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What does a hot dog eating contest do to your stomach? Experts detail the health effects of competitive eating

A 2007 study by David Metz of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found that a competitive eater’s stomach can expand to accommodate significantly more food.

Antibody treatment prevents graft versus host disease in advanced preclinical tests

Penn Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Boston Children’s Hospital research finds single antibody treatment blocked donor T-cell attack and increased survival rates in preclinical models.

Heat waves like the one that’s killed 14 in the southern U.S. are becoming more frequent and enduring

Research by Sameed Khatana of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that 13,000 to 20,000 adult deaths were linked to extreme heat from 2008 to 2017, with about half due to heart disease.

Penn Medicine to use Brandywine Hospital as part of an ambitious plan to replace, reconfigure VA medical centers

Penn Medicine will use the shuttered and recently purchased Brandywine Hospital to reimagine health care for veterans and provide improved access to emergency care services for western Chester County community members, with remarks from CEO Kevin Mahoney.

A blood donor squeezes a ball while their arm lays on an armrest

Breaking down barriers to blood donation for LGBTQ+ people

New blood donation rules empower more LGBTQ+ people to give and expand the blood supply.

Seeking to curb racial bias in medicine, Doris Duke fund awards $10 million to health groups

Nwamaka Eneanya of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the inequities of the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd served as a catalyst to promote equity in medical research.

Don’t squander a key advance in fertility research

Kenneth Zaret of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the term “synthetic embryos” is misleading since they don’t have the potential to become human life.

An African American person using a spirometer.

The problem of race-specific tests in lung care

Using different baseline lung function for Black and white patients leads to lower rates of diagnosis in Black patients, say Penn LDI fellows.

House GOP inquiry over gain-of-function research targets a scientific giant

Stuart Isaacs of the Perelman School of Medicine speaks positively about his time studying poxviruses in Bernard Moss’ lab.

New, precise, and efficient DNA sequencing method may lead to easier testing and earlier cancer detection

The technique, created by Penn Medicine researchers, requires smaller DNA samples for testing and opens up potential new opportunities for next-generation diagnostics.

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