Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Penn In the News The New York Times Aid in dying soon will be available to more Americans. Few will choose it Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on a study about Alzheimer’s risk and the perception of aid-in-dying laws. While most participants would not choose the route for themselves, the majority of those surveyed supported the option’s legality for others. Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students A Penn Medicine study shows unanticipated adverse effects of affirmative action bans on health behaviors in minority high school students. The flimsy promises of brain wearables Penn In the News Axios The flimsy promises of brain wearables Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine said the FDA is ill prepared to reign in the companies producing wearable brain devices, which record brain activity or stimulate the brain with electric currents in spite of little oversight. Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Penn In the News The New York Times Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Liisa Hantsoo of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, by only studying male animals in medical research, “we may be missing big pieces of the puzzle.” First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records. ‘Partly alive’: Scientists revive cells in brains from dead pigs Penn In the News The New York Times ‘Partly alive’: Scientists revive cells in brains from dead pigs PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno weighed in on an experiment that revived tissue in the brains of dead pigs. “If ever there was an issue that merited big public deliberation on the ethics of science and medicine, this is one.” Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Two large national studies show that patient safety was unaffected, and residents showed no signs of chronic sleep loss regardless of shift length for first-year doctors. With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? Scientists have succeeded in sending an HIV patient into long-term remission, only the second time such a feat has been documented. Pablo Tebas and Bridgette Brawner discuss what this means for HIV research and for people living with the virus. The art of talking about science The art of talking about science Paul Offit of Penn Medicine and CHOP offers five tips for better communicating tough scientific topics to the public—and standing up for science in the process. He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research Penn In the News The New York Times He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno offered comment on now debunked claims that heart cells could be regrown and replaced, contrary to an accepted belief in cardiology. Moreno said, explaining the fraud’s persistence in spite of contested evidence, that “people can see what they want to see.” Load More
Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students Collegiate affirmative action bans linked to smoking among minority students A Penn Medicine study shows unanticipated adverse effects of affirmative action bans on health behaviors in minority high school students.
The flimsy promises of brain wearables Penn In the News Axios The flimsy promises of brain wearables Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine said the FDA is ill prepared to reign in the companies producing wearable brain devices, which record brain activity or stimulate the brain with electric currents in spite of little oversight. Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Penn In the News The New York Times Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Liisa Hantsoo of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, by only studying male animals in medical research, “we may be missing big pieces of the puzzle.” First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records. ‘Partly alive’: Scientists revive cells in brains from dead pigs Penn In the News The New York Times ‘Partly alive’: Scientists revive cells in brains from dead pigs PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno weighed in on an experiment that revived tissue in the brains of dead pigs. “If ever there was an issue that merited big public deliberation on the ethics of science and medicine, this is one.” Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Two large national studies show that patient safety was unaffected, and residents showed no signs of chronic sleep loss regardless of shift length for first-year doctors. With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? Scientists have succeeded in sending an HIV patient into long-term remission, only the second time such a feat has been documented. Pablo Tebas and Bridgette Brawner discuss what this means for HIV research and for people living with the virus. The art of talking about science The art of talking about science Paul Offit of Penn Medicine and CHOP offers five tips for better communicating tough scientific topics to the public—and standing up for science in the process. He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research Penn In the News The New York Times He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno offered comment on now debunked claims that heart cells could be regrown and replaced, contrary to an accepted belief in cardiology. Moreno said, explaining the fraud’s persistence in spite of contested evidence, that “people can see what they want to see.” Load More
Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Penn In the News The New York Times Fighting the gender stereotypes that warp biomedical research Liisa Hantsoo of the Perelman School of Medicine said that, by only studying male animals in medical research, “we may be missing big pieces of the puzzle.” First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records. ‘Partly alive’: Scientists revive cells in brains from dead pigs Penn In the News The New York Times ‘Partly alive’: Scientists revive cells in brains from dead pigs PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno weighed in on an experiment that revived tissue in the brains of dead pigs. “If ever there was an issue that merited big public deliberation on the ethics of science and medicine, this is one.” Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Two large national studies show that patient safety was unaffected, and residents showed no signs of chronic sleep loss regardless of shift length for first-year doctors. With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? Scientists have succeeded in sending an HIV patient into long-term remission, only the second time such a feat has been documented. Pablo Tebas and Bridgette Brawner discuss what this means for HIV research and for people living with the virus. The art of talking about science The art of talking about science Paul Offit of Penn Medicine and CHOP offers five tips for better communicating tough scientific topics to the public—and standing up for science in the process. He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research Penn In the News The New York Times He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno offered comment on now debunked claims that heart cells could be regrown and replaced, contrary to an accepted belief in cardiology. Moreno said, explaining the fraud’s persistence in spite of contested evidence, that “people can see what they want to see.” Load More
First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors spend almost 90 percent of their time away from patients First-year doctors, or interns, spend 87 percent of their work time away from patients, half of which is spent interacting with electronic health records.
‘Partly alive’: Scientists revive cells in brains from dead pigs Penn In the News The New York Times ‘Partly alive’: Scientists revive cells in brains from dead pigs PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno weighed in on an experiment that revived tissue in the brains of dead pigs. “If ever there was an issue that merited big public deliberation on the ethics of science and medicine, this is one.” Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Two large national studies show that patient safety was unaffected, and residents showed no signs of chronic sleep loss regardless of shift length for first-year doctors. With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? Scientists have succeeded in sending an HIV patient into long-term remission, only the second time such a feat has been documented. Pablo Tebas and Bridgette Brawner discuss what this means for HIV research and for people living with the virus. The art of talking about science The art of talking about science Paul Offit of Penn Medicine and CHOP offers five tips for better communicating tough scientific topics to the public—and standing up for science in the process. He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research Penn In the News The New York Times He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno offered comment on now debunked claims that heart cells could be regrown and replaced, contrary to an accepted belief in cardiology. Moreno said, explaining the fraud’s persistence in spite of contested evidence, that “people can see what they want to see.” Load More
Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety Two large national studies show that patient safety was unaffected, and residents showed no signs of chronic sleep loss regardless of shift length for first-year doctors.
With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next? Scientists have succeeded in sending an HIV patient into long-term remission, only the second time such a feat has been documented. Pablo Tebas and Bridgette Brawner discuss what this means for HIV research and for people living with the virus.
The art of talking about science The art of talking about science Paul Offit of Penn Medicine and CHOP offers five tips for better communicating tough scientific topics to the public—and standing up for science in the process.
He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research Penn In the News The New York Times He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno offered comment on now debunked claims that heart cells could be regrown and replaced, contrary to an accepted belief in cardiology. Moreno said, explaining the fraud’s persistence in spite of contested evidence, that “people can see what they want to see.”