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  • How do resources for nurses in maternity units vary?

    The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world, and most of these maternal deaths are preventable. In a recent study in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological, and Neonatal Nursing, Penn Nursing’s Rebecca Clark and Eileen Lake examined differences in nursing resources across three different types of maternity units, and found that the work environment—meaning teamwork, resources, and managerial support—did not vary much across unit types. However, staffing, education, and specialty certification did vary significantly. 

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • $12 million grant propels research of immune systems of pregnant individuals

    Researchers at Penn, Harvard, MIT, and Massachusetts General Hospital will partner to map immune systems and investigate how to make vaccinations most effective for pregnant patients and developing fetuses.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Penn Medicine and CHOP launch joint community initiative

    Deeply Rooted, which is led by the Penn Urban Health Lab, has partnered with Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to advance environmental justice in Black and brown neighborhoods in Philadelphia through greenspaces, career training, and community environmental grants.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • $1.5 million grant expands Penn’s undergrad minority health research pipeline

    A collaboration between Penn’s Population Aging Research Center and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics received the five-year grant from National Institute of Aging to establish the Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP). The program will support undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds through a 15-month immersive experience with Penn’s aging-related health care researchers.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • National board appointment for Penn Nursing’s Sharon Y. Irving

    The associate professor of pediatric nursing and vice chair of Penn Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health has been selected to serve on the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition’s Board of Directors.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

  • Penn Medicine, Philadelphia Department of Public Health partner to increase virtual care for patients with opioid use disorder

    Through a collaboration, a virtual “bridge clinic” will expand access to more extensive and personalized care for patients struggling with opioid use, providing same-day access to lifesaving medication and connection to other recovery services.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Why are there disparities in enrollment in Medicare Advantage?

    Black, Asian, and Hispanic enrollees sign up for Medicare Advantage at higher rates than white enrollees—but members of racial and ethnic minority groups tend to be in plans with lower quality ratings. A new paper by LDI senior fellow Norma B. Coe and LDI executive director Rachel M. Werner, examines these disparities for differences in plan costs, enrollee awareness of plan ratings, and other factors.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Penn Medicine Listening Lab fine-tuned its ear for healing during COVID-19

    Narrative-based medicine focuses on placing a patient’s story at the center of care. Penn patients, caregivers, academics, clinicians, and administrative staff came up with an approach to listen in a way that was unique and innovative in a health care setting and the Listening Lab was born. There are first-person narratives of lived experiences of illness, disability, sexual assault, COVID-19, trauma, racism, and other issues.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • When they can’t buy flavored tobacco, kids are less likely to smoke or vape

    In an effort to prevent young people from using tobacco, some cities and states have enacted bans on the sale of flavored products, including menthol. A 2021 JAMA Pediatrics research letter analyzing youth smoking rates following the ban on sales of flavored tobacco products in San Francisco, California, surprisingly concluded that the ban was associated with increased smoking among high school students.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Why U.S. emergency preparedness is unlikely to improve after pandemic

    Former CDC Director Julie Gerberding was a keynote speaker along with LDI Fellow Ezekiel Emanuel, at the annual health policy retreat of Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. The two experts discussed how the CDC’s reputation and credibility have been severely impacted by internal missteps and the intense politicization of the scientific institution’s COVID-19 response.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →