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Infectious Diseases
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 a warming world, public needs to know more about protections from mosquito-borne illnesses
In a warming world, public needs to know more about protections from mosquito-borne illnesses
A panel survey of U.S. residents finds that only 15% worry that they or their families will contract dengue, West Nile virus, or other mosquito borne-illnesses.
The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined
The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined
A national survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in July finds that Americans lack understanding and concern about mpox, highlighting a need for more public health outreach and communication about mpox contagion and vaccines.
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
In the News
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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NPR
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic.
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Time
Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine
Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle.
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Live Science
‘Any protein you can imagine, it can deliver’: AI will help discover the next breakthrough in RNA, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. Drew Weissman
Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine is launching a new RNA research hub that will use artificial intelligence to help train scientists and guide their experiments.
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The Washington Post
Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn’t
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that shingles is one of the worst pains in medicine, comparable to childbirth and corneal abrasions.
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Nature
Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark
Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are fears of bird flu spreading at low levels through humans in a Missouri community.
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