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Epidemiology
A quick pivot turns an infectious disease class into timely education
A quick pivot turns an infectious disease class into timely education
Students in David Roos’ upper-level biology course had been studying pandemics. Now they get to learn in real time how public health scientists attempt to understand COVID-19.
Takeaways from an overseas epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak
Takeaways from an overseas epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak
John Holmes discussed the epidemiological data on COVID-19 and shared his personal perspectives on the outbreak as a visiting professor working in Northern Italy.
A reality check on coronavirus
A reality check on coronavirus
The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week.
In the News
FactCheck.org
Posts mislead about COVID-19 vaccine safety with out-of-context clip of FDA official
Jeffrey S. Morris of the Perelman School of Medicine says that many adverse medical events, even those clearly unrelated to vaccines, have been reported an order of magnitude more for COVID vaccines during the pandemic than any time before.
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WHP-TV (Harrisburg)
Pa. research will study environmental factors’ effects on children
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Good Housekeeping
Seven potential side effects from the updated COVID vaccine to anticipate
Judith O’Donnell of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why people who don’t have side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine can still rely on its effectiveness.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
CHOP and Penn get $50 million to study environmental effects on pregnancy
Heather Burris, Sara B. DeMauro, and Sunni L. Mumford of the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have won a $50 million grant to study how environmental factors affect the health of fetuses, babies, and toddlers.
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PhillyVoice
Penn, CHOP to study how environmental factors affect pregnancy, children’s health
Sunni L. Mumford, Heather Burris, and Sara B. DeMauro of the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have received a $50 million grant to study how environmental factors impact pregnancy and children’s health.
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News Medical
Breastfeeding linked to reduced post-perinatal infant mortality
A study by Aimin Chen of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that breastfed babies are less likely to die during the post-perinatal period than infants who are not breastfed.
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