Medicine

At Penn Nursing, transplant care is more than a moment—it’s a lifelong commitment to patients and their second chance at life.

From the teenage soccer player recovering from knee surgery to the grandparent relearning how to walk after a stroke, physical therapy plays a vital role in restoring mobility and helping people live independently—especially later in life.

New research from Penn Medicine finds that semaglutide impacts remain, even as feelings of hunger gradually return.

Vaccinations have traditionally been administered in primary care settings or pharmacies. However, for about a decade, some states have authorized dentists to administer vaccines, and many others did so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of this approach has led some countries and states to expand or consider expanding the role of dental providers in delivering routine vaccines, including those against COVID-19 and the human papillomavirus (HPV), and in providing vaccine education.

A new Penn Medicine study, the largest to examine PMOS and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, underscores the need for people with the condition and their clinicians to closely monitor cardiovascular health.

By prompting emergency medicine clinicians to consider naltrexone, Penn researchers see a 15-fold increase in prescriptions.

The latest awards roundup for faculty in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Carey Law, and the Perelman School of Medicine.

A roundup of stories from Penn Today on solar innovation and protection.

In a brain autopsy of a Penn Medicine clinical trial participant, regions cleared of amyloid showed little tau buildup, while nearby areas with persistent amyloid had greater signs of damage.

Penn biology professor Philip A. Rea has written a provocative piece examining how gout sidelined two influential 18th-century British leaders and why England eschewed an effective gout treatment.