Why not appoint a nurse as the U.S. surgeon general?
In an opinion essay, Connie M. Ulrich, Mary Naylor, and Martha A.Q. Curley of the School of Nursing explain how appointing a nurse as the U.S. surgeon general would address challenges of health promotion and disease prevention.
The psychology of AI persuasion
Cornelia C. Walther of the Wharton School explains how AI chatbots manipulate the brain’s preference for information that feels familiar and effortless to process.
A new study claims that most sunscreens are unsafe. Here’s what to know
Bruce A. Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the properties of chemical sunscreens can absorb different wavelengths of ultraviolet light and prevent them from damaging the skin.
Belly fat linked to psoriasis
Joel Gelfand of the Perelman School of Medicine says that GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or Zepbound could be a means of protecting against psoriasis.
This Philadelphia doctor’s story of saving his own life is being made into a movie: ‘I almost died five times’
David Fajgenbaum and his team at Penn Medicine are repurposing existing medications with the help of artificial intelligence to treat rare diseases, a venture that began with Fajgenbaum’s own self-treatment for Castleman’s disease.
The scientists aiming to stay ahead of bird flu on dairy farms and prevent a human pandemic
Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine and Dean Andrew Hoffman of the School of Veterinary Medicine are featured in a story on bird flu.
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A hard reset on electroconvulsive therapy
Study finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act implementation facing challenges
Racing to save Stone Harbor’s Scotch Bonnet Island before it’s swallowed by rising seas
Scientists at Penn predict that Scotch Bonnet Island in New Jersey will lose a third of its acreage by 2050.
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