minimally invasive therapy deliver
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Penn Study Sheds Light on the Complexity of Gene Therapy for Congenital Blindness
PHILADELPHIA — Independent clinical trials, including one conducted at the Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine, have reported safety and efficacy for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a congenital form of blindness caused by mutations in a gene (RPE65) required for recycling vitam
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Penn Study: Black and Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Complete Substance Abuse Treatment than White Patients
PHILADELPHIA — Roughly half of all black and Hispanic patients who enter publicly funded alcohol treatment programs complete treatment, compared to 62 percent of white patients, according to a new study from a team of researchers including the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Penn Medicine Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery Elected to American College of Surgeons Board of Regents
PHILADELPHIA — L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, was recently elected to the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Board of Regents.
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Penn Medicine Receives NIH Grant to Help Local Residents Move Forward After Asbestos Exposure
PHILADELPHIA — Just north of Philadelphia, the communities of West and South Ambler are working to recover from the ramifications of their town’s long-closed asbestos factory.
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Penn Medicine's Brian Strom, MD, MPH, Elected to Chair Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee
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U.S. Department of Defense Awards Penn Researchers Funding to Investigate New Anti-Infection Drug
PHILADELPHIA — A team of researchers led by Samir Mehta, MD, chief of the Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Service at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has received a $2.5 million grant fr
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