Penn Medicine researchers have developed a selective medicine to get rid of old microglia, while also replenishing them with transplanted surrogate cells in their place, suggesting future potential for treating and even preventing neurodegenerative disorders.
FDA approves ‘glowing tumor’ imaging drug to aid lung cancer surgery
The injectable diagnostic, Cytalux, binds to cancerous tissue and glows, making it easier for surgeons to remove tumors completely while sparing healthy tissue.
DEI fellowship focuses on kidney health disparities
Penn Medicine’s Renal-Electrolyte & Hypertension division has created a first-of-its-kind fellowship for trainees—a chief DEI fellowship, with Valerie Nwanji as the inaugural chief DEI fellow.
Jonathan Epstein, Penn Medicine’s chief scientific officer; Ezekiel Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives; Dean J. Larry Jameson; Penn President Liz Magill; Judy and Stewart Colton; E. John Wherry, chair of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics; and University of Pennsylvania Health System CEO Kevin Mahoney.
$50M gift to accelerate Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn Medicine
The center for autoimmune research brings together star faculty, powering the next generation of autoimmune disease advances.
Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement and Penn’s Program for LGBTQ Health works to address the specific health care needs of gender diverse patients.
A new Penn Medicine study finds that late-life depression is not linked to inflammation when other inflammatory conditions are excluded, but that depression occurs independently of inflammation.
Match Day 2022: Persevering through the pandemic to become physicians
On March 18, 160 graduating Perelman School of Medicine students celebrated Match Day at the Jordan Medical Education Center, along with their peers, friends, and family members.
How to safeguard your sleep from insomnia over COVID-19 worry
Penn Medicine research have tips for helping insomnia, which has seen an increase throughout the pandemic. It’s not just the disease—worrying about COVID has contributed to lack of sleep.
