Medicine

Julia Ognibene gives two thumbs up next to a series of sinks

Julia Ognibene shadows doctors in Italy

Julia Ognibene spent the summer connecting with family and shadowing doctors in Italy

Wrist temperature associated with future risk of disease

A new study from Penn Medicine highlights the potential for monitoring disease risk through inexpensive, unintrusive continuous measures of skin temperature.

An mRNA vaccine against Lyme disease-causing bacteria

In pre-clinical models, researchers at Penn Medicine have developed a vaccine that protects against Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

What to know about Paxlovid rebound

E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says that it’s hard to get real-world data on COVID treatments because many people who have a rebound are unlikely to tell their doctors.

The best way to prevent HIV is often out of reach for women and marginalized people

LDI fellows are working with local communities to increase PrEP use through improving the message about the drug, reducing stigma, and normalizing the conversation about HIV infection.

Four bottles of Influenza vaccine beside one medical syringe.

Q&A

This season’s flu and COVID-19 vaccines

Judith A. O’Donnell of the Perelman School of Medicine answers common questions about this year’s flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccines.

Do bats get cancer? Plus, how your wrists could give clues to future health, and more health news

Carsten Skarke of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a new study that indicates wrist temperature is associated with future risk of disease.

Sex for 62 to 72-year-olds could help prevent dementia, study shows

The research of Mike Cirigliano of the Perelman School of Medicine confirms sexual activity is a form of physical exercise.

Your wrist could give clues to future health

A study by Carsten Skarke of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that wrist temperature is associated with the risk of future disease.

The immune health future, today

Breaking the code of the immune system could provide a new fundamental way of understanding, treating, and preventing every type of disease. Penn Medicine is investing in key discoveries about immunity and immune system function, and building infrastructure, to make that bold idea a reality.

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