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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Lily Brown of the Perelman School of Medicine says that powering through work leaves people prone to poor physical and emotional health, with most workers prone to benefit from microbreaks.
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Dean Mark Wolff of the School of Dental Medicine spoke about the increased popularity of dental veneers. "Sometimes, the shape of the teeth and the cosmetics of teeth are so bad that there's just no way to do anything about it without literally covering the tooth," he said. "A porcelain veneer can cover the tooth without actually doing a lot of damage to the tooth."
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Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine said opioid use disorder, like diabetes, is a chronic disease requiring ongoing treatment in various forms. "Patients who are on diabetes medicine could still come in with high blood sugar. And we don't say, well, that's your fourth time here with high blood sugar; we're not going to treat you at all anymore," she said.
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Payal Shah of the Perelman School of Medicine discussed the gene mutations that can lead to breast, ovarian, and other cancers.
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Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine, said it’s “an overstatement” to say doctors can tell if someone is pregnant by examining their gums, as purported in a viral TikTok video. However, he said, even those “that take really good care of their mouth” can develop sudden gingivitis during pregnancy.
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Priya Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine said that although “it is almost impossible to completely get rid of dust mites in the home,” there are steps people can take to decrease a home’s overall dust mite population.
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David Mandell of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about why Asperger’s syndrome was removed from the DSM and incorporated into the diagnosis of autism. “Clinicians were not reliable in differentiating between Asperger's and autism,” he said. “Part of the reason for this is that the presentation of autistic people can change dramatically with age and over time.”
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Ariana Chao of the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Nursing spoke about binge eating disorder. In society, it’s easy to fall into black-and-white thinking around food, she said. “If someone has some of that rigid thinking, it might precipitate binge eating, especially if they feel like they're not supposed to have that food. And if they do have that food, then they develop guilt and shame.”
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Thea Gallagher of the Perelman School of Medicine offered tips for overcoming fear of needles in order to get the COVID-19 vaccine, starting with just making the appointment. "More doing and less thinking is an important way to overcome your fear," she said.
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Misha Rosenbach of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about sarcoidosis, a systemic inflammatory disease that often manifests itself as a skin condition and most commonly affects black women.