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.
Bacteria form biofilms like settlers form cities Bacteria form biofilms like settlers form cities New research from the School of Dental Medicine gives a satellite-level view of how biofilms grow and expand on a surface.
At the dental school, the dietitian is in Matthew Whipple, a registered dietitian, consults with patients in clinics at Penn's School of Dental Medicine. (Image: Penn Dental Medicine) Q&A At the dental school, the dietitian is in Matthew Whipple, a registered dietitian at the School of Dental Medicine, consults with patients in clinics and educates students about the importance of spreading nutrition advice. He also cooks up a mean chicken and sausage gumbo.
Managing pain in the age of opioids From left, Dana Clarke, an assistant professor of interventional radiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Martin Cheatle, director of behavioral medicine at the Penn Pain Medicine Center, and Michael Ashburn, director of the Penn Pain Medicine Center. Managing pain in the age of opioids Medical professionals from the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Dental Medicine, and the School of Veterinary Medicine discuss treating pain during the opioid crisis.
A promising new strategy to help broken bones heal faster In a mouse model of diabetes, a plant-grown compound helped bone fractures heal faster. A promising new strategy to help broken bones heal faster To improve how broken bones heal in people with diabetes, the School of Dental Medicine’s Henry Daniell, Sheri Yang, and colleagues are leading work to develop an affordable oral therapy—grown in plants.
Advancing an oral drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension Advancing an oral drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension With a protein drug grown in the leaves of lettuce plants, the School of Dental Medicine’s Henry Daniell and colleagues hope to provide new treatment options for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare but deadly disease.
When Penn Vet offers shots, Philly’s finest, furriest friends show up Penn Vet student Shannon Hamilton (left), assistant professor Kimberly Slensky (center), and student Nicolle Iacobacci greet a feline friend at Penn Vet’s annual One Health pet vaccination clinic on MLK Day. When Penn Vet offers shots, Philly’s finest, furriest friends show up In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital held a free wellness and vaccination clinic for the local community, offering free pet vaccinations and low-cost microchips.
Three Penn faculty named 2019 AAAS Fellows Carolyn Gibson of the School of Dental Medicine, Sampath Kannan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Ellen Puré of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Three Penn faculty named 2019 AAAS Fellows Three from Penn have been named to the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s newest class of Fellows: Carolyn Gibson of the School of Dental Medicine, Sampath Kannan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Ellen Puré of the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Penn honors seven alumni including Creative Spirit awardee, composer Jennifer Higdon Jennifer Higdon J Penn honors seven alumni including Creative Spirit awardee, composer Jennifer Higdon The University of Pennsylvania will honor seven distinguished alumni at the 2019 Alumni Award of Merit Gala on Friday, Nov. 8., including Higdon and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw.
Comprehensive dental care for a vulnerable population Comprehensive dental care for a vulnerable population In a new clinic at the School of Dental Medicine, refugees who survived torture are having all of their dental needs met by students and faculty.