To sell trucks, break out the cowboys and wrap them in Old Glory The New York Times To sell trucks, break out the cowboys and wrap them in Old Glory “Americana is no longer a monolithic image you plug into,” says Americus Reed II of the Wharton School.
Mass. has new limits on insurers’ much-hated prior authorizations. Here’s what to know Boston Globe Mass. has new limits on insurers’ much-hated prior authorizations. Here’s what to know “For providers, there will still be a substantial amount of uncertainty and administrative burden related to prior authorization” because of the differing rules based on insurance type, says Aaron Schwartz of the Perelman School of Medicine.
Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices The Guardian Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices Peter Fader of the Wharton School says consumers of retail services and products “are starting to realize that a lot of the cool data and technology is being used against them.”
What your hair color might tell you about your health The Washington Post What your hair color might tell you about your health George Cotsarelis of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the possible relationship between hair color and good health.
A Philly man didn’t know if he’d ever get off the kidney transplant waiting list. CAR T made it happen Philadelphia Inquirer A Philly man didn’t know if he’d ever get off the kidney transplant waiting list. CAR T made it happen “Since its first use in a 2010 clinical trial involving leukemia patients at Penn, efforts to broaden CAR-T’s applications have advanced slowly. The therapy has not proven effective against solid cancers, although some studies have shown potential.”
New study finds that ballot curing helps more mail ballots get counted Spotlight PA New study finds that ballot curing helps more mail ballots get counted A study from the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Carey Law indicates that informing mail voters of errors in their ballots and providing opportunities to fix the mistakes increases the likelihood that the ballots will be counted and not lost.
Lessons learned from Ida: Philadelphia must brace for next big storm, Penn researchers say WHYY (Philadelphia) Lessons learned from Ida: Philadelphia must brace for next big storm, Penn researchers say Hugo Ulloa of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on a Penn study predicting that intense storms, previously expected to occur infrequently, could now occur much more often.
Pushing treatment, Trump administration limits housing aid for homeless The New York Times Pushing treatment, Trump administration limits housing aid for homeless “Research shows that transitional housing is the most expensive intervention and the outcomes aren’t very good,” says Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice.
Starbucks quietly retired its AI agent just months after deployment after it miscounted coffee shop inventories and slowed down baristas Fortune Starbucks quietly retired its AI agent just months after deployment after it miscounted coffee shop inventories and slowed down baristas “Many retailers feel the pressure to say they are doing AI-related things and AI-related innovations and running these things before they’re ready to give concrete and real returns,” says Santiago Gallino of the Wharton School.
Women on GLP-1 drugs 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer The Independent Women on GLP-1 drugs 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer According to a Perelman School of Medicine study, women taking popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs had a 30% less risk of developing breast cancer.