Jeffrey Millstein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that bronchial spasms are common in older people who don’t always have the muscular strength to expel accumulations of mucus.
Wendell Pritchett of Penn Carey Law is the board chair of College Unbound, a college with Philadelphia ties that gives adult learners from underserved communities affordable paths to graduation.
Diane Alexander of the Wharton School says that the current health system favors the in-center dialysis care provided by two market leaders and may not support breakthroughs, such as miniaturization designed for in-home treatments.
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that polluters and petrostates will amplify exaggerations about the climate as a distraction to be weaponized on social media.
A study by Marissa Maliakal Anto of Penn Medicine finds that Black and Hispanic children seen in ERs are more likely to have their migraines go undiagnosed.
Americus Reed of the Wharton School says that buzzwords allow people to identify their tribe, giving them more clarity about their role and how they’re expected to act in a particular situation.
Patricia Renee’ Thomas of the Weitzman School of Design says that Westerners had a historical monopoly over what portraits were shown and who had the right to be painted.
Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the H5N1 bird flu should now be classified as an endemic virus.