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Symposium at Penn aimed at improving healthcare for LGBTQ community
A weeklong symposium at Penn organized by José Bauermeister of the School of Nursing will brainstorm ways to educate medical providers about special needs in the LGBTQ community.
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Can caffeine boost metabolism and help you burn fat?
Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing says that caffeine may increase total calorie output for some people but shouldn’t be expected to have a major impact on weight or daily calorie balance.
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People around the world are having more positive experiences, new report says
Lyle Ungar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that people in countries ranked highest for happiness may not report high levels of laughing but feel more generally satisfied.
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Tipflation, LGBTQ+ migration, Charles L. Blockson
Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School discusses how the rules for post-pandemic tipping etiquette have gotten confusing and expensive.
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Seeking to curb racial bias in medicine, Doris Duke fund awards $10 million to health groups
Nwamaka Eneanya of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the inequities of the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd served as a catalyst to promote equity in medical research.
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Insurers pull back as U.S. climate catastrophes intensify
Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that insurers across the country are less willing to take risks.
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Penn Medicine agrees to acquire shuttered Brandywine Hospital from Tower Health
Penn Medicine has agreed to acquire the shuttered Brandywine Hospital in Chester County from Tower Health by the end of 2023.
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AI promised to make jobs easier. Workers weren’t so sure
A recent study by researchers at Penn and OpenAI found that about 80% of the U.S. workforce could have at least 10% of their work tasks affected by new AI capabilities.
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How do you sleep at night? If you live near the airport, the FAA wants to know
A study led by Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine is examining how noise levels from nearby aircraft can disrupt sleep patterns.
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The terror of threes in the heavens and on earth
Michael Weisberg of the School of Arts & Sciences says that our intuitions fail us when it comes to the three-body problem.