4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors
Mitchell Lazar of the Perelman School of Medicine says that weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have only been on the market for a few years and require caution.
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Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer’s blood test
Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine says that laws that normally protect the privacy of health information don’t apply for people who receive Alzheimer’s biomarker results from discriminatory practices.
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‘Spectacular’ statue of a fish-tailed ‘minion’ god found at ancient Roman burial site
According to research from the School of Arts & Sciences, ancient Romans believed that the god Triton lived in a golden palace at the bottom of the sea.
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Levi’s newest ‘diverse’ model doesn’t exist in the flesh—and critics aren’t happy
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that the public isn’t ready for the social implications of being able to spoof people at scale with AI.
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Oil suppliers got best of Florida’s gas-tax ‘holiday,’ experts say
An analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model shows that drivers see most of the savings from state gas tax holidays, though those prices often aren’t sustained for the entire holiday.
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TikTok users are eating papaya seeds to poop out intestinal parasites. Does it work?
Nitin Ahuja of the Perelman School of Medicine recommended that patients with digestive disorders eat papaya but warned that eating too many of the fruit’s seeds can upset the stomach.
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Sex and violence were pumped up to “Americanize” Jane the Virgin, study finds
A new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that “Jane the Virgin,” like many other English-language adaptations of telenovelas, was augmented to feature more sex and violence than the original version in order to appeal to American audiences. These changes “could in turn adversely affect its adolescent Hispanic audiences,” wrote the report’s co-authors, Darien Perez Ryan and Patrick E. Jamieson.
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How vinegar, smartphones and factory clinics are tackling cervical cancer in Haiti
Lawrence Shulman of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about women’s lack of access to cancer treatment in Haiti. “Not having radiation will lead to some patients dying who might have survived,” said Shulman.
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Miami Dade College President Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón is highlighted for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.
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Living Well After Cancer
Kathryn Schmitz of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the effects of cancer treatment on patients.