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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Mistrust of medical professionals harms Black residents’ health. CT professionals are working to improve it
A Perelman School of Medicine study shows that distrust of the health care system is strongly connected with self-reported fair or poor health.
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What social media does to the teen brain
Frances Jensen of the Perelman School of Medicine examines the impact that social media is having on the brains of teenagers, the first “truly digital generation.”
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My brother’s recovery from a car crash became a lesson in how to talk to doctors and nurses
Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine writes that communication is part of healing, as she experienced when her brother was in a car accident and unable to notify family himself.
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In-hospital strokes like Charlie Manuel’s are common
Steven Messé of the Perelman School of Medicine has been working on a solution to a long-standing problem in stroke care and says that for a variety of reasons in-hospital strokes sometimes are not detected until hours after they occur.
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Penn researcher’s Every Cure nonprofit lands ‘game-changing’ support as it works to help patients with uncurable diseases
David Fajgenbaum of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on “game-changer” funding for the nonprofit Every Cure, which he co-founded.
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Penn’s cell therapy pioneer Dr. Carl June shares $3M Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine has been awarded a $3 million Breakthrough Prize in life sciences for developing CAR-T therapy to treat cancer, with remarks from President Liz Magill.
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Penn biomedical scientists move into new uCity complex with 115,000 square feet of lab space
More than 50 Penn scientists and staff, including the Perelman School of Medicine’s Drew Weissman, are moving into 115,000 square feet of new lab space in the 13-story One uCity Square building.
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Penn’s Carl June splits a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for pioneering the cancer treatment CAR-T
Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine has been honored with the $3 million Breakthrough Prize for discovering how to attack cancer by harnessing a patient’s immune system through CAR-T therapy.
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Penn Medicine opens walk-in crisis response center at Cedar Avenue campus
Penn Medicine has relocated its crisis response center to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Cedar Avenue campus in West Philadelphia. The facility opened with remarks from Maria Oquendo.
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Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of overdose epidemic in the U.S.
Anna Childress of the Perelman School of Medicine says that fentanyl was ripe for combination with other drugs when it first appeared, given the long trend of combining opioids and stimulants.