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Sexual health topics for parents to address with adolescent GBQ male children

Inclusive sexual health education reduces young gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) men’s vulnerability to poor sexual health outcomes, however, conservative ideologies dominate policies on school-based sex education and view topics like same-sex attractions as controversial.

Philly area nurses find work, purpose outside hospitals post-COVID

A study by Matthew D. McHugh of the School of Nursing found that the pandemic largely erased tolerance and levels of loyalty to specific employers among nurses.

Charitable gifts to higher ed surged in fiscal 2022, along with the stock market

Alumnus Leonard Lauder is noted for his $125 million gift to the School of Nursing last year.

WA legislators weigh mandating nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals

Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that patients in California hospitals get two to three more hours of care a day than in other states as a result of staffing-ratio legislation.

America’s top donors are helping to shape the future in an old-fashioned way

Alumnus Leonard Lauder gave $177 million to the School of Nursing to address nursing shortages by recruiting students from underrepresented backgrounds and training more providers for disadvantaged communities.

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

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.

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.

Nursing exam pass rates continue to fall, but don’t expect NCLEX-RN to get easier

Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that no one in the public, herself included, is interested in lowering standards for nurses.

Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. hospitalized patients experience harmful events, study finds

Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that the heart of the patient safety issue in hospitals is insufficient staffing.

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