In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The Allen Institute has announced the launch of the Allen Institute for Immunology, a new division of the Institute that is dedicated to studying the human immune system, with Penn Medicine and four other leading clinical research organizations.
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The new training program will begin in 2019, and will incorporate genetic counseling services with the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of those with suspected or known genetic mutations and conditions.
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Health Care Innovation, a program partnership with Penn Medicine and the Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School, is designed for senior-level clinicians and health care executives from a variety of settings—large established health care organizations, private practices, and startup companies. The four-day program will be offered April 25-28, 2019 in Philadelphia.
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A set of emerging diagnostic tools may help identify breast cancer patients who are most likely to benefit from therapies that target important enzymes fueling a range of subtypes, including BCRA-mutated and triple negative cancers.
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Now, a new initiative at HUP called SOAR (supporting older adults at risk) is working to decrease hospital readmission rates, getting patients home sooner and keeping them there longer.
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While it can be a joyous time of year, for many people the holidays bring a whirlwind of demands that can add another layer of stress to already busy lives.
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Maria Jasin is a member of the Developmental Biology Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a professor at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences at Cornell University, and the recipient of the sixth annual Basser Global Prize.
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A new study from the School of Nursing suggests that alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss in adults with Type 2 diabetes.
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Seven years after it was created, the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics' Implementation Science Working Group is being expanded into a major initiative. The Penn Implementation Science Center @LDI will be directed by Rinad Beidas, LDI Senior Fellow and associate professor of psychiatry and medical ethics & health policy.
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Lauren Elman, an associate professor of neurology, says Penn Medicine is the first center in Philadelphia to offer the SMA treatment program to adults after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval for Spinraza (nusinersen) in December 2016.
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