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The power of protons
Two nurses guiding a prone patient into a proton imaging machine.

(On homepage) Until recently, proton therapy has occupied a small niche within the field of radiation oncology. Penn Medicine has played a leading role in championing proton therapy and moving the field forward.

(Image: Scott Nibauer)

The power of protons

Penn Medicine has treated more than 10,000 cancer patients at three proton therapy centers across the region, including the largest and busiest center in the world—while also leading the way in research to expand the healing potential of these positive particles.

Kirsten Weir for Penn Medicine Magazine

Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination
A hand liking the text “I got vaccinated!”

Image: iStock/Anton Vierietin

Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination

Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Welcoming the first babies from Penn Fertility in Lancaster
Ashlee Rineer (right) is holding Eleanor who is two years old this month and her partner Lauren (left) is holding Edie.

Ashlee Rineer (right) is holding Eleanor who is two years old this month, and her partner Lauren (left) is holding Edie, who was born in February 2024.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

Welcoming the first babies from Penn Fertility in Lancaster

The Penn Fertility Care practice is the first and only fertility clinic in Lancaster County that has an embryology lab, allowing patients outside of the Philadelphia metro area equal access to the full range of Penn Fertility services and treatments.

From Penn Medicine News

New approach accurately identifies medications most toxic to the liver
Internal view of a diseased liver.

Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen

New approach accurately identifies medications most toxic to the liver

A Penn Medicine-led study developed a novel approach to using health care data to measure rates of liver injury, as the current method of counting cases is not providing an accurate picture.

Frank Otto

Dr. Ala Stanford joins Penn’s staff in three capacities
Philadelphia Tribune

Dr. Ala Stanford joins Penn’s staff in three capacities

The founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, Ala Stanford, is joining the staff at Penn. Stanford is best known in Philadelphia for providing African Americans in poorer ZIP codes with access to the COVID-19 vaccine during the height of the pandemic.

Fentanyl overdoses may cause brain injury
Psychology Today

Fentanyl overdoses may cause brain injury

Researchers from Penn and the National Institute on Drug Abuse suggest that neurologic and cognitive impairments could interfere with a patient’s ability to engage in addiction treatment.

Gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine: A future ‘not in the shadows’
A group of people posing and smiling in front of a polka dot backdrop.

Mattie Chaya Kimberly “Kimi” Klauser (in hat second from right) with her bandmates.

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Gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine: A future ‘not in the shadows’

The Penn Medicine Program for LGBTQ+ Health and gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine has helped Mattie Chaya Kimberly “Kimi” Klauser and others get the right care in an open, safe, and nurturing environment.

Meagan Raeke