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Direct-to-consumer fertility tests confuse and mislead consumers
hand holding an at-home ovulation test strip

Direct-to-consumer fertility tests confuse and mislead consumers

Findings from the small, first-of-its-kind ethnographic study reinforce the need for consumer education around the purpose and accuracy of direct-to-consumer hormone-based fertility tests.

Penn Today Staff

Losing tongue fat improves sleep apnea
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Losing tongue fat improves sleep apnea

A Penn Medicine study suggests the tongue could be a new target for treating the common sleep disorder.

Penn Today Staff

Penn Medicine named official health system of the Philadelphia Flyers
Philly Flyers’ mascot Gritty waves while standing beside Kevin Mahoney, Valerie Camillo, President of Business Operations for the Philadelphia Flyers & Wells Fargo Center and Penn Medicine’s Brian Sennett.

Philly Flyers’ mascot Gritty joined CEO of Penn Medicine Kevin Mahoney; Valerie Camillo, president of business operations for the Philadelphia Flyers & Wells Fargo Center; and Penn Medicine’s Brian Sennett. (Image: Daniel Burke)

Penn Medicine named official health system of the Philadelphia Flyers

The partnership brings two iconic Philadelphia brands together to collaborate on community-driven initiatives.

Penn Today Staff

Living in poor communities, dying from heart disease
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Living in poor communities, dying from heart disease

A new study, led by Penn Medicine, found counties that experienced the most economic distress from 2010 to 2015 had the highest cardiovascular mortality rates.

Penn Today Staff

Predicting treatment outcome for leishmaniasis
Scientists Phillip Scott and Daniel Beiting in a laboratory

Phillip Scott and Daniel Beiting have collaborated for years on leishmaniasis, employing cutting-edge "'omics" techniques to more deeply understand the disease and work to find therapeutic targets. (Image: John Donges/Penn Vet)

Predicting treatment outcome for leishmaniasis

In a study of patients treated in Brazil, a team led by School of Veterinary Medicine researchers identified genetic factors and features of the infection itself that predict whether patients will respond to treatment.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Tall people: Your hearts are at risk
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Tall people: Your hearts are at risk

The research team reveals a strong link between the genetic variants associated with height and one’s risk for arterial fibrillation, and is among the first to demonstrate that height may be a causal—not correlated—risk factor for the condition.

Penn Today Staff

Kill stomach cancer risk by attacking this common bacteria
3D illustration of Helicobacter pylori

3D illustration of Helicobacter pylori

Kill stomach cancer risk by attacking this common bacteria

Penn researchers are the first to assess Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer risk among certain demographics and ethnic groups.

Penn Today Staff