Infectious Diseases

Trained dogs can sniff out a deadly deer disease

The proof-of-concept investigation by School of Veterinary Medicine researchers suggests detection dogs could be an asset in the effort to identify, contain, and manage chronic wasting disease, a highly contagious ailment.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Harnessing an innate protection against Ebola

School of Veterinary Medicine researchers have identified a cellular pathway that keeps Ebola virus from exiting human cells, with implications for developing new antivirals.

Katherine Unger Baillie

How sex differences may influence lung injury

Comparing lung cells from male and female mice, School of Veterinary Medicine scientists found gene expression differences that may explain why older males are at a higher risk than females for worse outcomes from COVID-19 and similar diseases.

Katherine Unger Baillie



In the News


Deutsche Welle

A vaccine for pancreatic cancer?

Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the efficacy of a potential pancreatic cancer vaccine.

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The New York Times

Experts see lessons for next pandemic as COVID emergency comes to an end

According to PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel, the pandemic has shown that officials should think carefully about school closures and keep them as limited as possible to avoid negative educational impact.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Public health quarantines have a history in Philadelphia

In a Q&A, David Barnes of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his new book, “Lazaretto,” which examines the public health history of a yellow fever quarantine site in Philadelphia.

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The New York Times

Scientist revisits data on raccoon dogs and COVID, stressing the unknowns

Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine doesn’t think that a new study reexamining genetic material proves that infected raccoon dogs were the origin of COVID.

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ABC27 (Harrisburg)

COVID death rate higher for young people

A Penn analysis discovered that people aged 25-54 had a higher COVID death rate than people 55 and older.

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The Hill

Could the silver lining of the pandemic be pan-vaccines?

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have developed a vaccine that could provide a baseline level of protection against all 20 known flu strains.

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