Underselling the vaccine Penn In the News The New York Times Underselling the vaccine Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine said overemphasizing the COVID-19 vaccine’s imperfections and unknowns may do more harm than good. “Not being completely open because you want to achieve some sort of behavioral public health goal—people will see through that eventually,” he said. The backlog in mammograms during the COVID-19 pandemic The backlog in mammograms during the COVID-19 pandemic The backlog of diagnostic mammograms is not expected to return to regular operations for nearly six months at best, and a lack of early detection will have health implications on cancer management for years to come. One step closer to an at-home, rapid COVID-19 test Created in the lab of César de la Fuente, this miniaturized, portable version of rapid COVID-19 test, which is compatible with smart devices, can detect SARS-CoV-2 within four minutes with nearly 100% accuracy. (Image: Courtesy of César de la Fuente) One step closer to an at-home, rapid COVID-19 test The lab of César de la Fuente is working on a paper-based biosensor that could provide results in minutes. Clinical trials began Jan. 5. Commonly used blood pressure medications are safe for COVID-19 patients Commonly used blood pressure medications are safe for COVID-19 patients A Penn Medicine-led trial found medications to be neither beneficial or harmful in the treatment of hospitalized patients. Penn Dining spring 2021: Four takeaways Penn Dining spring 2021: Four takeaways As students return to campus, dining services has adopted measures to support new safety and public health protocols at both residential and retail cafés on campus. A how-to guide for COVID-19 testing at Penn A how-to guide for COVID-19 testing at Penn With the launch of Penn Cares, Penn Today provides additional details on the new testing program, how eligible members of the Penn community can enroll, and how the testing procedure works. Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant Penn In the News The Washington Post Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine said there’s no reason to think the COVID-19 vaccines won’t work on new strains of the virus. “A mutation will change one little place, but it’s not going to disrupt binding to all of them,” he said. How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? It’s an ethical question many Penn experts are contemplating. One fact is certain, they say: Distribution must not exacerbate disparities and inequities in health care. Could cutting or delaying doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to immunize more people make the pandemic last longer? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Could cutting or delaying doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to immunize more people make the pandemic last longer? Steven Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on the unknown efficacy of a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which was designed to be given in two doses. “Those unknowns are why some people say, ‘We should stick with what we know. By all means, do the trials to test [varied regimens], but don’t just wing it.’ Others say, ‘We are in a race against the virus.’ I’m not going to come down on one side or the other,” he said. Move-In spring 2021 primer Move-In spring 2021 primer With undergraduate Move-in starting Jan. 10, Penn Today offers a practical guide to the process. Load More
The backlog in mammograms during the COVID-19 pandemic The backlog in mammograms during the COVID-19 pandemic The backlog of diagnostic mammograms is not expected to return to regular operations for nearly six months at best, and a lack of early detection will have health implications on cancer management for years to come.
One step closer to an at-home, rapid COVID-19 test Created in the lab of César de la Fuente, this miniaturized, portable version of rapid COVID-19 test, which is compatible with smart devices, can detect SARS-CoV-2 within four minutes with nearly 100% accuracy. (Image: Courtesy of César de la Fuente) One step closer to an at-home, rapid COVID-19 test The lab of César de la Fuente is working on a paper-based biosensor that could provide results in minutes. Clinical trials began Jan. 5.
Commonly used blood pressure medications are safe for COVID-19 patients Commonly used blood pressure medications are safe for COVID-19 patients A Penn Medicine-led trial found medications to be neither beneficial or harmful in the treatment of hospitalized patients.
Penn Dining spring 2021: Four takeaways Penn Dining spring 2021: Four takeaways As students return to campus, dining services has adopted measures to support new safety and public health protocols at both residential and retail cafés on campus.
A how-to guide for COVID-19 testing at Penn A how-to guide for COVID-19 testing at Penn With the launch of Penn Cares, Penn Today provides additional details on the new testing program, how eligible members of the Penn community can enroll, and how the testing procedure works.
Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant Penn In the News The Washington Post Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine said there’s no reason to think the COVID-19 vaccines won’t work on new strains of the virus. “A mutation will change one little place, but it’s not going to disrupt binding to all of them,” he said. How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? It’s an ethical question many Penn experts are contemplating. One fact is certain, they say: Distribution must not exacerbate disparities and inequities in health care. Could cutting or delaying doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to immunize more people make the pandemic last longer? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Could cutting or delaying doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to immunize more people make the pandemic last longer? Steven Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on the unknown efficacy of a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which was designed to be given in two doses. “Those unknowns are why some people say, ‘We should stick with what we know. By all means, do the trials to test [varied regimens], but don’t just wing it.’ Others say, ‘We are in a race against the virus.’ I’m not going to come down on one side or the other,” he said. Move-In spring 2021 primer Move-In spring 2021 primer With undergraduate Move-in starting Jan. 10, Penn Today offers a practical guide to the process. Load More
How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? It’s an ethical question many Penn experts are contemplating. One fact is certain, they say: Distribution must not exacerbate disparities and inequities in health care.
Could cutting or delaying doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to immunize more people make the pandemic last longer? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Could cutting or delaying doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to immunize more people make the pandemic last longer? Steven Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on the unknown efficacy of a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which was designed to be given in two doses. “Those unknowns are why some people say, ‘We should stick with what we know. By all means, do the trials to test [varied regimens], but don’t just wing it.’ Others say, ‘We are in a race against the virus.’ I’m not going to come down on one side or the other,” he said. Move-In spring 2021 primer Move-In spring 2021 primer With undergraduate Move-in starting Jan. 10, Penn Today offers a practical guide to the process.
Move-In spring 2021 primer Move-In spring 2021 primer With undergraduate Move-in starting Jan. 10, Penn Today offers a practical guide to the process.