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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?

Marion Leary of the School of Nursing says that frontline health care workers make medical technology more effective when they create it themselves.

A person walks past the door at Planned Parenthood.

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

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

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.

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The allure of fad diets, and why they fail

In a new book, Penn nutritional anthropologist Janet Chrzan and Kima Cargill of the University of Washington, Tacoma, explain the cultural, social, and psychological fixation on fad diets and why they don’t typically succeed.

A young boy sitting on a couch listening to his parent.

‘Do say gay’: Inclusive sexuality discussions between parent and son

Kids are coming out at earlier ages than previous generations. A new study examines whether discussions at home about health and sexuality sufficiently meet kids’ sexual education needs.

A Penn Nursing student oversees a young student.

The Lauder Fellows: Meet the first ten

The Nursing School’s ten inaugural Fellows to the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner program will work with rural and urban underserved communities for the tuition-free program.

Understanding the needs of cancer care partners

Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, undergrads Abi Ocholi and Akin Adio deepened their understanding of qualitative research and of the experiences of caregivers.

Understanding the expanded role of clinical ethicists

COVID-19 brought troubling ethical issues to clinical care, creating significant distress for clinicians, patients, and families. Behind the scenes, clinical ethicists managed those issues to support frontline workers.

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