Medicine

Medication side effects may sound scary online. Talk to your doctor to get the facts

Jeffrey Millstein of Penn Medicine and student Maggie Pecsok of the Perelman School of Medicine write that there are three questions that can help you have a productive conversation about medication side effects.

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High blood pressure conditions during pregnancy increase cardiovascular disease risk 10 years later

A Penn Medicine study sheds light on challenges and potential solutions; Black women are particularly affected.

Why is my sleep so messed up in the summer?

Philip Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine shares advice on how to promote better sleep.

They were cigarette smokers. Then a stroke vanquished their addiction

A. Thomas McLellan of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on an addiction study being one of the most influential publications not only of the year but of the decade.

Calorie counts on menus: Have they helped?

Colleen Tewksbury of the Perelman School of Medicine says there’s not much of a difference in what people are ordering since restaurants began to post calorie counts.

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How Penn Family Medicine forms a foundation of LGBTQ+ primary care

The first primary care appointment for a patient who identify as LGBTQ is exactly like any appointment for any patient — clinicians are focused on treating them holistically and on listening to the concerns that brought them in for care.

Rendering depicting aerial view of new life sciences building on Pennovation Works campus

A $365 million development will expand the life sciences hub at Pennovation Works

Penn Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli speaks with Penn Today about the evolution of the research and manufacturing project, led by Longfellow Real Estate Developers, and its value for Penn and the region.

How to beat eczema pain

Bruce Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine says that pain is a relatively common symptom of atopic dermatitis that is often underrecognized.

My beloved doctor is retiring, and now I need to find a new physician. I’m not alone

The career of the Perelman School of Medicine’s Eliot Nierman is highlighted as he announces his retirement.

The missing part of America’s pandemic response

PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel co-writes that fighting COVID-19 demands new knowledge, but the country’s most important health-research agency has become sclerotic and overly cautious.

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