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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.
Fifteen-year trend persists in disparate insulin pump use in children
Fifteen-year trend persists in disparate insulin pump use in children
Racial disparities in insulin pump use have persisted over the past 15 years, and this inequity in diabetes treatment may be playing a role in the poorer glycemic control and higher rates of diabetes complications in non-Hispanic Black children.
Virtual reality trains public to reverse opioid overdoses
Virtual reality trains public to reverse opioid overdoses
A group of interdisciplinary researchers from Penn and the Philadelphia Department of Public Heath have developed a virtual reality immersive video training aimed to save lives from opioid overdoses.
Nursing student volunteers play critical role at campus COVID-19 testing site
Nursing student volunteers play critical role at campus COVID-19 testing site
For two weeks, 37 fourth-year nursing students checked people in, conducted screenings, and swabbed noses, contributing to the more than 13,000 tests completed at Houston Hall since early August.
In the News
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Bill Conway’s $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that many nurses are underpaid and experience a higher rate of burnout than other medical professionals. Leonard A. Lauder has donated $125 million to the School of Nursing to recruit students from underrepresented backgrounds and train more nurse practitioners as frontline workers.
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The Guardian
Breast milk for adults: Wellness elixir or unscientific fascination?
Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing says that adult interest in consuming human milk could reflect the growing understanding and messaging of how breast milk influences infant health, like protecting against diseases.
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Baltimore Banner
Why few communities chose Baltimore’s high-risk, high-reward opioid legal strategy
Peggy Compton of the School of Nursing outlines the contextual factors that laid the foundation for the opioid crisis.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia-area health experts see shift in attitudes on vaccination in ‘post-COVID’ era
Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing comments on attitude shifts around vaccines following the pandemic.
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6ABC.com
Penn nurse confronts diabetes epidemic, health inequities in West Philadelphia
Penn Medicine nurse Jasmine Hudson outlines her campaign to combat diabetes and health inequities in West Philadelphia.
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Yahoo! Life
Could Ozempic curb your cigarettes craving? A new study suggests semaglutide may help people quit smoking
Heath Schmidt of the Perelman School of Medicine says that it’s not fully understood how weight loss drugs work in the context of substance use disorder.
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