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Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third

Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine’s Nudge Unit that incentivized drivers of connected cars with reward money to build and maintain seatbelt habits shows promise for promoting safer, consistent buckling behavior.

CBS Philadelphia

Penn Medicine doctor innovates with new ways to save lives inside and outside of hospital

Raina Merchant of the Perelman School of Medicine is profiled.

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Online health care reviews turned negative following COVID pandemic

New research shows online reviews of health facilities took a negative turn after COVID and remain that way.

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Penn’s patriotic mission to train Navy medical staff

A partnership between the U.S. Navy and Penn Medicine’s Trauma Division aims to provide military medical staff with the skills they need for deployment.

A group of Penn Medicine emergency responders with face masks look over plans during an emergency drill.

Keeping calm in case of catastrophe

How emergency medical teams at Penn Medicine build the playbook for disaster preparedness.

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To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game

A large trial of strategies to reduce distracted driving presented by Penn Medicine experts show that those that were “gamified” yielded a lasting reduction in handheld phone usage while driving.

Seattle Times

Eighteen little things to cool you down on a hot vacation

Jonathan Bar of the Perelman School of Medicine says that time and temperature are the key factors to avoid being “barbecued” by extreme heat.

When there’s money to lose, phone usage while driving drops

New research from Penn Medicine finds that feedback plus cash incentives designed with insights from behavioral science reduces phone use while driving.

CBS Philadelphia

Paying drivers to stay off cell phone could make roads safer, Penn study finds

A study by M. Kit Delgado of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that a $50 financial incentive for drivers to stay off their cell phone could make the roads safer.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Drug deaths and overdoses plague Philly jails, raising concerns about plans to step up Kensington arrests

Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine says that opioid withdrawal is typically not life-threatening, but that underlying health conditions or multidrug use can result in serious complications.

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