Medicine

2024 PEP and PIP winners: Where are they now?

Nearly a year after being awarded the 2024 President’s Engagement Prize and President’s Innovation Prize, the recipients—now alumni—provide updates on their projects.

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Kathryn Griffo named Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Penn

Griffo has worked at Penn for nearly two decades, serving most recently as Chief Advancement Officer for Penn Medicine Development and Alumni Relations.

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Scientific American

Four ways the COVID-causing virus changed science

Susan Weiss of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the successful race to develop vaccines, especially those based on messenger RNA, was probably the most important lesson from the pandemic.

The Conversation

Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads

Rachel McFadden of Penn Medicine explains the protocol for treating serious wounds caused by tissue death or necrosis due to opioid use.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Where have all the primary-care doctors gone?

In an opinion essay, Amanda Finegold Swain of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about the continuing shortage of primary-care doctors.

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Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children

New research from Penn Medicine finds that previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against H5N1, and children would likely benefit the most from H5N1 vaccinations.

Yahoo! News

Why researchers are sure that the COVID vaccine saved millions of lives

According to a 2024 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, a growing number of Americans mistakenly believe that COVID vaccines have been responsible for thousands of deaths.

Prevention

A new study just unlocked one surprising key to better sleep

Mina Massaro-Giordano of the Perelman School of Medicine says that exposure to the blue light wavelength can help regulate circadian rhythm.

A nurse checks the heartbeat of a patient in a wheelchair.

Survey shows patients with disabilities less likely to feel respect from doctors

A new Penn Medicine analysis shows that patients with disabilities were both less likely to feel respect from their doctors and less likely to feel their doctors explained things well.

CBS News

Pennsylvania doctors reflect on COVID-19 pandemic 5 years later

Raina Merchant of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Penn Medicine had to be nimble during the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to many changes in information and optimize care for patients.

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