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Suicide rates start spiking in spring, this is why and how to get help
Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains how misinformation about the “holiday blues” leading to increased rates of suicide can cause damage.
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The pandemic at three
A study by Emily Conant of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that 3D mammograms are more effective at detecting breast cancer than standard tests, particularly for women between 40 and 69 and those with dense breast tissue.
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Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse: What happens when midsized banks get too big to fail
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank can be attributed to its bankers and its faulty model.
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How immune are we? Why answering this question is essential for post-pandemic life
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine believes that the government’s strategy of repeated COVID vaccine booster shots is probably unnecessary for all except patients with weakened immune systems.
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California marks three years since COVID stay-at-home orders
Marissa King of the Wharton School says that social connection brings lots of joy and is critical for mental well-being.
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University of Pennsylvania celebrates 25 years of its India institute
Emily Hannum of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India has served as a tremendous resource for scholars looking to globally connect and engage with India.
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Before collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed spotted big problems
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was a failure of supervision and possibly of supervisors.
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If speaking is silver, then silence is gold
A study by Michael Parke of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that “strategic silence,” or withholding information intentionally, can garner positive values and rewards for employees.
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Here’s how to boost your daily happiness in only three minutes
A 2005 study by Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences found that writing down three good things that happened at the end of each day led to long-term increases in happiness and decreases in depression.
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Republicans’ ‘Charlie Brown’ budget problem
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that the Affordable Health Care Act is too woven into the system for Republicans to dismantle.