Virtual driving assessment predicts risk of crashing for newly licensed teen drivers Image: iStock/chombosan Virtual driving assessment predicts risk of crashing for newly licensed teen drivers New research from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center measures data from driving assessment tools to identify which skill deficits put young new drivers at higher risk for crashes.
Disparities persist across levels of surgery department leadership in U.S. Image: sfam_photo for Shutterstock Disparities persist across levels of surgery department leadership in U.S. A new Penn Medicine-led study highlights the need for thoughtful leadership planning to increase representation of women and minorities in roles with paths for promotion.
The best way to prevent HIV is often out of reach for women and marginalized people Image: niphon for Adobe Stock The best way to prevent HIV is often out of reach for women and marginalized people LDI fellows are working with local communities to increase PrEP use through improving the message about the drug, reducing stigma, and normalizing the conversation about HIV infection.
Sweden is the No. 1 country for affordability, safety and overall quality of life Penn In the News CNBC Sweden is the No. 1 country for affordability, safety and overall quality of life The Wharton School surveyed more than 17,000 people worldwide to rank the best countries in the world based on quality of life. The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care Image: Adobe stock The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care A study co-authored by Penn Nursing’s Jacqueline Nikpour and J. Margo Brooks Carthon finds nurses in primary care face burnout and poor work environments, especially in low-income clinics. Inside the quest to keep homeless people safe in Fort Worth’s deadly summer heat Penn In the News Fort Worth Star-Telegram Inside the quest to keep homeless people safe in Fort Worth’s deadly summer heat The Perelman School of Medicine’s Sameed Khatana is quoted on statistics that show a large number of deaths that do occur during heatwaves or extreme heat are among people who are experiencing homelessness. 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. Where are King County’s homeless residents from? Penn In the News Seattle Times Where are King County’s homeless residents from? Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice explains that most of the migration that occurs for people who are homeless happens on a regional scale. The problem of race-specific tests in lung care Image: iStock/Svitlana Hulko The problem of race-specific tests in lung care Using different baseline lung function for Black and white patients leads to lower rates of diagnosis in Black patients, say Penn LDI fellows. Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans Image: iStock/Boris Jovanovic Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans New Penn Medicine research shows how AUD diagnoses differ among veterans, given evidence that exposure to trauma, including combat, is a risk factor. Load More
The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care Image: Adobe stock The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care A study co-authored by Penn Nursing’s Jacqueline Nikpour and J. Margo Brooks Carthon finds nurses in primary care face burnout and poor work environments, especially in low-income clinics.
Inside the quest to keep homeless people safe in Fort Worth’s deadly summer heat Penn In the News Fort Worth Star-Telegram Inside the quest to keep homeless people safe in Fort Worth’s deadly summer heat The Perelman School of Medicine’s Sameed Khatana is quoted on statistics that show a large number of deaths that do occur during heatwaves or extreme heat are among people who are experiencing homelessness. 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. Where are King County’s homeless residents from? Penn In the News Seattle Times Where are King County’s homeless residents from? Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice explains that most of the migration that occurs for people who are homeless happens on a regional scale. The problem of race-specific tests in lung care Image: iStock/Svitlana Hulko The problem of race-specific tests in lung care Using different baseline lung function for Black and white patients leads to lower rates of diagnosis in Black patients, say Penn LDI fellows. Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans Image: iStock/Boris Jovanovic Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans New Penn Medicine research shows how AUD diagnoses differ among veterans, given evidence that exposure to trauma, including combat, is a risk factor. Load More
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.
Where are King County’s homeless residents from? Penn In the News Seattle Times Where are King County’s homeless residents from? Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice explains that most of the migration that occurs for people who are homeless happens on a regional scale. The problem of race-specific tests in lung care Image: iStock/Svitlana Hulko The problem of race-specific tests in lung care Using different baseline lung function for Black and white patients leads to lower rates of diagnosis in Black patients, say Penn LDI fellows. Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans Image: iStock/Boris Jovanovic Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans New Penn Medicine research shows how AUD diagnoses differ among veterans, given evidence that exposure to trauma, including combat, is a risk factor.
The problem of race-specific tests in lung care Image: iStock/Svitlana Hulko The problem of race-specific tests in lung care Using different baseline lung function for Black and white patients leads to lower rates of diagnosis in Black patients, say Penn LDI fellows.
Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans Image: iStock/Boris Jovanovic Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans New Penn Medicine research shows how AUD diagnoses differ among veterans, given evidence that exposure to trauma, including combat, is a risk factor.