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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Obesity Linked With Disability After Joint Surgery
Timothy Gaulton of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about leading a study that found dependency is increased after joint surgery if the patient is obese.
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Immigrants May Get More Intense Care at End of Life
Michael Harhay of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a variety of factors that could influence end-of-life care for immigrants.
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Fitness Tracker Games May Help Families Get More Exercise
Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted for leading a study that gave fitness trackers to adults and asked them to set daily step goals in order to track their activity levels.
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Over One Third of U.S. Adults Have Advanced Medical Directives
Katherine Courtright of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the importance of improving end-of-life care.
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Paying People to Walk More May Work Until the Money Runs Out
Karen Glanz of the School of Nursing is quoted about people continuing their fitness habits after a monetary incentive is gone.
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Twitter Is a Window Into What People Think About Heart Disease
Raina Merchant of the Perelman School of Medicine is highlighted for studying how Twitter can be used to gain insight on what people think and say about cardiovascular disease.
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Do-it-yourself Brain Stimulation Has Hidden Risk
Roy Hamilton of the Perelman School of Medicine and Anna Wexler of the Center for Neuroscience and Society are quoted about transcranial direct current stimulation.
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Motion Control Running Shoes Prevent Injuries in Some
Rahul Kapur of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on those that would benefit from motion-control shoes.
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Your Spouse Could Make You More Likely to Survive Heart Surgery
Mark Neuman and Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine are highlighted for studying how martial status is linked to better functional outcomes following cardiac surgery.
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Hyperlipidemia May Hike Risk of Allograft Rejection
Deirdre Sawinski and Jonathan Maltzman of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on how environmental factors can alter the response to organ transplantation.