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Emergency care can help patients get health insurance and unclaimed benefits for food, rent

Penn Medicine faculty and LDI fellows are working to design the kind of interventions that will connect patients with eligible care coverage.

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Fruitful insights on the brain

Research led by China Byrns of the lab of Nancy M. Bonini in the School of Arts & Sciences have uncovered new details about the role of zombie-like cells in brain aging, using the fruit fly as a model.

New ‘armored’ CAR therapy produces significant responses in cancer patients

For patients whose cancers don't respond to current CAR T cell therapies, a new, modified CAR T cell therapy by Penn’s Carl June shows promise in a phase 1 clinical trial.

How ‘invitations’ from Penn Medicine restored mammogram completion rates

To correct a COVID-caused lag in breast cancer screenings, Penn Medicine messaged every patient who was overdue. The rate of completed mammograms improved to 74%.

Text reminders help connect health care workers to care and improve their mental health

Nationwide, health care workers are facing strains to mental health, but Penn Medicine’s regular reminders about its mental health platform lead to significant improvements of symptoms.

Different brain structures in females lead to more severe cognitive deficits after concussion than males

New Penn Medicine research finds that axons in brains of female mammals may be more vulnerable to damage.

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Trust and equity in emergency departments

Penn Medicine is working to improve the emergency department experience for all patients, including those with distrust of the medical system at large.

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A new $250M approach to addressing health care patients’ food insecurities

Penn plays a major scientific role in new initiative backed by the American Heart Association- and Rockefeller Foundation-led consortium.

B cells drive responses of other immune cells, can be modified to prevent multiple sclerosis symptoms

Penn Medicine research finds that abnormally active B cell metabolism causes an inflammatory immune response in individuals with MS.

Experimental mRNA avian flu vaccine

Promising preclinical results from a new Penn Medicine study suggest an mRNA vaccine platform could limit the impact of avian flu pandemics.

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