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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The myth of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ COVID vaccines: Why false perceptions overlook facts, and could breed resentment
Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing spoke about public perceptions of different COVID-19 vaccines. “I worried that we’re going to have that kind of consumer-driven ‘Oh, is it Moderna? Great! Is it [Johnson & Johnson]? No, thank you, I’ll wait,’” she said. “That’s just going to delay getting to the coverage that we want to get to.”
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Boosting the promise—and reining in the peril—of COVID-19 preprints
PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno and an AAAS colleague wrote about scientific preprints, web-based publications of yet-to-be-peer-reviewed research findings. “Let’s revel in the knowledge that preprints today are helping researchers share—especially with each other—their latest advances with great ease and speed. At the same time, let’s impose some discipline on our own proclivities to celebrate prematurely or sink into despair,” they wrote.
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ tells a fictional story of suicide. But its actors field messages from very real people in crisis
Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about how those behind the mental health-focused Broadway show “Dear Evan Hansen” are dealing with fan letters on the topic of suicide and anxiety. “They’re actually reaching out individually to people. That’s good that they do that. It’s actually quite responsible,” he said.
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Hospitals are saving lives with CAR T. Getting paid is another story
David Porter of the Perelman School of Medicine said nearly all of CAR T treatments performed at the Abramson Cancer Center are done on an outpatient basis. “Not lots of people are doing it that way, but, again, we have years of experience with this,” Porter said.
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Despite Push for a Universal Flu Vaccine, the ‘Holy Grail’ Stays Out of Reach
Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine reacts to news that Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey has introduced a $1 billion bill to fund the search for a universal flu vaccine.
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To Stop an Epidemic, Focus on the Vector. For School Shootings, That’s Guns and Bullets
In wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., Steven Berkowitz of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about gun violence as an epidemic and offers ways on how it can be stopped.
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Using Tumor Size to Predict a Response to Cancer Drugs
John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about finding a way to predict a response to cancer treatment.
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In Washington, a Push for Science in the ‘National Interest’ Puts Some on Edge
Jonathan Moreno of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about a proposal to require the National Science Foundation to certify its actions are in the national interest.
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What Hollywood’s Worst Villains Teach Us About Our Skin
Jules Lipoff of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about not stigmatizing common skin issues.
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Should Taxpayers Cover the Light Bills at University Labs? Trump Kicks Off a Tense Debate
Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell is quoted about the potential effects of a budget cut for the National Institutes of Health.