Emergency Medicine

Benjamin Abella of the Perelman School of Medicine says that only a tiny fraction of people who have a cardiac arrest and are not at a hospital get CPR, calling it a national tragedy.

A co-authored Penn study found that restoring the areas around abandoned houses can lead to a drop in neighborhood gun crime.

A study by Eugenia South of the Perelman School of Medicine and John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues finds that restoring the areas around abandoned houses can lead to a drop in neighborhood gun crime.

Benjamin Abella of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people don’t realize the importance of CPR in the case of an unconscious patient who isn’t breathing.

Anish Agarwal of the Perelman School of Medicine says that online and offline discussions and impressions of the coronavirus are constantly shifting.

Elinore J. Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that homicides of children are often linked to child abuse and neglect, reflecting the stresses experienced by families.

Elinore Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that society must come to an understanding about why the systems put in place to protect children aren’t working.

Deborah Silverstein of the School of Veterinary Medicine discusses the prevalence of dog flu this winter.

A study by Eugenia C. South of the Perelman School of Medicine, John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues found that rates of gun violence were reduced in neighborhood blocks surrounding renovated homes.

Ari Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine worries that people have become too reliant on urgent care and are skipping preventive care.