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  • Many adolescents face barriers to confidential reproductive health care

    A federal Title X program, which allows minors to consent for and access confidential family planning care and other reproductive services, can minimize the harmful effects of post-Roe health care. However, many clinics left the Title X program in 2019 following a rule change that required them to be physically and financially separate from abortion services and to not discuss or refer patients for abortions. A JAMA Network Open study by Penn LDI mapped Title X-funded clinics before and after the rule change and found a net loss of 1,249 clinics.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • New transitional care clinical pathway improves health equity

    People with multiple chronic conditions require complex care management and often experience significant challenges when transitioning from hospital to home. An innovative clinical pathway developed by clinicians, community partners and researchers at Penn Nursing holds promise to improve health equity and support a growing population experiencing adverse outcomes resulting from complex chronic illness, poverty, and structural inequality.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

  • New drug shows promise against autoimmune skin disease

    Penn Medicine researchers have found that an experimental drug called litifilimab could be a powerful long-term treatment for cutaneous lupus erythematosus, a form of lupus that occurs in the skin.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Jane Barnsteiner to receive American Academy of Nursing’s highest honor

    The American Academy of Nursing has named Jane H. Barnsteiner a Living Legend for her significant contributions to nursing and health care over the course of her career. This is the Academy’s highest honor.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

  • First of its kind blood test to measure immune response to COVID vaccine in immunocompromised patients

    The Penn Medicine-created test measures both antibody and T-cell response to COVID-19 vaccination among multiple sclerosis patients, then integrates results into the electronic health record to aid in clinician and patient decision-making.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • The effect of language barriers on brain health equity for Latino populations

    LDI senior fellow and Penn Nursing School associate professor Adriana Perez addressed the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference this summer and addressed how Hispanic/Latino populations are dramatically underrepresented in clinical trials testing potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Media, Inequality and Change Center receives $1M to continue research on Philadelphia news media

    Researchers at MIC, a collaboration between Penn’s Annenberg School and Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information, have been analyzing Philadelphia’s media ecosystem in an effort to make it more diverse and equitable. Now, Independence Public Media Foundation has awarded MIC an additional $1 million to continue and expand on their research.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →

  • New gift creates the first named professorship in the historic preservation program at Weitzman

    Thanks to a gift from alums Dawn Brian Gonick, Frank Matero has assumed the first endowed professorship in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation—the first named full professorship created at the School since 2006.

    FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →

  • Virtual kindergarten program keeps Philly kids smiling—and sets them up for success

    The Penn Child Research Center contributed to the Philadelphia School District’s summer program, with content pulled from the Center’s Conquering Kindergarten initiative, which focuses on 14 social-emotional learning skills shown to help children succeed in school and in life.

    FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →

  • Design professionals and modernism enthusiasts converge at Weitzman for Docomomo 2022

    The Weitzman School was one of three host sponsors for the 2022 Docomomo US National Symposium, marking the return of this annual event to an in-person program, called “Yo! Modernism! The View from Philadelphia.”

    FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →