Higher rates of chemical sedation among Black psychiatric patients points to inequities Higher rates of chemical sedation among Black psychiatric patients points to inequities Penn Medicine researchers also find that white patients are more likely to be chemically sedated in emergency departments at hospitals that treat high proportion Black patients, suggesting that hospital demographics can impact practice patterns.
Inflammation is not always linked to depression Inflammation is not always linked to depression 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.
Key to detecting ovarian cancer early may be in the fallopian tubes Key to detecting ovarian cancer early may be in the fallopian tubes A lack of early detection or prevention strategies for ovarian cancer is a major cause of poor outcomes for patients, and most do not have a family history or inherited genetic risk, so there is a pressing need for the development of earlier detection methods.
Match Day 2022: Persevering through the pandemic to become physicians 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.
CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health The new center, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, aims to identify and protect children in vulnerable communities from environmental exposures.
A possible key to supporting muscle regeneration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy A possible key to supporting muscle regeneration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy New Perelman School of Medicine research found that restoring a single protein in muscles affected by the genetic disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy improved their ability to heal.
No-click system doubles hepatitis C screening orders No-click system doubles hepatitis C screening orders A Penn Medicine study finds that screening rates climbed to 80% for patients whose doctors didn’t need to opt in to order a screening.
CAR T cells suppress GI solid tumor cells without toxicity to healthy tissue CDH17 CAR T cells attack a tumor but spare healthy tissue. (Image: Penn Medicine News) CAR T cells suppress GI solid tumor cells without toxicity to healthy tissue New research finds that CAR T cells can eliminate solid tumors, but do not damage healthy, normal tissues that also express a tumor antigen, because the tumor antigen is sequestered and hidden between the normal cells.
Industrial robots and population health: A deadly mix Industrial robots and population health: A deadly mix A new Penn study demonstrates how, over the last 40 years, high-tech factory automation has enhanced business operations at the same time it has generated widespread “deaths of despair” and other health problems in communities with ousted human workers.
Hands to hold on the path to surgery Hands to hold on the path to surgery The first-of-its kind Center for Surgical Health provides navigation and support to help under- and uninsured patients receive surgical treatment before it becomes an emergency.