In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The director of the Penn Medicine Center for Evidence-Based Practice has been named Chair of PCORI research, and will join the Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Learning Network.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Lee Fleisher, who chairs the Perelman School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, served on the committee that researched abortion care, and found it to be a safe and routine medical procedure. It's state regulations that can cause health hazards.
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Penn Nursing is again the number one nursing school in the world according to a recent ranking by QS World University. The rankings highlight the world’s top universities in 48 different subject areas (as of 2018) based on academic reputation, employer reputation, and research impact. This is the third consecutive year that Penn Nursing has taken the top spot.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
The blood brain barrier prevents important medications from reaching the brain. However, the barrier may be more permeable depending on the time of day. A study led by Amita Sehgal of the Perelman School of Medicine found better outcomes among fruit flies administered anti-seizure drugs at night, with implications for human brain illness medications.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Before Penn Vet, Sridhar Veluvolu wanted to be a general practitioner. But after working with Nicola Mason, whose studies on canine immunotherapies have earned international attention, Veluvolu developed a love for research. He now hopes to return to Penn Vet for a residency in oncology.
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
For their work in launching educational programs, Yassmin Parsaei and Katherine Jie Shi of the School of Dental Medicine have received the 2018 ADEA/GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Preventive Dentistry Scholarships, bestowed each year to predoctoral dental students who have demonstrated academic excellence in preventive dentistry.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
Studies have shown that talking with teens about sex-related topics is a positive parenting practice that facilitates important sexual health outcomes with heterosexual adolescents. But for LGBTQ youth, the topic of sexuality and sexual health is often ineffectively addressed at home.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Patients who sustain severe head injuries tend to have better outcomes if they are taken to a designated trauma center, but 44 percent of them are first taken to hospitals without these specialized care capabilities, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
A team led by scientists in the Perelman School has identified nine potential new COVID-19 treatments, including three that are already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating other diseases. The team screened thousands of existing drugs and drug-like molecules for their ability to inhibit the replication of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
