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Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender

Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact.

HIV: Greater parental involvement needed with young men who have sex with men

Dalmacio Dennis Flores of the Perelman School of Medicine notes the promise of a pilot study on parent-focused interventions for gay or bisexual high-school aged cisgender sons.

Nurse practitioners serving NM’s health care needs

A quoted study by the School of Nursing found that hospitals with nurse practitioners had fewer deaths after common surgeries, as well as shorter hospital stays and decreased Medicare costs for patients.

A video camera records Elizabeth Sanseau practicing medical care on a mannequin. (Image courtesy of Kyle Cassidy)

Hands-on medical simulation, simplified

Elizabeth Sanseau of CHOP and Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy discuss Annenberg Hotkeys, a medical simulator developed during the pandemic to remotely prepare health care providers for emergency situations.

Almost all ‘natural’ skincare products contain allergens, scientists warn

According to a quoted opinion piece by Bruce Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine and PSOM alumna Courtney Blair Rubin, consumers and physicians should demand that the clean beauty movement back up its claims with evidence.

Two women stopped binge eating after an implant started zapping their brains with electricity, a small study found

A study by Casey Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found that electric shocks to the brain took away the cravings of two patients with binge eating disorder.

Contacting an abortion clinic online may put your personal information at risk

A study by Matthew S. McCoy and Ari B. Friedman of the Perelman School of Medicine found that most abortion-provider websites use third-party trackers to distribute personal information.

From left, Wayne Holman and Wendy Commins Holman, Liz Magill, Constantia Constantinou, and Hannah Rutledge.

Penn Libraries dedicates Holman Biotech Commons

The Commons serves as a collaborative resource for researchers in the health sciences, providing the latest tools and technologies to further health care research and equality.

Gloved hands putting individual tiny pipettes in a holder in a lab setting.

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.

Q&A

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.

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