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The New York Times

Is protein powder a scam?

Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine says that the vast majority of people in the U.S. already get enough protein from the foods they eat and don’t need to take it in supplement form.

Members of Penn’s African Health Clinic.

Care across cultures: Penn Medicine African Health Clinic

For the last two years, the Perelman School of Medicine has partnered with the African Family Health Organization to offer weekly family-medicine/primary care clinics for recent immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean.

Today

I’m an orthopedist. Seven things I never do to keep my muscle and bones healthy

Samir Mehta of the Perelman School of Medicine says that older adults playing sports need to understand who their competition is and make sure they’re playing with people who are at the appropriate level.

Runner’s World

These 10 expert-backed tips will help boost your running recovery

John Vasudevan of the Perelman School of Medicine offers tips to boost recovery from a running workout, such as making sure the breathing rate is increased enough to be properly warmed up.

3-D rendering of chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy, a treatment for a variety of cancers

Keto diet metabolite may power up CAR T cells to kill cancer

Laboratory studies reveal a potentially low-tech intervention to improve personalized cell therapy.

WHYY (Philadelphia)

Penn Medicine partners with Mark Cuban’s pharmacy company to source generic medications for retail locations

Penn Medicine is partnering with investor Mark Cuban to streamline the availability of generic prescription drugs for its network of pharmacy locations, with remarks from Nishaminy Kasbekar.

Fox 29 (Philadelphia)

Penn Med student gets invaluable experience with Eagles thanks to an NFL physicians program

Bryson Houston, a student at the Perelman School of Medicine, worked with the Philadelphia Eagles through a partnership with an NFL physicians program.

Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs

Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury.

First for Women

A thunderclap headache sent this FIRST editor to the ER—what women need to know

A 2017 study by the Perelman School of Medicine found that only 39% of women received the same treatment as men for the same health condition.

A person rating something on a scale of 1 to 5 stars on a smartphone.

Online health care reviews turned negative following COVID pandemic

New research shows online reviews of health facilities took a negative turn after COVID and remain that way.

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