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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Do bats get cancer? Plus, how your wrists could give clues to future health, and more health news
Carsten Skarke of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a new study that indicates wrist temperature is associated with future risk of disease.
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Your wrist could give clues to future health
A study by Carsten Skarke of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that wrist temperature is associated with the risk of future disease.
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Avoid opioids for short-term dental pain in kids, new guidelines say
The Center for Integrative Global Health at the School of Dental Medicine has endorsed guidelines discouraging opioid prescriptions for children with short-term dental pain.
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Post-pandemic end to food assistance programs meant 2 million more Americans went hungry
Research from Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues find that SNAP recipients experienced a 21% relative increase in food insufficiency after a temporary increase in benefits ended.
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Shift work may harm the health of men more than women
Garret FitzGerald of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are different exposures in shift work depending on job type.
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In 30-year study, head injury doubled long-term death risk
A study by Holly Elser of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that head injuries may double or even triple the risk of dying early.
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Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic
A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing.
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Homicide a leading cause of death for kids, teens
Elinore Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that society must come to an understanding about why the systems put in place to protect children aren’t working.
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How 1.3 million Americans became controlled by conservatorships
Jasmine Harris of the Law School spoke about the U.S. conservatorship system. "The best type of guardianship is the one that never happens," she said. "We have to reimagine the types of community supports that we have in place to provide the scaffolding that I was talking about, that makes guardianship unnecessary."
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Gamification increases physical activity in T2DM patients
Research led by Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine tested the effectiveness of gamification on weight loss and physical activity for adults with type 2 diabetes. While physical activity did increase among participants, there were not significant changes to weight loss or diabetes management when compared to the control group.