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Who, What, Why: Katelyn Candido on improving surgical procedures and keeping health care human-first
Katelyn Candido standing next to a wall, smiling and facing forward with arms crossed, wearing a white coat and blue scrubs in the Perelman School of Medicine

Katelyn Candido, a second-year medical student at PSOM and aspiring neurosurgeon, researches a novel tool’s utility for improving surgical precision. Informed by experiences as a first-generation Hispanic student, Candido also deeply values the human-centered side of medicine, helping drive equitable care in Philadelphia and beyond.

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Who, What, Why: Katelyn Candido on improving surgical procedures and keeping health care human-first

Second-year medical student Katelyn Candido shares insight into her research project on a promising tool for improving surgical precision and efficiency, and why she aims to drive equitable patient care through a career in neurosurgery.
Cancer care for the mind and spirit
Rebecca Boswell speaking with three people.

Patients are 10 times more likely to engage in mental health services when the therapy is integrated in a medical clinic, says Rebecca Boswell, center, with therapists at the Psychosocial Oncology Clinic.

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Cancer care for the mind and spirit

A psychosocial oncology program is a part of a revolution in cancer care at Penn Medicine to address a wider range of cancer patients’ experiences, and includes specially-trained psychotherapists at no cost.

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Understanding GLP-1 signaling: A path to better therapies
A person holding their stomach.

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Understanding GLP-1 signaling: A path to better therapies

A collaborative study led by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Penn’s School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine found that a novel GLP-1 drug shows promise for reducing nausea and vomiting while maintaining blood sugar.

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Could ‘cyborg’ transplants replace pancreatic tissue damaged by diabetes?
Microscopic view of pancreas tissue.

The researchers grew pancreatic tissue (above) so it incorporated a mesh-like electronic network (red). Cells within the tissue produce insulin (green), the blood-sugar-lowering hormone lost in type 1 diabetes.

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Could ‘cyborg’ transplants replace pancreatic tissue damaged by diabetes?

A new electronic implant system developed by Penn Medicine researchers prompts lab-grown pancreatic cells to mature, and suggests a new way to treat diabetes.

Matt Toal

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Study finds telemedicine visits cost far less than office visits

Study finds telemedicine visits cost far less than office visits

Penn Medicine researchers have analyzed billing data and found that telemedicine visits are five times cheaper on average than in-person appointments, but some caveats exist for mental and behavioral health treatment.

Where peak performance meets progressive disease
Hansell Stedman on skis.

Hansell Stedman is a professor of surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine.

(Image: Margo Reed)

Where peak performance meets progressive disease

Hansell Stedman and his team draw on personal experience at the extremes of muscle function—world-class athleticism and muscular dystrophy—as they strive to develop a safer gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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America’s first hospital to open museum at Pennsylvania Hospital’s historic Pine Street building
Pennsylvania Hospital exterior.

Since its founding in 1751, Pennsylvania Hospital has been a leader in patient care. Today, it is nationally recognized for programs in neurosurgery, obstetrics and high-risk maternal and fetal services, neonatology, behavioral health, and orthopaedics.

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America’s first hospital to open museum at Pennsylvania Hospital’s historic Pine Street building

Pennsylvania Hospital marks its 275th anniversary with exhibits that connect Penn Medicine’s medical history to modern breakthroughs.

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