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Inside the emerging xylazine addiction crisis in the U.S.
Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine says that health care can’t continue to play whack-a-mole as new drug epidemics pop up.
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FDA advisers support approval of RSV vaccine to protect infants
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine expressed concern that premature births could be a consequence of an RSV vaccine for newborns.
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NewsChannel 12 investigates: Artificial intelligence part three
Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and his students are proving that AI is still catching up to how human brains work.
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She had multiple abortions as a child. Her abuser didn’t expect what came later
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that pregnant children are much more likely to die, be uneducated, or get stuck in a situation that negatively affects their health due to post-Roe abortion restrictions.
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How U.S. national debt grew to its $31.4 trillion high
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that each side of the political aisle can blame the other, but that the U.S. national debt is mathematically just a mismatch.
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What age is right for kids to get smartphones? Parents debate after expert says to wait until high school
In a widely shared Instagram post, Adam Grant of the Wharton School explained why parents should wait until high school to give their child a smartphone.
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Your financial accounts are safe, experts say. Here’s what protects them
Lisa Servon of the Weitzman School of Design says that people are experiencing a new level of financial precarity, with very little savings or security in terms of jobs and benefits as well as higher costs for housing, higher education, and child care.
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A simple way to get people to donate more to a charity
A paper co-authored by Alice Moon of the Wharton School finds that people will likely give more to a charity when presented with a range of possible donation amounts.
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More support, more veterinarians
Liz Arbittier of the School of Veterinary Medicine started the Penn Vet Task Force on Recruitment and Retention to develop better ways to support equine-health students.
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Why natural disasters seem worse than our direst predictions
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that some climate change impacts are playing out faster and with a greater magnitude than predicted.