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Michele W. Berger
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Environment key to injury recovery for Black men
Environment key to injury recovery for Black men
Data from a Penn Nursing study shows that injured Black men from disadvantaged neighborhoods experience higher injury mortality, years of life-expectancy loss, and psychological symptoms that persist after initial wounds have been treated.
A first-of-its-kind academic social entrepreneurship lab
A first-of-its-kind academic social entrepreneurship lab
The Eidos LGBT+ Health Initiative, anchored in the School of Nursing, is part of a $750 million University investment in science, engineering, and medicine.
Three Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows
Three Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows
Holly Fernandez Lynch, Quayshawn Spencer, and Connie Ulrich have been named Hastings Center Fellows for deepening public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology.
Putting community first, in a new social justice initiative
Putting community first, in a new social justice initiative
The Community Collaboratory for Co-Creation, led by Penn Nursing and Penn Engineering, will focus on research, education, and community engagement and outreach.
Alumni Award of Merit and Creative Spirit Awards honor seven alumni
Alumni Award of Merit and Creative Spirit Awards honor seven alumni
Stephen Goff is awarded Creative Spirit Award and Al Filreis is to receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
Moving past conflation of race and genetics
Moving past conflation of race and genetics
Race is not genetic. Race is a social and political construct. However, the conflation of race and genetics is one way that racism persists in medicine and research.
Addressing systemic inequities linked to readmission for minority stroke patients
Addressing systemic inequities linked to readmission for minority stroke patients
Racial minorities are disproportionately affected by stroke. A new study reveals readmissions between Black and white stroke patients may be linked to the level of nurse staffing in the hospitals where they receive care.
Penn Libraries opens newly renovated Biotech Commons
Penn Libraries opens newly renovated Biotech Commons
The Penn Libraries has transformed its former Biomedical Library into a newly renovated space with a new name, the Biotech Commons.
More intensive and personalized strategies may be needed for weight loss
More intensive and personalized strategies may be needed for weight loss
In a two-year randomized clinical trial, researchers investigated whether financial incentives and environmental change strategies, together or separately, help employed adults with obesity lose weight and keep it off.
Hospitals with more nurses linked to better outcomes, more satisfied patients
Hospitals with more nurses linked to better outcomes, more satisfied patients
According to a new study published in Medical Care, hospitals that employ more inpatient nurse practitioners have lower surgical mortality, higher patient satisfaction, and lower costs of care.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A mom and daughter debate: Should kids be in school right now?
Marion Leary of the School of Nursing and her high school-age daughter, Harper, debated the merits of in-person schooling during the omicron surge. “There is no denying that in-person learning is paramount for kids academically and socially, but it is our responsibility as parents and educators to make the hard choices,” argued Leary.
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NPR
Nurses and the never-ending shifts
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing discussed her research on burnout and job dissatisfaction among nurses. Her research found that exceedingly long shifts not only harmed nurses, but also patients. “Any time after 12 hours, the medical errors that nurses were involved in started to escalate dramatically,” she said.
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Politico.com
The Hopkins doc vs. the vaccine consensus
The School of Nursing’s Melanie Kornides says that it is hard to determine how much impact a professional basketball player’s anti-vaccine stance will have on vaccination rates.
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Business Insider
Claims of anti-vax nurses fueling hospital staff shortages ignore the limited support and lack of mental health care for COVID's frontline workers
Eileen Lake of the Nursing School researched the impact of poor working conditions on nurse-staffing levels. The study, supported by additional data, revealed that staffing shortages reflect systemic problems with pre-pandemic origins.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Guess which states are best at requiring vaccines? Not the ones you might think
Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing says the success of vaccine policies can vary widely depending on how they are implemented.
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Marketplace (NPR)
High pay for traveling nurses a symptom and cause of staff shortages
Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing said nursing jobs with good pay and reasonable staff-patient ratios are in short supply. “It’s not a nursing shortage,” she said.
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