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  • American Society for Clinical Investigation elects six new members from Penn, CHOP

    Angela Bradbury, Scott M. Damrauer, Elizabeth Foglia, Jonathan Miner, Elizabeth Lowenthal, and William Peranteau are among 100 active members across 50 institutions elected in 2024.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Penn Medicine’s E. John Wherry, and CHOP’s John M. Maris, named 2024 Fellows of the AACR Academy

    The mission of the AACR Academy is to recognize and honor distinguished scientists whose scientific contributions have propelled significant innovation and progress against cancer.

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  • University of Pennsylvania Health System and Doylestown Health sign letter of intent for integration plans

    The partnership aims to bring expanded access to advanced healthcare to the patients and families in Bucks County.

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  • Intriguing insights uncovered for two rare heart muscle diseases

    Research to better understand protein behavior in two rare heart conditions—peripartum cardiomyopathy, and dilated cardiomyopathy—could better inform therapies for these conditions.

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  • Coordinated care, education program has potential for identifying and managing risk of cardiovascular disease in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients

    Researchers at Penn Medicine say closely monitoring and managing risk factors will likely curb the development of cardiovascular disease, but that care coordination is key.

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  • Penn Medicine researchers uncover unexpected molecular pattern in fragile X syndrome

    Penn Medicine researchers have found that severe DNA misfolding and the silencing of genes are related to synaptic and connective tissue tied to fragile X syndrome.

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  • Mammogram rates increase when patients can schedule themselves

    By making mammograms easy to schedule through personal online patient portals, Penn Medicine research shows a significant increase in screenings for breast cancer.

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  • New drug helps narrow racial survival disparity in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

    National data shows improved survival for non-Hispanic Black patients, according to a Penn Medicine analysis presented at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Penn Medicine at the 2023 ASH Meeting

    Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center and the Perelman School of Medicine will present data on the latest advances in blood cancer and benign hematology research at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • The NEMO Prize goes to research improving soft-tissue transplant surgeries

    This year, the Nemirovsky Engineering and Medicine Opportunity (NEMO) Prize has been awarded to Penn Engineering’s Daeyeon Lee in the Perelman School of Medicine, and Sergei Vinogradov in the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences. Together, they are developing a new therapy that improves the survival and success of soft-tissue grafts used in reconstructive surgery.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →