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How ‘invitations’ from Penn Medicine restored mammogram completion rates

To correct a COVID-caused lag in breast cancer screenings, Penn Medicine messaged every patient who was overdue. The rate of completed mammograms improved to 74%.

Text reminders help connect health care workers to care and improve their mental health

Nationwide, health care workers are facing strains to mental health, but Penn Medicine’s regular reminders about its mental health platform lead to significant improvements of symptoms.

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Trust and equity in emergency departments

Penn Medicine is working to improve the emergency department experience for all patients, including those with distrust of the medical system at large.

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How deadly parasites choose to be male

Penn Vet researchers reveal the gene expression across the life cycle of Cryptosporidium and identify the determinant of maleness.

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A new $250M approach to addressing health care patients’ food insecurities

Penn plays a major scientific role in new initiative backed by the American Heart Association- and Rockefeller Foundation-led consortium.

What younger men should know about prostate cancer

Richard Wender of the Perelman School of Medicine says that pain symptoms may be a sign that prostate cancer has progressed to a later stage or indicate a different issue altogether.

B cells drive responses of other immune cells, can be modified to prevent multiple sclerosis symptoms

Penn Medicine research finds that abnormally active B cell metabolism causes an inflammatory immune response in individuals with MS.

Experimental mRNA avian flu vaccine

Promising preclinical results from a new Penn Medicine study suggest an mRNA vaccine platform could limit the impact of avian flu pandemics.

The University of Pennsylvania Health System has appointed a new chief financial officer

Julia Puchtler, current CFO of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, will succeed Keith Kasper as CFO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, featuring remarks from CEO Kevin B. Mahoney.

Lactose intolerant? Here’s how you should, and shouldn’t, be eating

Christopher Schmoyer of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people develop lactose intolerance when their bodies don’t make enough of the enzyme lactase for the amount of dairy they consume.

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