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Mom and son celebrate matching residency programs together: ‘Still incredible to me’

Hefei Liu has matched with the radiation oncology residency program at the Perelman School of Medicine.

Swimmer’s ear (otitis externa): Causes, symptoms and treatment

Tiffany Chao of the Perelman School of Medicine says that multiple courses of ear drops won’t always cure an infection and that patients should see an otolaryngologist if the issue persists.

Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems

Small changes in health care processes can make profound shifts in equity and inclusion. Those steps matter not just for gender and LGBTQ equity and inclusion, but in equity for patients of all racial and cultural backgrounds.

Canada Montgomery (on left) and Natalia Rodriguez open letters at Match Day.

Penn Medicine‘s Match Day 2023

Throngs of family and friends cheered on Perelman School of Medicine’s graduating students as they learned where they matched for residency.

Could the silver lining of the pandemic be pan-vaccines?

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have developed a vaccine that could provide a baseline level of protection against all 20 known flu strains.

One in five Philadelphia newborns is not protected from measles, CHOP-Penn study finds

A study by the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia finds that one in five babies born in Philadelphia likely has no immunity against measles.

Pregnant person laying in a bed with an IV drip in their arm.

Pregnancy complications tied to higher risk of death as long as 50 years later

Even decades after delivering pre-term or with conditions like gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, those with complications in pregnancy or birth have a higher risk of death.

How immune are we? Why answering this question is essential for post-pandemic life

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine believes that the government’s strategy of repeated COVID vaccine booster shots is probably unnecessary for all except patients with weakened immune systems.

The pandemic at three

A study by Emily Conant of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that 3D mammograms are more effective at detecting breast cancer than standard tests, particularly for women between 40 and 69 and those with dense breast tissue.

Republicans’ ‘Charlie Brown’ budget problem

PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that the Affordable Health Care Act is too woven into the system for Republicans to dismantle.

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