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Why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

Findings from Penn Medicine uncover possible drivers of recurrent breast and ovarian cancers among women carrying high-risk genetic mutations, pointing to methods to more effectively treat disease.

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Ensuring equitable health care for veterans

Peter Groeneveld, a Penn physician and director of the Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, discusses why this work is so crucial right now and how the VA has evolved in the past three decades.

Flu and colds are back with a vengeance—why now?

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a more immunologically naïve population will be the cause of the strong resurgence of influenza and RSV.

CRISPR cancer trial success paves the way for personalized treatments

Joseph Fraietta of the Perelman School of Medicine explains the complicated manufacturing process behind T-cell cancer therapies.

For pregnant women and their newborns, COVID vaccine offers better protection than prior infection

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that COVID vaccinations provide more robust protection for pregnant mothers than COVID infection, with a quote from CHOP’s Dustin Flannery.

Preterm birth drug Makena ignites argument over health equity

Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there needs to be a truly expedited pathway for withdrawal once a drug is deemed unfit for the market.

Promising efforts to mitigate the opioid crisis

Margaret Lowenstein, an LDI senior fellow and assistant professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the increase in opioid and drug overdoses since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Paul Offit, Philly’s most vocal vaccine advocate, on science, truth, and why he’s not a fan of the latest COVID boosters

A profile examines the life and career of the Perelman School of Medicine’s Paul Offit, from his advocacy for vaccines to his criticism of FDA attitudes toward the new bivalent boosters.

Pulses to their brains and two women’s binge eating went away

A pilot study led by Casey Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that deep brain stimulation can curb the urge to overeat.

Study: Racial wealth gap leads to shorter life expectancy for Black Americans

A study by Atheendar S. Venkataramani of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that the odds of death are 26% higher for Black Americans than for white counterparts, largely due to wealth differences.

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