Mask skeptic lawmaker takes on side gig overseeing drug company trial Penn In the News Politico.com Mask skeptic lawmaker takes on side gig overseeing drug company trial Susan Ellenberg and Holly Fernandez-Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on U.S. Rep. Andy Harris’s role in overseeing the trials of a coronavirus drug. “The concern about bias wouldn’t arise unless the decision-making [on data from the trial] was difficult,” said Ellenberg. “If the data are such that it's a hard call as to whether to stop the study or not, that's when the personal connections seep into consciousness.” Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first? Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first? A group of global experts led by Penn offer a model that lays the groundwork for fair distribution and prioritize reducing premature deaths. #MedBikini backlash exposes research ethics boards’ digital gaps Penn In the News Bloomberg #MedBikini backlash exposes research ethics boards’ digital gaps Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on a retracted study that claimed it was unprofessional for early-career surgeons to post photos of themselves in bathing suits on social media. “This is just proof that when it comes to social media research, in general, we don’t have good guidance,” said Largent. President Gutmann kicks off 15th World Congress of Bioethics Jonathan Moreno and Penn President Amy Gutmann kicked off the 15th International Association of Bioethics’ World Congress of Bioethics virtually on June 19. President Gutmann kicks off 15th World Congress of Bioethics ‘The world has never needed you more than it needs you now,’ she told bioethicists, watching and listening virtually from their respective cities across the globe. Researchers analyze ethics of allocating medical resources in COVID-19 Researchers analyze ethics of allocating medical resources in COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has left many health care providers scrambling for resources to treat cases over the last several months, making doctors face difficult decisions: Whom do you save? Protests, masks and public health: where do my rights end and yours begin? Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Protests, masks and public health: where do my rights end and yours begin? Dominic Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine and Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing spoke about encouraging healthy behavior during a pandemic and the responsibilities of those who choose not to participate in social distancing. As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? Penn experts discuss the limitations of commercial antibody tests, how scientists are assessing the true scale of COVID-19 infections, and what studies are being done to see who might now be immune to the novel coronavirus. Imagining a justice-based health system Penn In the News The New Yorker Imagining a justice-based health system Jennifer Prah Ruger of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses her work studying national and international public health policies through a moral lens. A reality check on coronavirus A reality check on coronavirus The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week. The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies Kiran Musunuru is an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine. His work is focused on cardiovascular genetics, in trying to find ways to prevent heart attack using genetics as a tool. (Image: Peggy Peterson) Q&A The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies In a Q&A, geneticist Kiran Musunuru describes his unintentional connection to the scientist behind the scandal and the book that came out of the experience. Load More
Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first? Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first? A group of global experts led by Penn offer a model that lays the groundwork for fair distribution and prioritize reducing premature deaths.
#MedBikini backlash exposes research ethics boards’ digital gaps Penn In the News Bloomberg #MedBikini backlash exposes research ethics boards’ digital gaps Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on a retracted study that claimed it was unprofessional for early-career surgeons to post photos of themselves in bathing suits on social media. “This is just proof that when it comes to social media research, in general, we don’t have good guidance,” said Largent. President Gutmann kicks off 15th World Congress of Bioethics Jonathan Moreno and Penn President Amy Gutmann kicked off the 15th International Association of Bioethics’ World Congress of Bioethics virtually on June 19. President Gutmann kicks off 15th World Congress of Bioethics ‘The world has never needed you more than it needs you now,’ she told bioethicists, watching and listening virtually from their respective cities across the globe. Researchers analyze ethics of allocating medical resources in COVID-19 Researchers analyze ethics of allocating medical resources in COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has left many health care providers scrambling for resources to treat cases over the last several months, making doctors face difficult decisions: Whom do you save? Protests, masks and public health: where do my rights end and yours begin? Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Protests, masks and public health: where do my rights end and yours begin? Dominic Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine and Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing spoke about encouraging healthy behavior during a pandemic and the responsibilities of those who choose not to participate in social distancing. As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? Penn experts discuss the limitations of commercial antibody tests, how scientists are assessing the true scale of COVID-19 infections, and what studies are being done to see who might now be immune to the novel coronavirus. Imagining a justice-based health system Penn In the News The New Yorker Imagining a justice-based health system Jennifer Prah Ruger of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses her work studying national and international public health policies through a moral lens. A reality check on coronavirus A reality check on coronavirus The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week. The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies Kiran Musunuru is an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine. His work is focused on cardiovascular genetics, in trying to find ways to prevent heart attack using genetics as a tool. (Image: Peggy Peterson) Q&A The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies In a Q&A, geneticist Kiran Musunuru describes his unintentional connection to the scientist behind the scandal and the book that came out of the experience. Load More
President Gutmann kicks off 15th World Congress of Bioethics Jonathan Moreno and Penn President Amy Gutmann kicked off the 15th International Association of Bioethics’ World Congress of Bioethics virtually on June 19. President Gutmann kicks off 15th World Congress of Bioethics ‘The world has never needed you more than it needs you now,’ she told bioethicists, watching and listening virtually from their respective cities across the globe.
Researchers analyze ethics of allocating medical resources in COVID-19 Researchers analyze ethics of allocating medical resources in COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has left many health care providers scrambling for resources to treat cases over the last several months, making doctors face difficult decisions: Whom do you save?
Protests, masks and public health: where do my rights end and yours begin? Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Protests, masks and public health: where do my rights end and yours begin? Dominic Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine and Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing spoke about encouraging healthy behavior during a pandemic and the responsibilities of those who choose not to participate in social distancing. As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? Penn experts discuss the limitations of commercial antibody tests, how scientists are assessing the true scale of COVID-19 infections, and what studies are being done to see who might now be immune to the novel coronavirus. Imagining a justice-based health system Penn In the News The New Yorker Imagining a justice-based health system Jennifer Prah Ruger of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses her work studying national and international public health policies through a moral lens. A reality check on coronavirus A reality check on coronavirus The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week. The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies Kiran Musunuru is an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine. His work is focused on cardiovascular genetics, in trying to find ways to prevent heart attack using genetics as a tool. (Image: Peggy Peterson) Q&A The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies In a Q&A, geneticist Kiran Musunuru describes his unintentional connection to the scientist behind the scandal and the book that came out of the experience. Load More
As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? Penn experts discuss the limitations of commercial antibody tests, how scientists are assessing the true scale of COVID-19 infections, and what studies are being done to see who might now be immune to the novel coronavirus.
Imagining a justice-based health system Penn In the News The New Yorker Imagining a justice-based health system Jennifer Prah Ruger of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses her work studying national and international public health policies through a moral lens. A reality check on coronavirus A reality check on coronavirus The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week. The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies Kiran Musunuru is an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine. His work is focused on cardiovascular genetics, in trying to find ways to prevent heart attack using genetics as a tool. (Image: Peggy Peterson) Q&A The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies In a Q&A, geneticist Kiran Musunuru describes his unintentional connection to the scientist behind the scandal and the book that came out of the experience.
A reality check on coronavirus A reality check on coronavirus The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week.
The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies Kiran Musunuru is an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine. His work is focused on cardiovascular genetics, in trying to find ways to prevent heart attack using genetics as a tool. (Image: Peggy Peterson) Q&A The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies In a Q&A, geneticist Kiran Musunuru describes his unintentional connection to the scientist behind the scandal and the book that came out of the experience.