Down syndrome families’ fight for access to Alzheimer’s trials, treatments Penn In the News Reuters Down syndrome families’ fight for access to Alzheimer’s trials, treatments Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people with Down syndrome should be allowed to weigh the risks and benefits of treatment when faced with a fatal disease. Julia Ognibene shadows doctors in Italy Julia Ognibene spent five weeks shadowing doctors at the Policlinico di Sant’Orsola, one of Italy’s foremost hospitals. (Image: Julia Ognibene) Julia Ognibene shadows doctors in Italy Julia Ognibene spent the summer connecting with family and shadowing doctors in Italy Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works Penn In the News Associated Press Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine says that lowered FDA standards send a message to the drug industry that they don’t have to prove their medication works. Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Kathy D. Morrison, faculty lead for the Environmental Innovations Initiative; Andrew M. Hoffman, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine; Antonia M. Villarruel, dean of the School of Nursing; Farah Hussain, representing the dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Sara S. Bachman, dean of School of Social Policy and Practice; Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine; and Julian Fisher, director of Oral and Planetary Health Policies in Penn Dental, sit onstage for a Climate Week discussion on climate and health. (Image: Tommy Leonardi) Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event. Mistrust of medical professionals harms Black residents’ health. CT professionals are working to improve it Penn In the News Hartford Courant Mistrust of medical professionals harms Black residents’ health. CT professionals are working to improve it A Perelman School of Medicine study shows that distrust of the health care system is strongly connected with self-reported fair or poor health. Fellowship in South Korea offers language benefits, cultural reconnection Claire Jun poses in front of the building where she did a health policy internship in Seoul, South Korea, at the Research Institute at the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. (Image: Courtesy of Claire Jun) Fellowship in South Korea offers language benefits, cultural reconnection Third-year student Claire Jun used her FLAS fellowship this summer to participate in the study abroad program at Yonsei University and a health-policy internship at the National Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. 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. The White House proposed staffing requirements for nursing home. What would that mean for Pennsylvania? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The White House proposed staffing requirements for nursing home. What would that mean for Pennsylvania? Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute, the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Wharton School explains why an increase in nursing home staffing levels is sorely needed. Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? Penn In the News The New York Times Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says the Affordable Care Act’s payment experiments have added up to a new culture of medical practice. Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Penn In the News The Washington Post Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School says that randomized trials would be the most systematic way to assess the effectiveness of produce prescription programs. Load More
Julia Ognibene shadows doctors in Italy Julia Ognibene spent five weeks shadowing doctors at the Policlinico di Sant’Orsola, one of Italy’s foremost hospitals. (Image: Julia Ognibene) Julia Ognibene shadows doctors in Italy Julia Ognibene spent the summer connecting with family and shadowing doctors in Italy
Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works Penn In the News Associated Press Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine says that lowered FDA standards send a message to the drug industry that they don’t have to prove their medication works. Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Kathy D. Morrison, faculty lead for the Environmental Innovations Initiative; Andrew M. Hoffman, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine; Antonia M. Villarruel, dean of the School of Nursing; Farah Hussain, representing the dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Sara S. Bachman, dean of School of Social Policy and Practice; Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine; and Julian Fisher, director of Oral and Planetary Health Policies in Penn Dental, sit onstage for a Climate Week discussion on climate and health. (Image: Tommy Leonardi) Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event. Mistrust of medical professionals harms Black residents’ health. CT professionals are working to improve it Penn In the News Hartford Courant Mistrust of medical professionals harms Black residents’ health. CT professionals are working to improve it A Perelman School of Medicine study shows that distrust of the health care system is strongly connected with self-reported fair or poor health. Fellowship in South Korea offers language benefits, cultural reconnection Claire Jun poses in front of the building where she did a health policy internship in Seoul, South Korea, at the Research Institute at the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. (Image: Courtesy of Claire Jun) Fellowship in South Korea offers language benefits, cultural reconnection Third-year student Claire Jun used her FLAS fellowship this summer to participate in the study abroad program at Yonsei University and a health-policy internship at the National Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. 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. The White House proposed staffing requirements for nursing home. What would that mean for Pennsylvania? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The White House proposed staffing requirements for nursing home. What would that mean for Pennsylvania? Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute, the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Wharton School explains why an increase in nursing home staffing levels is sorely needed. Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? Penn In the News The New York Times Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says the Affordable Care Act’s payment experiments have added up to a new culture of medical practice. Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Penn In the News The Washington Post Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School says that randomized trials would be the most systematic way to assess the effectiveness of produce prescription programs. Load More
Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Kathy D. Morrison, faculty lead for the Environmental Innovations Initiative; Andrew M. Hoffman, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine; Antonia M. Villarruel, dean of the School of Nursing; Farah Hussain, representing the dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Sara S. Bachman, dean of School of Social Policy and Practice; Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine; and Julian Fisher, director of Oral and Planetary Health Policies in Penn Dental, sit onstage for a Climate Week discussion on climate and health. (Image: Tommy Leonardi) Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event.
Mistrust of medical professionals harms Black residents’ health. CT professionals are working to improve it Penn In the News Hartford Courant Mistrust of medical professionals harms Black residents’ health. CT professionals are working to improve it A Perelman School of Medicine study shows that distrust of the health care system is strongly connected with self-reported fair or poor health. Fellowship in South Korea offers language benefits, cultural reconnection Claire Jun poses in front of the building where she did a health policy internship in Seoul, South Korea, at the Research Institute at the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. (Image: Courtesy of Claire Jun) Fellowship in South Korea offers language benefits, cultural reconnection Third-year student Claire Jun used her FLAS fellowship this summer to participate in the study abroad program at Yonsei University and a health-policy internship at the National Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. 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. The White House proposed staffing requirements for nursing home. What would that mean for Pennsylvania? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The White House proposed staffing requirements for nursing home. What would that mean for Pennsylvania? Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute, the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Wharton School explains why an increase in nursing home staffing levels is sorely needed. Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? Penn In the News The New York Times Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says the Affordable Care Act’s payment experiments have added up to a new culture of medical practice. Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Penn In the News The Washington Post Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School says that randomized trials would be the most systematic way to assess the effectiveness of produce prescription programs. Load More
Fellowship in South Korea offers language benefits, cultural reconnection Claire Jun poses in front of the building where she did a health policy internship in Seoul, South Korea, at the Research Institute at the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. (Image: Courtesy of Claire Jun) Fellowship in South Korea offers language benefits, cultural reconnection Third-year student Claire Jun used her FLAS fellowship this summer to participate in the study abroad program at Yonsei University and a health-policy internship at the National Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
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.
The White House proposed staffing requirements for nursing home. What would that mean for Pennsylvania? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The White House proposed staffing requirements for nursing home. What would that mean for Pennsylvania? Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute, the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Wharton School explains why an increase in nursing home staffing levels is sorely needed. Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? Penn In the News The New York Times Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says the Affordable Care Act’s payment experiments have added up to a new culture of medical practice. Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Penn In the News The Washington Post Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School says that randomized trials would be the most systematic way to assess the effectiveness of produce prescription programs. Load More
Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? Penn In the News The New York Times Does Obamacare explain Medicare’s spending slowdown? PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says the Affordable Care Act’s payment experiments have added up to a new culture of medical practice. Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Penn In the News The Washington Post Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School says that randomized trials would be the most systematic way to assess the effectiveness of produce prescription programs. Load More
Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Penn In the News The Washington Post Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School says that randomized trials would be the most systematic way to assess the effectiveness of produce prescription programs.