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LDI senior fellow Eric Roberts examined the effects of enrolling in an integrated Medicaid plan in a study published in JAMA Health Forum.
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Among Wolff’s achievements is a partnership with Woods Services to establish the Penn Dental Medicine at Woods Mikey Faulkner Dental Care Center. Wolff was also acknowledged by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate for his role in establishing the Woods Care Center.
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The Penn Vet board of advisers, administrators, clinicians, and donors gathered on Feb. 7 to officially commence the construction of The Richard Lichter Advanced Dentistry and Oral Surgery Suite at Ryan Hospital, a clinic for comprehensive oral and restorative small animal patient care, clinical instruction, and clinical research.
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Penn Nursing’s “This Week in the Archives” highlights Minnie Hogan Clemens (Dorchester), who became the first Black student to attend the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Nurse Training School in 1888.
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A new paper by LDI senior fellow Matthew McCoy explains how online consumer data provides a “back door” to the kind of information HIPAA was designed to protect.
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A new Penn Nursing study shows promising results in improving the quality of life and sleep quality in individuals living with memory problems, and explores the efficacy of a nonpharmacological approach in a trial known as the Healthy Patterns Sleep Program.
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New research from Penn LDI finds that over a quarter of patients have a 30-day gap or longer in antiretroviral treatment, and 10% have continuous gaps of 90 days or more.
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The grant to the University of Pennsylvania Health System is part of a national effort to invest in the principles of “Learning Health System science.”
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Supa Huamán, the director of Mosoq Pakari Sumaq Kawsay (New Dawn for Good Living) Healing Center, is a Peruvian politician and human rights activist. She is awarded for her lifelong dedication in advocating for the rights and well-being of Indigenous women in Peru.
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The 35 grants awarded this quarter span projects include a youth leadership seminar, therapy dog training, and maintaining community gardens.
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