Pet owners and dog walkers say they’re struggling with Philly’s air quality. Veterinarians say ‘stay inside’ Philadelphia Inquirer Pet owners and dog walkers say they’re struggling with Philly’s air quality. Veterinarians say ‘stay inside’ Katie Krebs of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that pets with sensitive noses, like dogs and cats, are even more susceptible to poor air quality than humans.
The diabetes drug Ozempic became a popular weight-loss hack. Could it also help curb addictions? Houston Chronicle The diabetes drug Ozempic became a popular weight-loss hack. Could it also help curb addictions? Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Nursing found that a drug similar to semaglutide had profound effects on cocaine-mediated behaviors in mice.
‘Trump Too Small’ high court fight targets another trademark ban Bloomberg ‘Trump Too Small’ high court fight targets another trademark ban Jennifer Rothman of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court will likely reverse the Federal Circuit trademark ban since it doesn’t invoke “viewpoint discrimination.”
Solar panel breakthrough paves way for ‘utility-scale’ space farms The Independent Solar panel breakthrough paves way for ‘utility-scale’ space farms Deep Jariwala of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues are designing lightweight, efficient solar cells to harvest the Sun’s energy in space at a never-before-seen scale.
ChatGPT’s responses to suicide, addiction, sexual assault crises raise questions in new study CNN ChatGPT’s responses to suicide, addiction, sexual assault crises raise questions in new study David Asch of the Perelman School of Medicine worries about ChatGPT’s overly confident communication and the amplification of medical misinformation.
The price we'll pay for our AI future: more loneliness Business Insider The price we'll pay for our AI future: more loneliness A 2018 study by Melissa G. Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues showed that social media helps fuel feelings of loneliness.
Race-neutral equations examined for interpreting lung function tests HealthDay News Race-neutral equations examined for interpreting lung function tests A study by Alexander Moffett of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found that use of a race-neutral reference equation resulted in an increased number of Black people with respiratory impairment and increased severity of impairment.
Pennsylvania takes step to become the second state to require nurse staffing minimums in hospitals Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania takes step to become the second state to require nurse staffing minimums in hospitals Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that Pennsylvania has sufficient registered nurses, just not enough nurses providing patient care in hospitals.
COVID rules boosted kids’ coverage Politico.com COVID rules boosted kids’ coverage A Penn Medicine study found that Pandemic-era Medicaid rules resulted in coverage for more than 655,000 additional children.
Carbon capture and storage is ‘no free lunch’, warns climate chief The Guardian Carbon capture and storage is ‘no free lunch’, warns climate chief Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that oil producers are misrepresenting the IPCC’s findings on carbon capture technology by arguing for a continued use of fossil fuels.