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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.
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.
Announcing the 2023 Amy Gutmann Leadership Scholars
This endowed program—created from a $2M gift to Penn Nursing by former Penn president Amy Gutmann and her husband Michael Doyle—provides financial aid for exemplary undergraduate and graduate nursing students, supplementing their education with tailored learning to help shape nurse leaders who deliver exceptional evidence-based care, design research, inform policy, spark innovation, and advocate for social justice worldwide.
Edward Lin receives award at Harvard Dental School
Yi Te (Edward) Lin, a third-year periodontal resident and lab member at Penn Engineering and Applied Sciences‘ Electrical and Systems Engineering Department, received the first-place Scientific Poster Award for Student Excellence at the Global Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry hosted by Harvard University’s School of Dental Medicine.
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.
The safety net funding that isn’t getting to safety net patients
LDI senior fellow Paula Chatterjee says the flaws of the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment Programs are its failure to effectively target federal safety-net funding for hospitals, lowering the quality of care and outcomes for safety-net patients, particularly for those of color.
Penn Collaboratory to fund ten new pilot studies on aging
The Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging (PennAITech)—made up of Penn’s School of Nursing, the Perelman School of Medicine, and other departments across the University—focuses on identifying developing, evaluating, commercializing, and disseminating innovative technology and artificial intelligence methods/software to support aging.
Identifying and addressing lung cancer disparities in Philadelphia
A collaboration among Penn Medicine, Temple Health, and Jefferson Health aims to identify community members most likely to have lung cancer and those least likely to undergo screening.
Parkinson’s support group fosters friendship in an underserved community
The Support Group for Black Patients with Parkinson’s disease, launched last winter, serves as a space where patients in an underserved community can connect with those with shared experiences.
The Mind on Mental Health podcast is produced by Penn Medicine Princeton Health, the series features host Andrew Dean, senior community relations specialist at Princeton House Behavioral Health, who interviews his colleagues about mental health and self-care.