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Pioneering robotic triage

By combining the power of autonomous systems and medical expertise, a team of engineers and physician scientists from Penn are tackling the challenge of mass casualty triage.

Nathi Magubane, Ian Scheffler

The bullet train turns 60

In both Asia and Europe, high-speed rail knits regions, countries, and continents together. What will it take to see more rail infrastructure in the U.S.?

Kristina García

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A $28 trillion problem is about to get much worse. Harris and Trump are ignoring it

Kent Smetters of the Penn Wharton Budget Model says there’s a risk that inflation will ramp up if the widening deficit prompts the Fed to “print more money” to help the government pay off its debt.

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WHYY (Philadelphia)

Penn researchers develop new gene therapy for previously untreatable eye disorder

Artur Cideciyan of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have developed a new gene therapy to treat Leber’s congenital amaurosis, one of the most common causes of blindness in children.

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HealthDay News

New gene therapy shows ‘life-changing’ promise for hemophilia B

A clinical trial by Adam Cuker of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that a new gene therapy can serve as a sustainable single-dose treatment for people with hemophilia B.

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The Washington Post

Doug Emhoff is all over the campaign trail. Melania Trump is not

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts & Sciences says that whatever candidates’ spouses choose to do during a campaign has the potential to influence voters.

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The New York Times

The real Trump mystery

Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication says that political polarization is the engine of “crystallization,” where people’s attitudes won’t be swayed no matter what new information they get.

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Time

How to stop checking your phone every 10 seconds

Shiri Melumad of the Wharton School says that adults draw comfort from the constant, familiar presence of their cell phones as “digital pacifiers.”

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Los Angeles Times

Trump’s rhetorical walkabouts: A sign of ‘genius’ or cognitive decline?

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that reporters should throw off the traditional journalistic imperative of brevity and simplicity by quoting Donald Trump in full.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Back at Penn, former president Amy Gutmann reflects on ambassadorship and where she is now: ‘I feel very free’

In a Q&A, Amy Gutmann discusses her life post-Penn presidency and ambassadorship, including her return to campus for the christening of Amy Gutmann Hall.

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The Guardian

Trouble sleeping? This therapy can help with insomnia

Michael Perlis of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the distinctive difference between CBT and CBT-I is the inclusion of the principles and practice of sleep medicine.

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Runner’s World

How to treat tight calves for better running

John Vasudevan of the Perelman School of Medicine says that protection of a joint is more important than power across it.

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