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Perelman School of Medicine
Match Day in a global pandemic
Match Day in a global pandemic
With the help of social media, FaceTime, and video chats, Perelman School of Medicine students celebrated Match Day 2020 online.
Racing to deliver a vaccine to the masses
Racing to deliver a vaccine to the masses
While the world works to flatten the curve, scientists at Penn and Wistar hope to deliver the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver bullet: a vaccine that effectively protects people from infection.
Researchers, schools answer the call for personal protective equipment and critical supplies
Researchers, schools answer the call for personal protective equipment and critical supplies
To help in the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus, groups across campus are donating what they can, from masks and gloves to ventilators.
Why do people react differently when confronting the same threat?
Why do people react differently when confronting the same threat?
In the face of the coronavirus, some people collected household goods. Others ignored the warnings altogether. Two Penn researchers explain why both responses are normal and how to find a middle ground if you disagree with those around you.
A new way to study HIV’s impact on the brain
A new way to study HIV’s impact on the brain
Using a newly developed laboratory model of three types of brain cells, Penn and CHOP scientists reveal how HIV infection—as well as the drugs that treat it—can take a toll on the central nervous system.
Pavilion powers ahead to combat COVID-19
Pavilion powers ahead to combat COVID-19
Construction crews are on the job around the clock at the new hospital on the campus of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to expedite the completion of 120 patient rooms 15 months ahead of the facility’s planned opening.
Penn establishes center to accelerate coronavirus research
Penn establishes center to accelerate coronavirus research
The Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging Pathogens aims to advance research efforts and support development of new therapies and vaccines.
Providing care from a distance
Providing care from a distance
Telemedicine is a critical tool in the COVID-19 epidemic. Clinicians at the medical, dental, and veterinary schools are making use of virtual encounters to keep providing patients with safe, timely, quality care.
Alternative immune cells may surpass T cells to fight solid tumors
Alternative immune cells may surpass T cells to fight solid tumors
Penn researchers have shown success using genetically engineered macrophages, an immune cell that eats invaders in the body, to target solid tumors.
As many labs go quiet, research to find a coronavirus therapy ramps up
As many labs go quiet, research to find a coronavirus therapy ramps up
Virologists Susan Weiss, Sara Cherry, and others at the Perelman School of Medicine are collaborating to inform the search for therapies against SARS-CoV-2.
In the News
The New York Times
Please, stop shooting. We need the beds
Elinore Kaufman of Penn Medicine wrote an op-ed about the intersection of gun violence and the coronavirus pandemic in her work as a trauma surgeon. Therese Richmond of the School of Nursing contributed to the piece.
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BuzzFeed.com
Social distancing might stop. And start. And stop. And start. Until we have a vaccine
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel was quoted about his proposal for a nationwide shelter-in-place order, which would allow hospitals to better handle patient volumes and PPE supplies.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
How to sleep when you can’t stop thinking about coronavirus: Experts offer tips
Amy Sawyer of the School of Nursing and Phil Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine offered tips for dealing with anxiety-induced insomnia. “Sleep is one of the first things that goes [under stress],” said Gehrman. “I describe sleep as our barometer.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia brings in tent hospitals and extra staff for the coming coronavirus surge
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Jeremy Cannon is leading the effort to prepare HUP for a surge of COVID-19 patients, with plans to convert the Quadrangle and part of Spruce Street into a field hospital. Meanwhile, more than a dozen Penn nurses, including Katherine Major, have volunteered to administer chemotherapy and other intravenous medications in patients’ homes.
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Vox.com
A brief history of beards and pandemics
Carrie Kovarik of the Perelman School of Medicine studied the effect of beards on the spread of bacterial shedding and found there was no difference between bearded and non-bearded people.
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