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Health Sciences
Combined treatment takes a bite out of tooth decay
Combined treatment takes a bite out of tooth decay
A collaborative interdisciplinary team of researchers from Penn Dental, Medicine and Penn Engineering have discovered a game-changing synergy between ferumoxytol and stannous fluoride in treating dental caries.
Disparities persist across levels of surgery department leadership in U.S.
Disparities persist across levels of surgery department leadership in U.S.
A new Penn Medicine-led study highlights the need for thoughtful leadership planning to increase representation of women and minorities in roles with paths for promotion.
Viral persistence and serotonin reduction can cause long COVID symptoms
Viral persistence and serotonin reduction can cause long COVID symptoms
A new Penn Medicine study finds components of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remain in the gut of some long COVID patients, causing persistent inflammation, vagus nerve dysfunction, and neurological symptoms.
PRECISE Center is at the forefront of AI-assisted care in ophthalmology
PRECISE Center is at the forefront of AI-assisted care in ophthalmology
The Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering, or PRECISE, Center is examining how AI can be deployed to enhance and expand clinical practice.
Public knowledge varies greatly on flu and COVID-19
Public knowledge varies greatly on flu and COVID-19
The latest Annenberg Public Health and Knowledge Survey finds the answers to eight survey questions—four for the flu and four for COVID—have the strongest ability to independently predict individual vaccine willingness.
Study highlights concerns regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response
Study highlights concerns regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response
Many cities co-deploy police officers alongside health professionals when responding to mental health threats. A study from Penn’s School of Nursing analyzes the perspectives and preferences of these programs among residents.
Learning about resilience to stress
Learning about resilience to stress
PURM students spent the summer researching the neurobiology of stress resilience in the lab of Seema Bhatnagar, anesthesiology and critical care professor in the Perelman School of Medicine.
National Academy of Medicine elects five new members from Penn
National Academy of Medicine elects five new members from Penn
Kurt T. Barnhart, Christopher B. Forrest, Susan L. Furth, Desmond Upton Patton, and Robert H. Vonderheide are among 100 new Academy members elected this year, one of the highest honors in health and medicine.
How these Penn researchers are using AI to make health care better
How these Penn researchers are using AI to make health care better
The future of medicine can successfully incorporate artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT through collaborations with physicians and software developers. However, one limitation with AI remains: emotional intelligence.
Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury
Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury
Researchers at the School of Nursing have shown that differences in the characteristics of acute injuries are associated with racial disparities in chronic pain.
In the News
Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
Cannabis reclassification could be game-changer for U.S. drug policy
Michael Cirigliano of the Perelman School of Medicine says that marijuana deserves to be removed from the same category as LSD, heroin, and fentanyl.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
These two Philly-area nurses are on a mission to get nursing recognized as a STEM field
Marion Leary of the School of Nursing is co-leading a national coalition seeking to convince federal agencies to recognize the field of nursing as a STEM profession.
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The Washington Post
Americans are sleeping more than ever. See how you compare
Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine says that work and traveling are the major sleep killers, with the majority of traveling being commuting to and from work.
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Today
Should you try oil pulling to boost your oral health? Dentists explain benefits and side effects
Dean Mark Wolff of the School of Dental Medicine says there aren’t enough robust, large-scale clinical studies or trials demonstrating the supposed benefits of oil pulling.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Fentanyl overdoses hit a surprising group of San Franciscans: the city’s dogs
Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that fentanyl can be absorbed across the mucous membranes in canine noses, causing dogs to face a life-threatening overdose.
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