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Jiayi Pang, seated wearing a white lab coat, uses a pipette to fill a test tube as her mentor looks on

Exploring rosemary extract and wound healing

Jiayi Pang, a rising third-year majoring in cell and molecular biology, is studying rosemary's therapeutic effects on skin.

Roy Hamilton encourages tough conversations with grace and compassion

Hamilton, Penn Medicine’s new vice dean for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, is dedicating his third decade at the Perelman School of Medicine to making academia a safe, supportive space for students and colleagues alike.

The New York Times

You’ve lost weight taking new obesity drugs. What happens if you stop?

Mitchell A. Lazar of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there’s no “magic bullet” for lowering the dosage of weight-loss medication while keeping the weight off.

Becky Yu with her husband and children in a vineyard.

Improving care for patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia

How one Penn Medicine patient’s role in a clinical trial for acute lymphocytic leukemia therapy brought a cancer-free diagnosis and FDA approval.

USA Today

Chemical vs. mineral sunscreen: Dermatologists explain types of UV protection

Bruce A. Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine says that mineral sunscreens are classified by their active ingredients, like zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.

A medical professional and a patient looking at a computer screen.

Catalyzing reform in health care payment

Penn’s Parity Center engages an interdisciplinary team of experts to collaborate with health insurers, health systems, physician practices and policymakers. Deputy director Austin S. Kilaru describes the Center’s mission, success, and future.

Breaking through the mysteries of predicting coma recovery

Penn Medicine’s David Fischer created the RECOVER (REcovery of COnsciousness Via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research) program to provide specialized, comprehensive, and ongoing care for coma patients in various stages of coma recovery.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn plans to build a proton center for cancer treatment at Presbyterian Medical Center

Penn Medicine will build its fourth proton beam center for cancer treatment at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in University City.

The Wall Street Journal

The companies realizing Theranos’s failed dream

Charlene Bierl of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on new finger-prick blood tests designed by Becton Dickinson and Babson Diagnostics.