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Incomplete electronic health records can exacerbate bias in predictive models

Electronic health records (EHR) data are often incomplete, creating a significant challenge for researchers, and data gaps may be unequally distributed across patient groups: People with less access to care, often people of color or with lower socioeconomic status, tend to have more incomplete EHRs. A new study from Penn LDI finds that predictive models trained using incomplete EHR data performed poorly for patients with lower access to care.

Crain’s Cleveland Business

Forbes

The faith-based Federalist Papers: Amplifying the voices of the founding fathers of sustainable investing

Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that the current controversy over sustainable investing stems from perceived differences between what is value investing and what is values-based investing.

Philadelphia Magazine

Jeff Marrazzo’s big, bold Philly gene therapy vision

A profile examines alumnus Jeff Marrazzo’s efforts as co-founder of Spark Therapeutics to make Philadelphia the cell and gene therapy capital of the country.

The New York Times

REM sleep is magical. Here’s what the experts know

Indira Gurubhagavatula of the Perelman School of Medicine says that most adults should aim for seven to nine hours of sleep a night, which includes about two hours of REM sleep.

The Washington Post

Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is suspicious of attempts to make a “tech priesthood” out of the position of specialized AI whisperer.

CBS Philadelphia

How this Penn student helped N.J. lawmakers pass interracial marriage bill

College of Arts and Sciences second-year Jordan Ortiz from Westfield, New Jersey, proposed an interracial marriage bill as an intern for assemblyman John McKeon that may soon be ratified by lawmakers in Trenton.

Philadelphia Business Journal

Philadelphia anchor institutions redirect over $37M in contracts to minority-owned firms

Chief Procurement Officer Mark Mills says that Penn has accelerated its payments to suppliers in order to support local businesses and diversify sources while negotiating price decreases.

CBS Philadelphia

Penn study shows signs of Alzheimer's disease prevention

A study by Roy Hamilton of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues suggests that the drug lecanemab may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s or forestall its effects before they occur.

National Geographic

What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out

A study co-authored by Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine finds that dogs can be trained to detect chronic wasting disease in deer feces.