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A single injection reverses blindness in patient with rare genetic disorder

A Penn Medicine patient with a genetic form of childhood blindness gained vision, which lasted more than a year, after receiving a single injection of an experimental RNA therapy into the eye.

Some blood pressure meds raise heart risks in people with HIV

Jordana Cohen of the Perelman School of Medicine co-authored a study that found beta-blocker blood pressure drugs may increase the risk of heart problems in people with HIV. “Ideally, a patient’s primary care and infectious disease team should work together for the best possible outcomes,” she said.

Your ‘maskne’ might not be acne at all

Carrie Kovarik of the Perelman School of Medicine said some people are mistaking perioral dermatitis caused by the humid space behind a face mask for acne. “Depending on what kind of mask you’re wearing, you could really have a lot of moisture sitting there on your face,” she said.

Sixty percent of opioids unused after common procedures

A new Penn Medicine study of how text messaging could inform opioid prescribing practices shows that 60% of opioids are left over after orthopaedic and urologic procedures.

molecules showing the cyclic assembly and disassembly of actin (in orange) on mitochondria (in blue) in dividing HeLa cells

Research reveals how a cell mixes its mitochondria before it divides

A team at Penn Medicine has discovered—and filmed—the molecular details of how a cell, just before it divides in two, shuffles important internal components called mitochondria to distribute them evenly to its two daughter cells.

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Turning back the clock on a severe vision disorder

Gene therapy triggered the regrowth of healthy photoreceptor cells and restored vision in dogs with a severe form of Leber congenital amaurosis.

Diagram of lungs comprised of microscopic dots.

Med study illuminates the molecular details of lung development

Researchers at Penn Medicine have produced a detailed molecular atlas of lung development, key for future studies of mammalian biology and of new treatments for diseases, such as COVID-19, that affect the lungs.

Gloved hand in a lab dropping blood sample from a pipette into a petri dish.

Penn Medicine finds viral variants of concern in over a third of latest COVID-19 samples

Experts call on the public to continue masking, social distancing, and other protection efforts to prevent spread and further mutation of the virus.

Newsstand featuring three publications, two of which are covid-related.

How news messages affect views on vaccination

News coverage of expert scientific evidence about vaccine safety is effective at increasing public acceptance of vaccines, but the positive effect is diminished when the expert message is juxtaposed with a personal narrative about real side effects.

Aerial view of ten people wearing masks and social distancing in two rows on the front walkway of the Mercy Medical building.

Public Health Management Corporation and Penn Medicine announce opening of the PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar

The Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic’s transition of the former Mercy Catholic Medical Center—Mercy Philadelphia Campus, along with coalition partners, including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, envision integrated health care and social services for the West and Southwest Philadelphia community.

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