A chewing gum that could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission A chewing gum that could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission In experiments using saliva samples from COVID-19 patients, the gum, which contains the ACE2 protein, neutralized the virus, according to research led by School of Dental Medicine scientists.
Amid challenges to Biden's vaccine mandate, study shows they work Penn In the News The Hill Amid challenges to Biden's vaccine mandate, study shows they work PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín, Jess Fishman, and Andy Tan, all of the Leonard Davis Institute, wrote an op-ed about the efficacy of vaccine mandates. “Regulations can promote behaviors that benefit society and, in so doing, also may instill social norms to do the right thing,” they wrote. Penn finds that using automated texts to monitor COVID-19 patients at home saved lives Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn finds that using automated texts to monitor COVID-19 patients at home saved lives An analysis of Penn Medicine’s COVID Watch, an automated texting program that helps monitor the condition of COVID-19 patients recovering at home, found that the risk of death for participants was 64% lower than for those receiving the usual care. Furthermore, participants with worsening symptoms went to the emergency department earlier and started treatment sooner than typical patients. “We think that is the mechanism by which we prevented deaths,” said Krisda Chaiyachati. Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities Penn GSE assistant professor Sharon Wolf. (Image: Penn GSE) Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities The assistant professor at Penn GSE applies research of children, their primary caregiver, and teachers throughout the pandemic about their experiences with remote schooling to a new approach in controlling learning opportunities before gaps in learning form. Why you should not use ivermectin or other unproven COVID-19 remedies instead of getting vaccinated Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Why you should not use ivermectin or other unproven COVID-19 remedies instead of getting vaccinated Julio A. Chirinos of the Perelman School of Medicine is leading a study of fenofibrate, a low-cost cholesterol drug that may be able to fight COVID-19. With more kids eligible for vaccines, is the pandemic in a new phase? With more kids eligible for vaccines, is the pandemic in a new phase? With the FDA authorization last week, 28 million more children are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Experts from the School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts about what to expect in the weeks and months to come. A hub for zoonotic disease research A Penn Vet-led team was the first to sequence, study, and manipulate a naturally occurring mouse Cryptosporidium, a parasite responsible for life-threatening illness in people, as well as livestock, pets, and wildlife worldwide. (Image: Muthugapatti Kandasamy, Adam Sateriale, and Boris Striepen) A hub for zoonotic disease research The new Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, launched by the School of Veterinary Medicine, leans on Penn’s strengths in immunology and infectious disease to prepare for emerging threats to animal and human health. Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters The FDA and CDC endorsed boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines just a month after the agencies did the same for a Pfizer/BioNTech booster. Here’s what’s known today about these shots. Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Rather than causing a backlash, vaccination requirements will succeed at getting more people inoculated, according to research from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and colleagues at Penn. We need a better way to talk about booster shots Penn In the News The Atlantic We need a better way to talk about booster shots Paul Offit and med student Rishi Goel of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the science of booster shots. Generally speaking, a booster “gets you back up to some threshold we know is important” and is intended to restore lost immunity, said Goel. Load More
Penn finds that using automated texts to monitor COVID-19 patients at home saved lives Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn finds that using automated texts to monitor COVID-19 patients at home saved lives An analysis of Penn Medicine’s COVID Watch, an automated texting program that helps monitor the condition of COVID-19 patients recovering at home, found that the risk of death for participants was 64% lower than for those receiving the usual care. Furthermore, participants with worsening symptoms went to the emergency department earlier and started treatment sooner than typical patients. “We think that is the mechanism by which we prevented deaths,” said Krisda Chaiyachati. Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities Penn GSE assistant professor Sharon Wolf. (Image: Penn GSE) Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities The assistant professor at Penn GSE applies research of children, their primary caregiver, and teachers throughout the pandemic about their experiences with remote schooling to a new approach in controlling learning opportunities before gaps in learning form. Why you should not use ivermectin or other unproven COVID-19 remedies instead of getting vaccinated Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Why you should not use ivermectin or other unproven COVID-19 remedies instead of getting vaccinated Julio A. Chirinos of the Perelman School of Medicine is leading a study of fenofibrate, a low-cost cholesterol drug that may be able to fight COVID-19. With more kids eligible for vaccines, is the pandemic in a new phase? With more kids eligible for vaccines, is the pandemic in a new phase? With the FDA authorization last week, 28 million more children are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Experts from the School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts about what to expect in the weeks and months to come. A hub for zoonotic disease research A Penn Vet-led team was the first to sequence, study, and manipulate a naturally occurring mouse Cryptosporidium, a parasite responsible for life-threatening illness in people, as well as livestock, pets, and wildlife worldwide. (Image: Muthugapatti Kandasamy, Adam Sateriale, and Boris Striepen) A hub for zoonotic disease research The new Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, launched by the School of Veterinary Medicine, leans on Penn’s strengths in immunology and infectious disease to prepare for emerging threats to animal and human health. Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters The FDA and CDC endorsed boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines just a month after the agencies did the same for a Pfizer/BioNTech booster. Here’s what’s known today about these shots. Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Rather than causing a backlash, vaccination requirements will succeed at getting more people inoculated, according to research from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and colleagues at Penn. We need a better way to talk about booster shots Penn In the News The Atlantic We need a better way to talk about booster shots Paul Offit and med student Rishi Goel of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the science of booster shots. Generally speaking, a booster “gets you back up to some threshold we know is important” and is intended to restore lost immunity, said Goel. Load More
Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities Penn GSE assistant professor Sharon Wolf. (Image: Penn GSE) Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities The assistant professor at Penn GSE applies research of children, their primary caregiver, and teachers throughout the pandemic about their experiences with remote schooling to a new approach in controlling learning opportunities before gaps in learning form.
Why you should not use ivermectin or other unproven COVID-19 remedies instead of getting vaccinated Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Why you should not use ivermectin or other unproven COVID-19 remedies instead of getting vaccinated Julio A. Chirinos of the Perelman School of Medicine is leading a study of fenofibrate, a low-cost cholesterol drug that may be able to fight COVID-19. With more kids eligible for vaccines, is the pandemic in a new phase? With more kids eligible for vaccines, is the pandemic in a new phase? With the FDA authorization last week, 28 million more children are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Experts from the School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts about what to expect in the weeks and months to come. A hub for zoonotic disease research A Penn Vet-led team was the first to sequence, study, and manipulate a naturally occurring mouse Cryptosporidium, a parasite responsible for life-threatening illness in people, as well as livestock, pets, and wildlife worldwide. (Image: Muthugapatti Kandasamy, Adam Sateriale, and Boris Striepen) A hub for zoonotic disease research The new Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, launched by the School of Veterinary Medicine, leans on Penn’s strengths in immunology and infectious disease to prepare for emerging threats to animal and human health. Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters The FDA and CDC endorsed boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines just a month after the agencies did the same for a Pfizer/BioNTech booster. Here’s what’s known today about these shots. Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Rather than causing a backlash, vaccination requirements will succeed at getting more people inoculated, according to research from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and colleagues at Penn. We need a better way to talk about booster shots Penn In the News The Atlantic We need a better way to talk about booster shots Paul Offit and med student Rishi Goel of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the science of booster shots. Generally speaking, a booster “gets you back up to some threshold we know is important” and is intended to restore lost immunity, said Goel. Load More
With more kids eligible for vaccines, is the pandemic in a new phase? With more kids eligible for vaccines, is the pandemic in a new phase? With the FDA authorization last week, 28 million more children are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Experts from the School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts about what to expect in the weeks and months to come.
A hub for zoonotic disease research A Penn Vet-led team was the first to sequence, study, and manipulate a naturally occurring mouse Cryptosporidium, a parasite responsible for life-threatening illness in people, as well as livestock, pets, and wildlife worldwide. (Image: Muthugapatti Kandasamy, Adam Sateriale, and Boris Striepen) A hub for zoonotic disease research The new Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, launched by the School of Veterinary Medicine, leans on Penn’s strengths in immunology and infectious disease to prepare for emerging threats to animal and human health.
Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters Four facts about the COVID-19 boosters The FDA and CDC endorsed boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines just a month after the agencies did the same for a Pfizer/BioNTech booster. Here’s what’s known today about these shots.
Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake Rather than causing a backlash, vaccination requirements will succeed at getting more people inoculated, according to research from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and colleagues at Penn.
We need a better way to talk about booster shots Penn In the News The Atlantic We need a better way to talk about booster shots Paul Offit and med student Rishi Goel of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the science of booster shots. Generally speaking, a booster “gets you back up to some threshold we know is important” and is intended to restore lost immunity, said Goel.