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In pursuit of a cure, when ideas and options have run out
Person in a white lab coat standing at a lab bench looking at a book. Scientific materials are on the table next to and above the person.

David Fajgenbaum is an assistant professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and associate director of patient impact in the Penn Orphan Disease Center. He also leads the Castleman Disease Research Program.

In pursuit of a cure, when ideas and options have run out

A new book from Penn Medicine’s David Fajgenbaum chronicles his journey to beat Castleman disease, a rare disorder that he’s lived with for almost a decade.

Michele W. Berger

How the appliance boom moved more women into the workforce
An old-fashioned washing machine, which looks like two wooden barrels on legs, next to each other and connected by large wiring.

Before running water and electricity, a single load of laundry could take four hours to wash. But with the advent of mechanical appliances, like the washing machine above, that dropped to 41 minutes.

How the appliance boom moved more women into the workforce

A new book from economist Jeremy Greenwood looks at the effects of technological progress on home life.

Michele W. Berger

‘Candy aspirin,’ safety caps, and the history of children’s drugs
A new book from Nursing professor Cynthia Connolly looks at “candy aspirin” and other case studies surrounding development, use, and marketing of children’s meds in the 20th century.

A new book from Nursing professor Cynthia Connolly looks at “candy aspirin” and other case studies surrounding development, use, and marketing of children’s meds in the 20th century.

‘Candy aspirin,’ safety caps, and the history of children’s drugs

When St. Joseph Aspirin for Children was introduced in the 1940s, it was formulated to be attractive in taste and color to its young audience. Dubbed “candy aspirin,” the product became popular—fast. As a consequence, aspirin poisonings of children under five skyrocketed.