Protein partners identified as potential key for fetal bone development Image: iStock/Christoph Burgstedt Protein partners identified as potential key for fetal bone development A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, could contribute to the development of healthy, strong bones by directing early cell movement and blood vessel generation.
COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective for children and adolescents during delta and omicron Image: iStock/MilanMarkovic COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective for children and adolescents during delta and omicron A health record analysis shows that the risk of infection and severe illness is significantly lower for those who are vaccinated, and cardiac conditions do not increase.
Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach Image: niphon for Adobe Stock Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach A Penn Medicine study finds that even modest increases in out-of-pocket costs for HIV prevention drugs could double the rate at which prescriptions go unfilled.
Books, babies, and bonding: How a passion for literacy benefits the hospital’s smallest patients Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News Books, babies, and bonding: How a passion for literacy benefits the hospital’s smallest patients Whitney Zachritz, an intensive care nursery clinical practice leader at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, spends part of her week in the 38-bed neonatal intensive care unit curating books for parents to read to their newborns.
How Lloyd Austin’s prostate cancer surgery led to hospitalization Penn In the News The Washington Post How Lloyd Austin’s prostate cancer surgery led to hospitalization Ravi Parikh of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a bowel obstruction after a prostate removal procedure can lead to significant complications if left untreated. How Penn Medicine is changing the world with mRNA nocred How Penn Medicine is changing the world with mRNA Vaccines are just the beginning of the potential for messenger RNA, the Nobel Prize-winning technology. Anthony Fauci and unlocking the biggest mystery in medicine Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Anthony Fauci and unlocking the biggest mystery in medicine In an Op-Ed, Michael J. Stephen of the Perelman School of Medicine shares advice gleaned from Anthony Fauci and studies of long COVID for medically addressing chronic fatigue syndrome. New treatment reverses Alzheimer’s disease signs Image: iStock/Nomadsoul1 New treatment reverses Alzheimer’s disease signs According to a preclinical study from Penn Medicine researchers, a molecular compound mimics the effect of natural chaperones that are depleted in the aging brain. Excessive heat and air pollution are putting farmworkers’ lives at risk Penn In the News MotherJones.com Excessive heat and air pollution are putting farmworkers’ lives at risk Sameed Khatana of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on fatal heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events linked to high temperatures. A Penn program helps uninsured patients get surgeries. They just received funding to expand Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A Penn program helps uninsured patients get surgeries. They just received funding to expand Nearly 1,000 Penn Medicine patients have undergone surgery that they had put off—from gallbladder removal to hysterectomies to wound treatments—through a program that pairs patients with “navigators” who help them plan and prepare for a surgery. Load More
How Penn Medicine is changing the world with mRNA nocred How Penn Medicine is changing the world with mRNA Vaccines are just the beginning of the potential for messenger RNA, the Nobel Prize-winning technology.
Anthony Fauci and unlocking the biggest mystery in medicine Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Anthony Fauci and unlocking the biggest mystery in medicine In an Op-Ed, Michael J. Stephen of the Perelman School of Medicine shares advice gleaned from Anthony Fauci and studies of long COVID for medically addressing chronic fatigue syndrome. New treatment reverses Alzheimer’s disease signs Image: iStock/Nomadsoul1 New treatment reverses Alzheimer’s disease signs According to a preclinical study from Penn Medicine researchers, a molecular compound mimics the effect of natural chaperones that are depleted in the aging brain. Excessive heat and air pollution are putting farmworkers’ lives at risk Penn In the News MotherJones.com Excessive heat and air pollution are putting farmworkers’ lives at risk Sameed Khatana of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on fatal heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events linked to high temperatures. A Penn program helps uninsured patients get surgeries. They just received funding to expand Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A Penn program helps uninsured patients get surgeries. They just received funding to expand Nearly 1,000 Penn Medicine patients have undergone surgery that they had put off—from gallbladder removal to hysterectomies to wound treatments—through a program that pairs patients with “navigators” who help them plan and prepare for a surgery. Load More
New treatment reverses Alzheimer’s disease signs Image: iStock/Nomadsoul1 New treatment reverses Alzheimer’s disease signs According to a preclinical study from Penn Medicine researchers, a molecular compound mimics the effect of natural chaperones that are depleted in the aging brain.
Excessive heat and air pollution are putting farmworkers’ lives at risk Penn In the News MotherJones.com Excessive heat and air pollution are putting farmworkers’ lives at risk Sameed Khatana of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on fatal heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events linked to high temperatures. A Penn program helps uninsured patients get surgeries. They just received funding to expand Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A Penn program helps uninsured patients get surgeries. They just received funding to expand Nearly 1,000 Penn Medicine patients have undergone surgery that they had put off—from gallbladder removal to hysterectomies to wound treatments—through a program that pairs patients with “navigators” who help them plan and prepare for a surgery. Load More
A Penn program helps uninsured patients get surgeries. They just received funding to expand Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A Penn program helps uninsured patients get surgeries. They just received funding to expand Nearly 1,000 Penn Medicine patients have undergone surgery that they had put off—from gallbladder removal to hysterectomies to wound treatments—through a program that pairs patients with “navigators” who help them plan and prepare for a surgery.