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A Philadelphia physician raised $500,000 and is sending oxygen tanks to help India battle its COVID crisis

Ruchika Talwar, a surgery resident at Penn Medicine, collaborated with local physicians to raise almost $500,000 to send medical supplies to Indian hospitals. "My first and foremost concern is for the patients; that's my role as a physician," she said.

Drug companies dig in for global patent fight amid flow of billions in vaccine revenue

Polk Wagner of the Law School spoke about the possibility of competition between foreign and domestic medical manufacturers enabled by waived COVID-19 patents. “My view is that it is extremely unlikely in the current set of circumstances that it will have a lot of impact on these vaccine companies. For one thing, they are already being paid enormous sums by most of the wealthy countries, anyway,” he said.

Doctor wearing a face mask sits at a desk looking at an x-ray with a masked patient.

COVID’s impact on cancer care comes more into focus

With the disruption of cancer care since the pandemic began in March 2020, recent reports are starting to show that the interruption—while still significant—may not be as detrimental as experts originally feared.

COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media

Belief in conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic increased through the early months of the U.S. outbreak among people who reported being heavy users of conservative and social media.

Study: Conservative media drove belief of COVID-19 conspiracies

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about research she co-authored with Dan Romer, which explored the links between beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and reliance on conservative and social media outlets for information.

Engaging the community, one mask at a time

At 10 sites across campus for 10 weeks, Penn Nursing students made 400 weekly observations about mask usage, part of MASCUP, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the CDC that includes 53 colleges and universities.

Stephen Gluckman’s polio vaccination card

From polio pioneer to COVID-19 crusader

Stephen Gluckman, infectious disease specialist and director of Penn Global Medicine, reflects on past and present vaccines.

You only need one beauty product—This is it

Kathy Peiss of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the shift in beauty routines during the pandemic, where after a year of homebound isolation, people are considering how much time they want to spend on makeup.

Vaccination rates keep rising in some Philly suburbs, as others plateau, facing access and hesitancy challenges

Harald Schmidt of the Perelman School of Medicine looks at COVID-19 vaccination access versus demand. As demand slows, he says, the question of access becomes key.

AstraZeneca struggles with data needed for COVID-19 vaccine’s approval

PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel is quoted on how FDA review of vaccines may impact vaccination rates.

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