Penn Medicine is working to improve the emergency department experience for all patients, including those with distrust of the medical system at large.
Offering both colonoscopy and at-home tests doubled colorectal cancer screening
In a Penn Medicine trial analyzing how messages were framed in an underserved population, offering colorectal cancer screening options resulted in the highest screening rate.
Gene editing restores some sight in pair of children treated for blindness
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has been found to be safe and largely effective in addressing a form of inherited blindness in a group of patients that, for the first time, included children
New Penn Medicine Nudge Unit pilots show simple questions can improve care
Experts at the Penn Medicine Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy have seen success in treatment after posing one question: “Why not treat alcohol use the same way we’ve been treating opioid use?”
COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective for children and adolescents during delta and omicron
A health record analysis shows that the risk of infection and severe illness is significantly lower for those who are vaccinated, and cardiac conditions do not increase.
Protein partners identified as potential key for fetal bone development
A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, could contribute to the development of healthy, strong bones by directing early cell movement and blood vessel generation.
New AI tool brings precision pathology for cancer into quicker, sharper focus
Researchers at Penn Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence tool to quickly analyze gene activities in medical images and provide single-cell insight into diseases in tissues and tissue microenvironments.
