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Patients in cancer remission at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness
Patients in cancer remission at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness
Patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, with Black cancer patients twice as likely to test positive for the virus.
Outcomes of critically ill COVID patients improved consistently during the pandemic
Outcomes of critically ill COVID patients improved consistently during the pandemic
A Penn Medicine study finds that mortality rates of critically ill patients have progressively declined from the first surge of the pandemic, suggesting that hospital staff rapidly improved their management even before widespread use of evidence-based treatments.
Opiate overdoses spike in Black Philadelphians, but drop in white residents since COVID-19
Opiate overdoses spike in Black Philadelphians, but drop in white residents since COVID-19
New research into opioid overdoses that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic highlights new disparities along racial lines that are likely fueled by existing inequality.
When words aren’t enough, medical students go back to the drawing board
When words aren’t enough, medical students go back to the drawing board
A Penn Medicine class helps students hone their visual art skills to help patients understand their medical treatment better via visual aids that bridge communication gaps and outline their care.
Mutations commonly linked to breast cancer found to pose no increased risk
Mutations commonly linked to breast cancer found to pose no increased risk
Several genetic mutations previously linked to breast cancer and included on commercial genetic tests were found not to increase a woman’s risk of disease, according to a multi-institutional population study of more than 64,000 women.
New statistical method exponentially increases ability to discover genetic insights
New statistical method exponentially increases ability to discover genetic insights
A test of the Sum-Share method found 1,734 genetic variations associated with cardiovascular-related conditions when just one had previously been likely.
New treatment target discovered that halts osteoarthritis-like knee cartilage degeneration
New treatment target discovered that halts osteoarthritis-like knee cartilage degeneration
Penn Medicine researchers have used nanotechnology and previous knowledge of a protein pathway to significantly reduce knee cartilage degeneration and pain.
How researchers scrub Twitter for health data from real humans—not bots
How researchers scrub Twitter for health data from real humans—not bots
For more than 10 years, Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez has been studying natural language across social media to inform clinical care, carefully sifting through language to determine which voices qualify as patient experiences.
Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows
Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows
Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health.
Too many donor kidneys are discarded in U.S. before transplantation
Too many donor kidneys are discarded in U.S. before transplantation
A new study finds kidneys discarded as low-quality in the U.S are similar to kidneys transplanted with acceptable outcomes in France.
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CNN
Vaping immediately affects vascular health and oxygen levels, study shows, even without nicotine
Research published by Marianne Nabbout while a resident at the Perelman School of Medicine finds that vaping has an immediate effect on blood vessels even if an e-cigarette doesn’t contain nicotine.
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The New York Times
How Kennedy could make it harder for you and your family to get vaccinated
In a co-written opinion essay, PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel explains how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies in the Trump administration could discourage the use and research of vaccines.
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The New York Times
Elon Musk asked people to upload their health data. X users obliged
Matthew McCoy of the Perelman School of Medicine recommends not contributing private health data to the X chatbot Grok as an individual user.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn is giving out free gun safes to help Philadelphians secure their firearms
Penn Medicine is giving out gun safes and locks to help people keep their firearms safe from children in the home, with remarks from Sunny V. Jackson and Neda Khan.
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The Washington Post
Is it anxiety or something else? What women should know
Lily Brown of the Perelman School of Medicine says that rates of anxiety disorders skyrocket around the time of first menstruation in puberty.
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