Medicine

A transcranial magnetic stimulation tool hovering over a human brain model.

New form of repetitive magnetic brain stimulation reduces treatment time for bipolar disorder

The potential bipolar disorder therapy can be completed in five days of treatment, compared to four-to-six weeks for standard transcranial magnetic simulation treatments.

In extreme heat, do you need more electrolytes?

Vishnu Potluri of the Perelman School of Medicine says that eating a nutritious diet and drinking water when thirsty is enough for most people to keep their electrolytes in balance.

When there’s money to lose, phone usage while driving drops

New research from Penn Medicine finds that feedback plus cash incentives designed with insights from behavioral science reduces phone use while driving.

How did Shannen Doherty die? What to know about ‘90210’ star’s cause of death

According to Penn Medicine, there is no known cure for metastatic breast cancer.

Mama June Shannon shares an update on her weight loss journey

Revisional bariatric surgery can repair or change a previous weight loss surgery, according to Penn Medicine.

Abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit

A study co-authored by Michaela R. Anderson of the Perelman School of Medicine traces how newly introduced gestational restrictions and abortion bans have affected mental health outcomes on a state-by-state basis.

Protecting against burnout

Penn GSE’s Kandi Wiens’ latest book aims to help readers build resilience to stress and heal their relationship to work.

Better survival rates from hospital-based donor care for lung transplants

A new study by Penn researchers has examined, for the first time, the differences in lung transplant graft outcomes from organs recovered from the two types of deceased organ donor care facilities operating in the United States.

There’s a right way—and a wrong way—to snack

Christina A. Roberto of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that, if you do snack at night, decide what to eat ahead of time.

Parts of Philadelphia area under ‘Code Orange’ air quality alert as heat wave continues

Mark Goldstein of Pennsylvania Hospital says that vulnerable population exposure to ozone and particulate pollution, even short-term, can be dangerous.

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