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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Inside the fight to untether kidney dialysis patients from their bulky machines
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.
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What is a migrant? What is ICE? 10 terms to help you understand the debate over immigration
Doctoral student Daniel Jenks of the School of Arts & Sciences defines 10 important terms to help people understand immigration news.
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Mass deportations are ‘small investment’—Mike Johnson
Fernando Chang-Muy of Penn Carey Law says that mass deportation of immigrants would require funding appropriation from Congress to pay for additional staff, more prison space, and everything else that goes into running prisons.
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Republicans loved crypto before Trump jumped on the bandwagon. Here’s why
According to research by David Reibstein of the Wharton School and colleagues, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to invest in cryptocurrency.
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Bird flu suspected in deaths of 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley
Stephen Cole of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that indoor cats are contracting bird flu through raw pet foods of poultry origin or raw milk products.
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The surgeon general calls for new warning labels on alcohol—here’s the truth about how it impacts your health
Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that alcohol’s effects on the brain are observed more readily because it’s the organ of behavior.
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Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic.
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Cancer breakthrough as ‘speckles’ may reveal best treatment
A paper co-authored by PIK Professor Shelley Berger finds that patterns of “speckles” in the heart of tumor cells could help predict how patients with a common form of kidney cancer will respond to treatment options.
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The U.S. can’t grow its way out of debt. Here’s what it can do
A package of 13 major tax and spending reforms proposed by the Penn Wharton Budget Model could reduce the deficit by $10 trillion during the 10-year budget window and generate $59 trillion in net revenue by 2054.
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Six health resolutions that are actually good for your mind & body
Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that combining something tempting with something that feels like a chore helps to do more of that chore.