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Infectious Diseases
Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus
Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus
Researchers suggest changes in kidney transplant care and monitoring.
How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance
How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance
Faculty are working on a vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.
Who to vaccinate first? Answering a life-or-death question with network theory
Who to vaccinate first? Answering a life-or-death question with network theory
Researchers from Penn Engineering and Penn Medicine have collaborated to determine the best theoretical strategy for a vaccine rollout.
Avian flu: An explainer
Avian flu: An explainer
In a video, Penn Medicine’s Scott Hensley gives an overview on what people should know about the avian flu virus and vaccine developments.
Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs
Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs
Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury.
A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research
A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research
Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.
Research on key host pathways has implications for Ebola and beyond
Research on key host pathways has implications for Ebola and beyond
A collaborative team of researchers led by Penn Vet’s Ronald N. Harty and Jingjing Liang show how the Hippo signaling pathway intersects with the virus at multiple stages of the viral life cycle.
When is the best time to catch up on vaccines?
When is the best time to catch up on vaccines?
Determining the right time to get a COVID vaccine depends on medical history, age, the timing of previous COVID vaccine doses, and when a previous case of COVID occurred.
Novel mRNA vaccine prevents and treat C. difficile
Novel mRNA vaccine prevents and treat C. difficile
Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have developed the first mRNA vaccine against C. difficile to successfully ward off the bacterial infection.
What to know about the current avian influenza outbreak
What to know about the current avian influenza outbreak
Louise Moncla and Aliza Simeone of Penn Vet and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center share helpful information for the public.
In the News
WESA Radio (Pittsburgh)
Migratory birds mainly responsible for bird flu outbreak, experts tell Pa. lawmakers
Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that avian flu viruses are being spread far geographically because of wild migratory birds.
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NPR
The FDA has canceled an important upcoming meeting about vaccines
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that next season’s flu vaccines may not be ready in time or be the best match.
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Hindustan Times (Delhi)
‘Anti-vaxxers existed before, but never led governments’
In a Q&A, Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a rise in anti-vaxxers could lead to deaths from preventable diseases like measles and polio, reversing decades of progress.
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Fortune
New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that H5N1 vaccine production needs to be ramped up in case bird flu viruses evolve to spread from human to human.
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CNN
New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay
Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the H5N1 bird flu should now be classified as an endemic virus.
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The New York Times
‘This is a dangerous virus’
According to Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine, reinfections suggest that the H5N1 bird flu virus could circulate on farms indefinitely, creating opportunities for it to evolve into a more dangerous form.
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