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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 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.

The blood tests that can flag your hidden heart disease risk

Daniel E. Soffer of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people with signs of insulin resistance and abdominal obesity are likely to benefit from apoB testing.

A researcher holding up a petri dish with bacteria in it.

How a bacterium supports healing of chronic diabetic wounds

New research from Penn Medicine shows that a certain bug could be used to develop topical or bacterial-based treatments for patients with wounds that do not heal well on their own.

A blood test accurately diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the time, study finds

Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study which found that a blood test could correctly identify patients with Alzheimer’s.

Double mastectomies do not improve breast cancer survival likelihood for most women, study finds

Angela DeMichele of the Perelman School of Medicine says that chemotherapy and hormonal therapies are important for combating breast cancer because they’re designed to kill spreading cells.

Breast cancer survival not boosted by double mastectomy, study says

Angela DeMichele of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study which found that breast cancer survival is not boosted by a double mastectomy.

A disease that makes children age rapidly gets closer to a cure

Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine says there’s no guarantee that gene editing which worked well in mice will also work with human patients.

Preventive care is under threat: PrEP now or pay later

Jalpa Doshi of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine writes that the Braidwood Management v. Becerra case could invalidate a startling range of free preventive services and lead to a big jump in patients’ payments.

This HR leader hears, heeds, and helps those who heal others

Kenya Pitt, chief human resources officer for Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, devotes her time to workforce strategies from compensation to talent acquisition to employee retention for the nearly 4,000 employees at PPMC.

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