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A ‘thermometer’ tool to measure tumor growth between scans
A cancer patient and their adult child.

Image: iStock/Jacob Wackerhausen

A ‘thermometer’ tool to measure tumor growth between scans

Researchers at Penn Medicine have developed a first-ever tool that gives a real-time assessment of tumors to provide less uncertainty for patients worrying between scans.

Kelsey Geesler

High pregnancy weight gain tied to higher risk of death in the following decades
Pregnant person standing on a floor scale.

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High pregnancy weight gain tied to higher risk of death in the following decades

Findings from a Penn Medicine study, which analyzed 50 years of data, highlights the health risks tied to conditions like heart disease and diabetes that can occur when more weight is gained in pregnancy than recommended.

Frank Otto

Ozempic and Wegovy don’t cost what you think they do
The New York Times

Ozempic and Wegovy don’t cost what you think they do

Jalpa Doshi of the Perelman School of Medicine says that as market competition increases for weight-loss drugs, prices will decrease accordingly.

Study shows promise for iNKT cell platform to treat cancer
Canine iNKT cells.

Canine iNKT cells

(Image: Courtesy of Nicola Mason and Antonia Rotolo)

Study shows promise for iNKT cell platform to treat cancer

Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have shown that invariant natural killer T cells from a healthy donor can persist in MHC-mismatched canines, demonstrating a reliable platform to inform human clinical trials.