The Franklin Institute honors nine scientists and engineers on its 200th anniversary Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The Franklin Institute honors nine scientists and engineers on its 200th anniversary Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine are noted for receiving awards from the Franklin Institute and subsequently being honored with a Nobel Prize. Penn’s Way campaign 2023: By the Numbers nocred By the Numbers Penn’s Way campaign 2023: By the Numbers The annual workplace giving campaign, ‘Going the Distance for Our Community,’ concluded on Nov. 24, and the numbers are in. Secondary cancers following CAR T cell therapy are rare Image: iStock/vitanovski 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. Think you might be lactose intolerant? What that means for your future diet Penn In the News USA Today Think you might be lactose intolerant? What that means for your future diet 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. Using fMRI, new vision study finds promising model for restoring cone function Image: iStock/KPGS Using fMRI, new vision study finds promising model for restoring cone function School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine researchers identified a retinal disease to evaluate the success of gene and cell replacement therapy. ‘Exhalation’ system improves symptoms for most common form of chronic sinus infections Image: iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn ‘Exhalation’ system improves symptoms for most common form of chronic sinus infections Penn Medicine researchers report results from two randomized phase III clinical trials. New Penn Medicine Nudge Unit pilots show simple questions can improve care Image: iStock/PeopleImages 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?” Boy born deaf can hear for the first time thanks to a gene therapy procedure Penn In the News NBC News Boy born deaf can hear for the first time thanks to a gene therapy procedure An experimental gene therapy treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has enabled a deaf 11-year-old boy to be able to hear, with remarks from John A. Germiller of CHOP and the Perelman School of Medicine. Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry Image: iStock/DragonImages Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry A Penn Medicine analysis aims to fill knowledge gaps and help guide clinical decisions for a group particularly vulnerable to developing glaucoma. Health systems want tech to make work ‘more human’ Penn In the News Becker’s Hospital Review Health systems want tech to make work ‘more human’ Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney says that one of his most exciting challenges in the next year will be integrating technology to streamline care and improve experiences for patients and providers. Load More
Penn’s Way campaign 2023: By the Numbers nocred By the Numbers Penn’s Way campaign 2023: By the Numbers The annual workplace giving campaign, ‘Going the Distance for Our Community,’ concluded on Nov. 24, and the numbers are in.
Secondary cancers following CAR T cell therapy are rare Image: iStock/vitanovski 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.
Think you might be lactose intolerant? What that means for your future diet Penn In the News USA Today Think you might be lactose intolerant? What that means for your future diet 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. Using fMRI, new vision study finds promising model for restoring cone function Image: iStock/KPGS Using fMRI, new vision study finds promising model for restoring cone function School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine researchers identified a retinal disease to evaluate the success of gene and cell replacement therapy. ‘Exhalation’ system improves symptoms for most common form of chronic sinus infections Image: iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn ‘Exhalation’ system improves symptoms for most common form of chronic sinus infections Penn Medicine researchers report results from two randomized phase III clinical trials. New Penn Medicine Nudge Unit pilots show simple questions can improve care Image: iStock/PeopleImages 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?” Boy born deaf can hear for the first time thanks to a gene therapy procedure Penn In the News NBC News Boy born deaf can hear for the first time thanks to a gene therapy procedure An experimental gene therapy treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has enabled a deaf 11-year-old boy to be able to hear, with remarks from John A. Germiller of CHOP and the Perelman School of Medicine. Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry Image: iStock/DragonImages Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry A Penn Medicine analysis aims to fill knowledge gaps and help guide clinical decisions for a group particularly vulnerable to developing glaucoma. Health systems want tech to make work ‘more human’ Penn In the News Becker’s Hospital Review Health systems want tech to make work ‘more human’ Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney says that one of his most exciting challenges in the next year will be integrating technology to streamline care and improve experiences for patients and providers. Load More
Using fMRI, new vision study finds promising model for restoring cone function Image: iStock/KPGS Using fMRI, new vision study finds promising model for restoring cone function School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine researchers identified a retinal disease to evaluate the success of gene and cell replacement therapy.
‘Exhalation’ system improves symptoms for most common form of chronic sinus infections Image: iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn ‘Exhalation’ system improves symptoms for most common form of chronic sinus infections Penn Medicine researchers report results from two randomized phase III clinical trials.
New Penn Medicine Nudge Unit pilots show simple questions can improve care Image: iStock/PeopleImages 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?”
Boy born deaf can hear for the first time thanks to a gene therapy procedure Penn In the News NBC News Boy born deaf can hear for the first time thanks to a gene therapy procedure An experimental gene therapy treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has enabled a deaf 11-year-old boy to be able to hear, with remarks from John A. Germiller of CHOP and the Perelman School of Medicine. Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry Image: iStock/DragonImages Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry A Penn Medicine analysis aims to fill knowledge gaps and help guide clinical decisions for a group particularly vulnerable to developing glaucoma. Health systems want tech to make work ‘more human’ Penn In the News Becker’s Hospital Review Health systems want tech to make work ‘more human’ Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney says that one of his most exciting challenges in the next year will be integrating technology to streamline care and improve experiences for patients and providers. Load More
Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry Image: iStock/DragonImages Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry A Penn Medicine analysis aims to fill knowledge gaps and help guide clinical decisions for a group particularly vulnerable to developing glaucoma.
Health systems want tech to make work ‘more human’ Penn In the News Becker’s Hospital Review Health systems want tech to make work ‘more human’ Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney says that one of his most exciting challenges in the next year will be integrating technology to streamline care and improve experiences for patients and providers.