Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 Penn In the News Associated Press Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for identifying a chemical tweak to messenger RNA that laid the foundation for COVID-19 vaccines. Who should get a COVID vaccine this year? Penn In the News Reuters Who should get a COVID vaccine this year? Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine believes that the COVID boosters should be recommended annually only for high-risk groups. COVID boosters can’t outpace new mutations. Here’s why they still work Penn In the News Wired COVID boosters can’t outpace new mutations. Here’s why they still work Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why it doesn’t matter which variant to target when it comes to vaccine-booster development. A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test César de la Fuente and a team of Penn engineers work on creative ways to create faster and cheaper testing for COVID-19. Their latest innovation incorporates speed and cost-effectiveness with eco-friendly materials. Grapevine: Prestigious prize Penn In the News Jerusalem Post Grapevine: Prestigious prize Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine will be honored by Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in 2024 for their role in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions Penn In the News South China Morning Post After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions A profile on Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine examines her tumultuous research journey, her accomplishments with mRNA vaccines, and her view on Hong Kong’s bid to become a biotech hub. Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout Image: iStock/Ivan-balvan Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety. People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Image: iStock/Anna Rozhkova People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Research by Dan Romer and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains the role that having a conspiracy mindset plays in adult reluctance to vaccinate children. Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 Image: iStock/Maksym Belchenko Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 The first-ever county-level study of excess mortality in the United States shows monthly excess deaths spread from large cities to rural counties in the second year of the pandemic. Putting biomedical research advances within reach Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Putting biomedical research advances within reach Treatments and vaccines are only useful in the hands of the people who need them, and Penn Medicine is working toward better access and equity for biomedical innovations. Load More
Who should get a COVID vaccine this year? Penn In the News Reuters Who should get a COVID vaccine this year? Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine believes that the COVID boosters should be recommended annually only for high-risk groups. COVID boosters can’t outpace new mutations. Here’s why they still work Penn In the News Wired COVID boosters can’t outpace new mutations. Here’s why they still work Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why it doesn’t matter which variant to target when it comes to vaccine-booster development. A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test César de la Fuente and a team of Penn engineers work on creative ways to create faster and cheaper testing for COVID-19. Their latest innovation incorporates speed and cost-effectiveness with eco-friendly materials. Grapevine: Prestigious prize Penn In the News Jerusalem Post Grapevine: Prestigious prize Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine will be honored by Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in 2024 for their role in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions Penn In the News South China Morning Post After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions A profile on Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine examines her tumultuous research journey, her accomplishments with mRNA vaccines, and her view on Hong Kong’s bid to become a biotech hub. Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout Image: iStock/Ivan-balvan Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety. People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Image: iStock/Anna Rozhkova People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Research by Dan Romer and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains the role that having a conspiracy mindset plays in adult reluctance to vaccinate children. Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 Image: iStock/Maksym Belchenko Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 The first-ever county-level study of excess mortality in the United States shows monthly excess deaths spread from large cities to rural counties in the second year of the pandemic. Putting biomedical research advances within reach Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Putting biomedical research advances within reach Treatments and vaccines are only useful in the hands of the people who need them, and Penn Medicine is working toward better access and equity for biomedical innovations. Load More
COVID boosters can’t outpace new mutations. Here’s why they still work Penn In the News Wired COVID boosters can’t outpace new mutations. Here’s why they still work Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why it doesn’t matter which variant to target when it comes to vaccine-booster development. A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test César de la Fuente and a team of Penn engineers work on creative ways to create faster and cheaper testing for COVID-19. Their latest innovation incorporates speed and cost-effectiveness with eco-friendly materials. Grapevine: Prestigious prize Penn In the News Jerusalem Post Grapevine: Prestigious prize Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine will be honored by Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in 2024 for their role in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions Penn In the News South China Morning Post After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions A profile on Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine examines her tumultuous research journey, her accomplishments with mRNA vaccines, and her view on Hong Kong’s bid to become a biotech hub. Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout Image: iStock/Ivan-balvan Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety. People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Image: iStock/Anna Rozhkova People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Research by Dan Romer and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains the role that having a conspiracy mindset plays in adult reluctance to vaccinate children. Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 Image: iStock/Maksym Belchenko Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 The first-ever county-level study of excess mortality in the United States shows monthly excess deaths spread from large cities to rural counties in the second year of the pandemic. Putting biomedical research advances within reach Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Putting biomedical research advances within reach Treatments and vaccines are only useful in the hands of the people who need them, and Penn Medicine is working toward better access and equity for biomedical innovations. Load More
A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test César de la Fuente and a team of Penn engineers work on creative ways to create faster and cheaper testing for COVID-19. Their latest innovation incorporates speed and cost-effectiveness with eco-friendly materials.
Grapevine: Prestigious prize Penn In the News Jerusalem Post Grapevine: Prestigious prize Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine will be honored by Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in 2024 for their role in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions Penn In the News South China Morning Post After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions A profile on Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine examines her tumultuous research journey, her accomplishments with mRNA vaccines, and her view on Hong Kong’s bid to become a biotech hub. Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout Image: iStock/Ivan-balvan Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety. People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Image: iStock/Anna Rozhkova People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Research by Dan Romer and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains the role that having a conspiracy mindset plays in adult reluctance to vaccinate children. Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 Image: iStock/Maksym Belchenko Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 The first-ever county-level study of excess mortality in the United States shows monthly excess deaths spread from large cities to rural counties in the second year of the pandemic. Putting biomedical research advances within reach Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Putting biomedical research advances within reach Treatments and vaccines are only useful in the hands of the people who need them, and Penn Medicine is working toward better access and equity for biomedical innovations. Load More
After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions Penn In the News South China Morning Post After COVID placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions A profile on Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine examines her tumultuous research journey, her accomplishments with mRNA vaccines, and her view on Hong Kong’s bid to become a biotech hub. Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout Image: iStock/Ivan-balvan Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety. People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Image: iStock/Anna Rozhkova People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Research by Dan Romer and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains the role that having a conspiracy mindset plays in adult reluctance to vaccinate children. Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 Image: iStock/Maksym Belchenko Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 The first-ever county-level study of excess mortality in the United States shows monthly excess deaths spread from large cities to rural counties in the second year of the pandemic. Putting biomedical research advances within reach Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Putting biomedical research advances within reach Treatments and vaccines are only useful in the hands of the people who need them, and Penn Medicine is working toward better access and equity for biomedical innovations.
Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout Image: iStock/Ivan-balvan Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety.
People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Image: iStock/Anna Rozhkova People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination Research by Dan Romer and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains the role that having a conspiracy mindset plays in adult reluctance to vaccinate children.
Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 Image: iStock/Maksym Belchenko Comparing urban and rural excess mortality during COVID-19 The first-ever county-level study of excess mortality in the United States shows monthly excess deaths spread from large cities to rural counties in the second year of the pandemic.
Putting biomedical research advances within reach Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Putting biomedical research advances within reach Treatments and vaccines are only useful in the hands of the people who need them, and Penn Medicine is working toward better access and equity for biomedical innovations.