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Campus vending machines now stocked with life-saving products
Rebecca E. Stewart of the Perelman School of Medicine says that harm-reduction vending machines have only begun cropping up recently in the U.S. but are commonplace in many other countries, often distributing products that are significantly more controversial than Narcan.
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Philadelphians hope a cleaner city will reduce gun violence. Will Oh or Parker make it a reality?
A $3 million blight reduction project in Philadelphia is informed by Penn research showing that cleaning up trash and revitalizing vacant lots can reduce gun violence rates by as much as 29%.
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Why so many health care workers are walking off the job
Ingrid Nembhard of the Wharton School says that the current wave of health care strikes is the largest she’s seen in her lifetime, with major issues facing health care workers even before the pandemic.
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Ex-union boss John Dougherty’s embezzlement trial starts this week. He could get jail time
Michael Levy of Penn Carey Law says that former Philadelphia electricians union leader and convicted felon John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty is likely to get jail time for political corruption and embezzlement charges.
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Over 25 eye drops have been recalled: What you need to know
Mina Massaro-Gordon of the Perelman School of Medicine says that recent eye drop recalls are concerning and should push patients and doctors to do research on the FDA’s list.
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Thanks, Neanderthals: How our ancient relatives could help find new antibiotics
A study by César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues used AI to recreate molecules from ancient humans that could be potential candidates for antimicrobial treatments.
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‘Positive and negative, usually both’: In Central America, a booming economy comes at a cost
College of Arts and Sciences third-year Anusha Mathur from Los Angeles explores how the once-remote beach village of Playa Venao in Panama is grappling with the environmental and community costs of newfound prosperity.
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Universal basic income is working—even in red states
Researchers at Penn concluded that a basic income program in Stockton, California, could have profound positive impacts on local public health.
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Camden County launches virtual reality training program to teach people how to use Narcan for drug overdoses
The School of Nursing and the Annenberg School for Communication have partnered with New Jersey’s Camden County to create a virtual reality training video for administering the opioid-reversing drug Narcan.
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What’s so ‘magic’ about the secret South Jersey mud rubbed on baseballs? These Penn researchers think they know why
Doug Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences, Paulo Arratia of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and colleagues are researching the chemical properties of baseball’s “magic mud” for use in applications beyond sports.