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Dan Treglia on the caregivers lost to COVID
Young child looking out a window onto a city street.

Dan Treglia on the caregivers lost to COVID

The associate professor of practice in the School of Arts & Sciences identifies the number of children who have lost parents and caregivers to COVID-19 and how to support them.

From Omnia

Exploring racism’s health impact in a VA renal clinic
African American person at a renal clinic with a blanket on their lap and an IV in their hand.

Exploring racism’s health impact in a VA renal clinic

A new study by Penn LDI’s Kevin Jenkins provides new insights into how structural racism impacts Black patients’ lives and treatment experience for chronic kidney disease.

Hoag Levins

COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic
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COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic

Between March 2020 and October 2021, death rates from the virus decreased for those 80 and older and increased for those 25 to 54, results that held across racial and ethnic groups.

Michele W. Berger

Racial gap in doctor visits disappeared in 2020 as telemedicine adopted
Person sitting at a laptop on a table taking notes having a telehealth appointment.

Racial gap in doctor visits disappeared in 2020 as telemedicine adopted

Penn Medicine study finds the rate of completed primary care visits for Black patients rose to the same level of non-Black patients, as COVID-19 necessitated the wider adoption of telemedicine.

From Penn Medicine News

Making a game of it: Contests help new moms increase their steps
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Making a game of it: Contests help new moms increase their steps

A Penn Medicine study used wearable tech to foster activity in high-risk, diverse populations, specifically postpartum women to reduce their cardiovascular risk.

Brandon Lausch

Black women have the highest eviction rates in the U.S. 
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Black women have the highest eviction rates in the U.S. 

Akira Drake Rodriguez of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design says Black women are evicted more than any other group in the U.S., and housing insecurity is becoming a growing crisis.

Higher rates of chemical sedation among Black psychiatric patients points to inequities
Black patient receiving an injection in the arm by a medical professional.

Higher rates of chemical sedation among Black psychiatric patients points to inequities

Penn Medicine researchers also find that white patients are more likely to be chemically sedated in emergency departments at hospitals that treat high proportion Black patients, suggesting that hospital demographics can impact practice patterns.

From Penn Medicine News

Bridging Wikipedia’s gender gap, one article at a time
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Bridging Wikipedia’s gender gap, one article at a time

Wikipedia has a major gender inequity problem. In a new study, Annenberg researchers evaluate how feminist interventions are closing the gap, and how they could improve.

From Annenberg School for Communication