Through
4/30
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Shivan Mehta of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about take-at-home tests as a convenient way to screen patients for colon cancer. “The FIT test has been around for a very long time,” he said. “It’s a lot easier to do than a colonoscopy. But in order to have similar effectiveness to colonoscopies, it has to be done every year. Both have pros and cons. Ultimately, the best test is the one that someone completes.”
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Cecilia Livesey of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about launching an online platform that provides mental health support to Penn Medicine employees. “Stigma in mental health is high—especially among health care workers,” she said. “They have always been told they are the ones who are helping and caring for people. Caring for the care provider is a new idea.”
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Jeremy Tyler of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about how tempers are flaring amidst the pandemic. “I don't know that [the pandemic] is making people mean per se, but I think it's absolutely pushing our limit,” he said.
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Wharton alumnus and New York Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland, who lectured in the School of Arts and Sciences as part of a class on personal finance co-taught with Brian Peterson this spring, is featured. “My goal for this is to make this accessible to everyone,” he said.
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David Casarett of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the phenomenon of spouses dying shortly after one another. Casarett said social and cultural factors may play a role, as in cases when “the surviving spouses stop taking care of themselves. Sometimes they become depressed.”
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Nitin Ahuja of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on the unlikelihood of fatalities due to irritable bowel syndrome.
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Ilene Rosen at the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on her studies of obstructive sleep apnea in women.