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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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White House announces plan to cut ‘tranq dope’ in illicit drug supply
Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine says that to know if xylazine causes dependence and withdrawal syndrome would be a very important thing to solve.
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Tranq increasingly found in opioid overdose deaths, two CDC reports show
Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine says that wounds from chronic xylazine use can occur regardless of whether the drug was snorted, smoked, or injected.
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Fox likely to see limited business fallout from a settlement that could remake Dominion
A 2021 estimate from researchers at the Wharton School found that the voting-technology industry earns $300 million in revenue annually, with Dominion capturing about 37% of the vendor marketplace.
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Prescriptions for ADHD drugs spiked during the pandemic, CDC report finds
J. Russell Ramsay of the Perelman School of Medicine says that adults need fewer symptoms than children to qualify for an ADHD diagnosis.
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After SVB collapse, some lawmakers weigh having regulators watch TikTok and Twitter for bank panics
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that Silicon Valley Bank failed because it was a bad bank and not because of social media, although technology did play a role in the form of digital banking.
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Texas has taken over the Houston school district. Educational outcomes have not always improved in other states that have done so
Jonathan Supovitz of the Graduate School of Education says that there’s evidence in both directions on the question of whether state takeover of individual districts can improve student learning.
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The FCC could choose to act against Rupert Murdoch for Fox News’ election lies, but few expect it to
Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication says that decades of neoliberal governance have rendered U.S. regulatory agencies almost powerless.
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Americans are tipping more often, even if they don’t want to
The Wharton School’s Americus Reed says that disruptive moments like the economic changes of the past few years can reset habits.
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Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. hospitalized patients experience harmful events, study finds
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that the heart of the patient safety issue in hospitals is insufficient staffing.
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As alcohol-related liver disease rises in the U.S., a clinic takes a new approach to treatment
Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the message to quit drinking becomes more powerful when accompanied by tangible evidence like liver scans, rather than vague statements.