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Groundbreaking Celebration for Penn Center for Specialty Care at 3737 Market Street
WHAT: Penn Medicine and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, in partnership with The University City Science Center and Wexford Science & Technology, are set to break ground on a new 11-story tower at 3737 Market Street on The Science Center’s Campus in West Philadelphia. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center will be the anchor tenant.
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Penn Study Finds With Vacant Lots Greened, Residents Feel Safer
PHILADELPHIA -- Greening vacant lots may make neighborhood residents feel safer and may be associated with reductions in certain gun crimes, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Selected to Lead U.S. Nurse-Training Initiative
The Department of Health and Human Services has selected the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) as one of five hospitals that will take part in a nationwide initiative designed to train more nurses at a higher level.
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Penn Study Finds Delayed Side Effects of Head and Neck Cancer Treatments Go Unreported
New data from an Internet-based study show that patients with head and neck cancers (HNC) may be at risk for significant late effects after their treatment, but they're unlikely to discuss these and other survivorship care issues with their doctors.
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Penn Researchers Call for Obesity Prevention Efforts to Focus on Community-Wide Systems
National data show that currently more than 10 percent of preschoolers in the United States are obese, and an additional 10 percent are overweight.
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Penn Researchers Call for Obesity Prevention Efforts to Focus on Community-Wide Systems that Influence Early Life
National data show that currently more than 10 percent of preschoolers in the United States are obese, and an additional 10 percent are overweight.
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Penn Study Confirms 2 Treatments for Age-related Macular Degeneration Provide Equal Vision Improvements
Two drugs commonly used to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) yield similar improvements in vision for patients receiving treatments on a monthly or as-needed basis, according to a study from researchers at the Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics (CPOB) at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Penn Researchers Call for a Re-Examination of Transplant Waitlist Prioritization
Patients with end-stage liver disease complicated by the most common type of liver cancer — hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) — are less likely to die or become too sick for a transplant while waiting for a new liver than those with other complications of end-stage liver disease, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the Univ
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Penn Researchers Find Mentoring Provides Health Benefits for African-American Veterans With Diabetes
Intervention by peer mentors has a statistically significant effect on improving glucose control in African American veterans with diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine a
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Penn-Developed Online Cancer Resource Launches Redesign, New Features for Patients, Caregivers
OncoLink®, a free cancer information website developed by experts at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center has launched a redesigned website based on the search habits and feedback from patients, caregivers and health care providers who use the site.
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