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Michele W. Berger
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mwberger@upenn.edu
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Nearly half of young drivers resume driving just weeks after a concussion
Nearly half of young drivers resume driving just weeks after a concussion
New research finds that nearly half of adolescents who sought specialty care for a concussion were back to driving when asked approximately two weeks after the injury, even though few had returned to exercise and sports.
Toward more optimal birth outcomes
Toward more optimal birth outcomes
A new study from Penn Nursing is the first to assess hospital vaginal birth rates rather than cesarean rates, which can further quality improvement initiatives that focus on encouraging vaginal birth rather than on decreasing the cesarean birth rate.
Novel anti-craving mechanism discovered to treat cocaine relapse
Novel anti-craving mechanism discovered to treat cocaine relapse
New research from School of Nursing has discovered that certain biological chemicals are expressed on specific cell types and neural circuits in the brain that reduce cocaine-seeking behavior.
Increasing HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
Increasing HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
More than 90% of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine. Yet, vaccine use in the United States falls short of public health goals.
Home health care improves COVID-19 outcomes
Home health care improves COVID-19 outcomes
Survivors of COVID-19 often have health ramifications from their illness and hospital stay, and until now, no data has been available on the outcomes of COVID-19 patients discharged home after hospitalization and their recovery needs.
Closing the racial disparity gap in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest
Closing the racial disparity gap in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest
Despite investments to improve the quality of resuscitation efforts, fewer than 25% of all patients that experience cardiac arrests in hospitals survive to discharge, and survival varies significantly across hospitals and by race.
Racial disparities in pediatric diabetes treatment
Racial disparities in pediatric diabetes treatment
Despite similar outpatient appointment attendance rates, significant disparities in continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pump use were observed in non-Hispanic Black children over 20 years.
Penn Nursing’s innovation ecosystem
Penn Nursing’s innovation ecosystem
In the past five years, the school has been intentional about creating an atmosphere that rewards risk-taking and supports failures. It’s led to story slams and accelerators and a shift to an innovation-centric mindset.
Amy Gutmann and Michael Doyle create Gutmann Leadership Scholars Program at Penn Nursing with $2M gift
Amy Gutmann and Michael Doyle create Gutmann Leadership Scholars Program at Penn Nursing with $2M gift
As as part of the University’s Power of Penn Campaign, the newly endowed program will select and fund 10 scholars annually across undergraduate and graduate degree-levels, creating new cohorts of leaders at Penn.
Five Penn faculty elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Five Penn faculty elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Five faculty from Penn are among the newest members of the National Academy of Medicine: William Beltran of the School of Veterinary Medicine, Matthew McHugh of the School of Nursing, and Ronald DeMatteo, Raina Merchant, and Hongjun Song of the Perelman School of Medicine.
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The old rules were dumb anyway
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing spoke said rules that prevent nurses from working in other states without a new license are out of date. “We have the same technology in every state. Patients are the same. They have the same problems. Everybody has babies everywhere,” she said.
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New York Daily News
Study shows NYC hospitals understaffed in weeks before coronavirus
A new study from the School of Nursing found that New York City hospitals were experiencing a nurse staff shortage before the pandemic began.
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Vogue
‘I left the hospital in tears’: Amid the pandemic, new moms aren’t getting the breastfeeding support they need
Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing spoke about the lack of breastfeeding support for first-time moms during the pandemic. “You have a very short window of time to establish lactation,” she said. “Without support to get started a few hours post-delivery, it’s a very quick downward spiral.”
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HealthDay
Do COVID-19 patients really have to die alone?
Martha Curley of the School of Nursing spoke about how hospitals can change their visitation policies to allow those dying of COVID-19 to see their family members. “Within a family there may be one or even two people who could understand the significance of being there who could be taught to protect themselves and to go into the room and to be there with the family member,” she said.
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Business Insider
Nurses who have the coronavirus are fighting their employers to get paid time off: 'Nobody really cares about my safety'
Research led by Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing found that limiting nurses to caring for four or fewer patients at a time can lead to lower rates of readmission or death.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Amid coronavirus, America’s nursing homes have become a national tragedy
Mary Ersek of the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine writes on COVID-19's effect on nursing homes.
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