Wondering if you should get a flu shot? Here’s what science says
Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine led a study showing that, even with antigenic mismatches, vaccines can still provide protection.
Who are the nation’s top education scholars?
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences and Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education were included on the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings.
Trump quits pivotal 1992 climate treaty, in massive hit to global warming effort
Jean Galbraith of Penn Carey Law speaks about Senate and presidential power to leave treaties.
DuPont’s decade of restructuring yields meager returns
Emilie Feldman of the Wharton School says spinning off a business unit is more complicated than selling one.
Improving clinician well-being and patient safety across Europe
More seniors are becoming homeless. Shelters are trying to adapt
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says people older than 65 are the fastest-growing homeless population in the U.S.
Dispelling 9 myths about women’s health
Sindhu Srinivas of the Perelman School of Medicine says there is “a risk-benefit balance” of medicines taken during pregnancy.
Older Americans quit weight-loss drugs in droves
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel authored a study that found that almost 47% of those with Type 2 diabetes and nearly 65% of those without diabetes stopped taking GLP-1s within a year.
These tiny robots are smaller than grains of salt and can think, move and swim
Marc Miskin of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says the recently developed autonomous robots open a new scale for programmable robots.
What’s going on with Savannah Guthrie? Why ‘Today‘ host is absent
According to Penn Medicine, vocal cord cysts, nodules, and polyps are non-cancerous growths or bumps that are most commonly seen among people who spend a lot of time speaking or singing.