Our 15 favorite stories from 2022 Our 15 favorite stories from 2022 From interdisciplinary research and life-changing discoveries to a new University president and everything in between, this year at Penn has been one for the books.
‘Learning about BRCA saved my life’ ‘Learning about BRCA saved my life’ A family cancer diagnosis led Trudy Orthey to test for the BRCA2 gene mutation. A prophylactic double mastectomy and oophorectomy at Penn Medicine revealed she had early-stage ovarian cancer.
Kirigami technique hints at promising outcomes for breast reconstruction Kirigami technique hints at promising outcomes for breast reconstruction Penn researchers have developed a new technique for aiding in the reconstruction of breast tissue following a mastectomy.
Researchers make important progress toward a possible universal flu vaccine Penn In the News CNN Researchers make important progress toward a possible universal flu vaccine Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues are using mRNA technology to develop a universal flu vaccine. 2022 in Review: Health care building boom continued with new children's hospital, proton therapy center Penn In the News Philadelphia Business Journal 2022 in Review: Health care building boom continued with new children's hospital, proton therapy center The University of Pennsylvania Health System and Virtua Health held a grand opening ceremony for their $45 million proton therapy center in Voorhees, seven years after the beginning of their clinical partnership. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Penn Medicine establishes Center for Living Donation to boost kidney, liver transplants Penn In the News Philadelphia Business Journal Penn Medicine establishes Center for Living Donation to boost kidney, liver transplants The Center for Living Donation has opened at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to expand the work of the Penn Transplant Institute, with quotes from Robert R. Redfield and CEO Regina Cunningham. Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Penn In the News The New York Times Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Elinore J. Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that homicides of children are often linked to child abuse and neglect, reflecting the stresses experienced by families. Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Penn In the News Bloomberg Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Stanley Plotkin and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on COVID vaccine efficacy and their desire for more concrete booster data. Load More
2022 in Review: Health care building boom continued with new children's hospital, proton therapy center Penn In the News Philadelphia Business Journal 2022 in Review: Health care building boom continued with new children's hospital, proton therapy center The University of Pennsylvania Health System and Virtua Health held a grand opening ceremony for their $45 million proton therapy center in Voorhees, seven years after the beginning of their clinical partnership. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Penn Medicine establishes Center for Living Donation to boost kidney, liver transplants Penn In the News Philadelphia Business Journal Penn Medicine establishes Center for Living Donation to boost kidney, liver transplants The Center for Living Donation has opened at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to expand the work of the Penn Transplant Institute, with quotes from Robert R. Redfield and CEO Regina Cunningham. Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Penn In the News The New York Times Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Elinore J. Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that homicides of children are often linked to child abuse and neglect, reflecting the stresses experienced by families. Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Penn In the News Bloomberg Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Stanley Plotkin and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on COVID vaccine efficacy and their desire for more concrete booster data. Load More
Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Penn Medicine establishes Center for Living Donation to boost kidney, liver transplants Penn In the News Philadelphia Business Journal Penn Medicine establishes Center for Living Donation to boost kidney, liver transplants The Center for Living Donation has opened at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to expand the work of the Penn Transplant Institute, with quotes from Robert R. Redfield and CEO Regina Cunningham. Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Penn In the News The New York Times Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Elinore J. Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that homicides of children are often linked to child abuse and neglect, reflecting the stresses experienced by families. Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Penn In the News Bloomberg Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Stanley Plotkin and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on COVID vaccine efficacy and their desire for more concrete booster data. Load More
Penn Medicine establishes Center for Living Donation to boost kidney, liver transplants Penn In the News Philadelphia Business Journal Penn Medicine establishes Center for Living Donation to boost kidney, liver transplants The Center for Living Donation has opened at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to expand the work of the Penn Transplant Institute, with quotes from Robert R. Redfield and CEO Regina Cunningham. Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Penn In the News The New York Times Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Elinore J. Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that homicides of children are often linked to child abuse and neglect, reflecting the stresses experienced by families. Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Penn In the News Bloomberg Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Stanley Plotkin and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on COVID vaccine efficacy and their desire for more concrete booster data. Load More
Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic Penn In the News HealthDay Nursing care shortages likely to have predated pandemic A study from Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care during the first 18 months of the pandemic, with significantly better outcomes reported for nurses working in hospitals with better nurse staffing. Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Penn In the News The New York Times Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Elinore J. Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that homicides of children are often linked to child abuse and neglect, reflecting the stresses experienced by families. Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Penn In the News Bloomberg Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Stanley Plotkin and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on COVID vaccine efficacy and their desire for more concrete booster data. Load More
Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Penn In the News The New York Times Homicides of children soared in the pandemic’s first year Elinore J. Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that homicides of children are often linked to child abuse and neglect, reflecting the stresses experienced by families. Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Penn In the News Bloomberg Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Stanley Plotkin and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on COVID vaccine efficacy and their desire for more concrete booster data. Load More
Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Penn In the News Bloomberg Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Stanley Plotkin and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on COVID vaccine efficacy and their desire for more concrete booster data.