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Got milk? Penn Vet helps animal farmers get more from healthy herds
The Penn Vet Center for Animal Health and Productivity brings veterinarians directly to farms to help clients improve health and productivity in food animal herds and flocks.
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What is esketamine?
Following FDA approval of esketamine as a nasal spray to address otherwise untreatable cases of depression, Michael Thase, a professor of psychiatry at Penn Medicine, explains what it is and how it came to be.
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Patients discharged to home care have higher rates of hospital readmissions
A Penn study highlights important tradeoffs between home versus nursing facilities as the cost for post-acute care rises and payment models shift.
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Behind the scenes, complex disease surveillance protects the campus community
Beyond promoting vaccines and overall health education, Campus Health, the public health arm of Student Health Service, is watching for clusters of common illnesses, unusual diagnoses, and anything out of the ordinary.
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Making a movement from #MeToo
At Perry World House Monday, activists from around the world talked about how they’re working to make sure the stories of women and girls are told—and heard.
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On the bars with Jordyn Mannino
The sophomore from Manhasset, New York, discusses performing on the uneven bars and floor for the gymnastics team.
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Red & Blue give Blue Devils the blues
The women’s lacrosse team downed the Duke Blue Devils 10-9 on Saturday at Franklin Field.
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Can closing homeless encampments help Philadelphia’s opioid problem?
According to a new report, the city’s recent effort opened up treatment spots for people with opioid addiction and offered permanent and temporary housing options.
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Unearthing a botanical legacy, one seed at a time
Painstaking work by Penn Museum archaeobotanist Chantel White and students has verified what the Bartrams sold and exported to Europe in the 1800s, and shed light on the family’s daily dietary habits.
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The math behind March Madness
A Q&A with statistician Shane Jensen, who discusses the math behind sports team rankings, why March Madness has so many underdog victories, and how technology might change how analysts study sports teams in the future.