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Penn Medicine nurse wins IRONMAN World Championship
Ava Warfel running the IRONMAN race in Hawaii.

Ava Warfel running the IRONMAN race in Kona, Hawaii in 2023.

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Penn Medicine nurse wins IRONMAN World Championship

Ava Warfel, a nurse supervisor at the Penn Medicine HealthWorks Alvernia University practice, recently won her age group at the championship in Kona, Hawaii.

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Improving maternal care for new moms in the Hispanic community
A postpartum person and their newborn on a couch.

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Improving maternal care for new moms in the Hispanic community

Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital’s latest patient care initiative focuses on improving postpartum outcomes and decreasing health care disparities.

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Secondary cancers following CAR T cell therapy are rare
3d illustration of a damaged and disintegrating cancer cell.

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Secondary cancers following CAR T cell therapy are rare

A new Penn Medicine analysis shows that the development of any type of second cancer is a rare occurrence, and some of the earliest patients have gone on to experience long-lasting remissions of a decade or more.

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New Penn Medicine Nudge Unit pilots show simple questions can improve care
A patient being wheeled in the hospital flanked by two medical professionals.

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New Penn Medicine Nudge Unit pilots show simple questions can improve care

Experts at the Penn Medicine Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy have seen success in treatment after posing one question: “Why not treat alcohol use the same way we’ve been treating opioid use?”

Frank Otto