Home health care—a crucial edge for the future of medicine (On homepage) Renee Jones helps Valerie Simon toward her ultimate recovery goal after a hip replacement: being able to walk to the corner store and cross the street before the light turns red, using a cane rather than a walker. Home health care—a crucial edge for the future of medicine Home care has long been a part of health care, but it was the COVID-19 pandemic that led Penn Medicine to rethink who needed to be in the hospital.
Teen drivers often unsafe on the road with speeding and handheld cellphone use Teen drivers often unsafe on the road with speeding and handheld cellphone use Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in adolescents, and risky driving behaviors like cellphone use can contribute to crashes. New research finds many teens struggle to abide by the rules of the road.
HIV: Greater parental involvement needed with young men who have sex with men Medscape HIV: Greater parental involvement needed with young men who have sex with men Dalmacio Dennis Flores of the Perelman School of Medicine notes the promise of a pilot study on parent-focused interventions for gay or bisexual high-school aged cisgender sons. Nurse practitioners serving NM’s health care needs Albuquerque Journal Nurse practitioners serving NM’s health care needs A quoted study by the School of Nursing found that hospitals with nurse practitioners had fewer deaths after common surgeries, as well as shorter hospital stays and decreased Medicare costs for patients. Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury Image: iStock/Rawpixel Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury Research from Penn Nursing and Penn Medicine found that where these patients live and return post-hospitalization affects whether they’ll experience symptoms of depression or PTSD as they heal. Speeding, hard braking, cellphones: Researchers look at teens’ unsafe driving behaviors Family Safety & Health Speeding, hard braking, cellphones: Researchers look at teens’ unsafe driving behaviors A study by Catherine McDonald of the School of Nursing and colleagues finds that risky behaviors are relatively common among teen drivers, including handheld cellphone use and speeding. Following a global crisis, what is technology’s role in health care innovation? Technical.ly Philly Following a global crisis, what is technology’s role in health care innovation? Marion Leary of the School of Nursing says that frontline health care workers make medical technology more effective when they create it themselves. The history of abortion access in the U.S. The history of abortion access in the U.S. Following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, overruling Roe v. Wade’s established right to an abortion, Penn professors describe the history that led to this moment. Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises MedPage Today Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises At a conference, Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that now is the time to tackle several long-standing issues in nursing, including labor shortages and workforce diversity. Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage Chronicle of Philanthropy Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage A $125 million gift from alumnus Leonard Lauder has created a tuition-free program at the School of Nursing that will eventually train 40 nurse practitioners a year for decades to come. Load More
Nurse practitioners serving NM’s health care needs Albuquerque Journal Nurse practitioners serving NM’s health care needs A quoted study by the School of Nursing found that hospitals with nurse practitioners had fewer deaths after common surgeries, as well as shorter hospital stays and decreased Medicare costs for patients. Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury Image: iStock/Rawpixel Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury Research from Penn Nursing and Penn Medicine found that where these patients live and return post-hospitalization affects whether they’ll experience symptoms of depression or PTSD as they heal. Speeding, hard braking, cellphones: Researchers look at teens’ unsafe driving behaviors Family Safety & Health Speeding, hard braking, cellphones: Researchers look at teens’ unsafe driving behaviors A study by Catherine McDonald of the School of Nursing and colleagues finds that risky behaviors are relatively common among teen drivers, including handheld cellphone use and speeding. Following a global crisis, what is technology’s role in health care innovation? Technical.ly Philly Following a global crisis, what is technology’s role in health care innovation? Marion Leary of the School of Nursing says that frontline health care workers make medical technology more effective when they create it themselves. The history of abortion access in the U.S. The history of abortion access in the U.S. Following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, overruling Roe v. Wade’s established right to an abortion, Penn professors describe the history that led to this moment. Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises MedPage Today Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises At a conference, Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that now is the time to tackle several long-standing issues in nursing, including labor shortages and workforce diversity. Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage Chronicle of Philanthropy Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage A $125 million gift from alumnus Leonard Lauder has created a tuition-free program at the School of Nursing that will eventually train 40 nurse practitioners a year for decades to come. Load More
Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury Image: iStock/Rawpixel Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury Research from Penn Nursing and Penn Medicine found that where these patients live and return post-hospitalization affects whether they’ll experience symptoms of depression or PTSD as they heal.
Speeding, hard braking, cellphones: Researchers look at teens’ unsafe driving behaviors Family Safety & Health Speeding, hard braking, cellphones: Researchers look at teens’ unsafe driving behaviors A study by Catherine McDonald of the School of Nursing and colleagues finds that risky behaviors are relatively common among teen drivers, including handheld cellphone use and speeding. Following a global crisis, what is technology’s role in health care innovation? Technical.ly Philly Following a global crisis, what is technology’s role in health care innovation? Marion Leary of the School of Nursing says that frontline health care workers make medical technology more effective when they create it themselves. The history of abortion access in the U.S. The history of abortion access in the U.S. Following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, overruling Roe v. Wade’s established right to an abortion, Penn professors describe the history that led to this moment. Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises MedPage Today Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises At a conference, Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that now is the time to tackle several long-standing issues in nursing, including labor shortages and workforce diversity. Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage Chronicle of Philanthropy Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage A $125 million gift from alumnus Leonard Lauder has created a tuition-free program at the School of Nursing that will eventually train 40 nurse practitioners a year for decades to come. Load More
Following a global crisis, what is technology’s role in health care innovation? Technical.ly Philly Following a global crisis, what is technology’s role in health care innovation? Marion Leary of the School of Nursing says that frontline health care workers make medical technology more effective when they create it themselves. The history of abortion access in the U.S. The history of abortion access in the U.S. Following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, overruling Roe v. Wade’s established right to an abortion, Penn professors describe the history that led to this moment. Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises MedPage Today Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises At a conference, Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that now is the time to tackle several long-standing issues in nursing, including labor shortages and workforce diversity. Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage Chronicle of Philanthropy Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage A $125 million gift from alumnus Leonard Lauder has created a tuition-free program at the School of Nursing that will eventually train 40 nurse practitioners a year for decades to come. Load More
The history of abortion access in the U.S. The history of abortion access in the U.S. Following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, overruling Roe v. Wade’s established right to an abortion, Penn professors describe the history that led to this moment.
Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises MedPage Today Nursing leaders call for ‘moonshot’ initiative to tackle current crises At a conference, Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that now is the time to tackle several long-standing issues in nursing, including labor shortages and workforce diversity. Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage Chronicle of Philanthropy Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage A $125 million gift from alumnus Leonard Lauder has created a tuition-free program at the School of Nursing that will eventually train 40 nurse practitioners a year for decades to come. Load More
Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage Chronicle of Philanthropy Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage A $125 million gift from alumnus Leonard Lauder has created a tuition-free program at the School of Nursing that will eventually train 40 nurse practitioners a year for decades to come.