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Mayo ‘mini brains’ offer new ways to understand addiction
MPR News

Mayo ‘mini brains’ offer new ways to understand addiction

Peggy Compton of the School of Nursing says that addiction is complex and difficult to reduce to one brain lobe because it involves environmental factors and multiple pathways.

A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand
practicing chinese xi gong

Homepage image: Qi Gong comprises slow, deep breaths and smooth movements aimed at focusing the mind and maximizing the body’s energy flow.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Global)

A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand

During a nine-day winter break trip, students in Jianghong Liu’s Penn Global seminar experienced and learned about practices like tea therapy, cupping, Qi Gong, and more.

Michele W. Berger

Nurses are burned out and fed up. For good reason
The New York Times

Nurses are burned out and fed up. For good reason

A quoted study by Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and colleagues found that minimum nursing staffing ratios in hospitals could have prevented more than 4,000 deaths and saved upward of $700 million in medical costs during a two-year period.

What should I eat or drink when I have a cold?
The New York Times

What should I eat or drink when I have a cold?

Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing says that there isn’t strong enough evidence to recommend specific foods during a viral infection but suggests turning to hydrating and nourishing foods that are also comforting.

Penn Medicine invests in future nurses with new ASPIRE Program
ABC27 (Harrisburg)

Penn Medicine invests in future nurses with new ASPIRE Program

Penn Medicine’s ASPIRE program will mentor Pennsylvania high schoolers with career aspirations in nursing, with remarks from Beth Smith and Colleen Mattioni of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.