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Incarceration associated with negative mental health risks for Black men

A review of literature from the past decade found that for this group in the U.S. such a detention was linked to higher levels of psychological distress, more severe symptoms of PTSD and depression, and more.

Left, Jake Purnell in a hospital bed connected to wires and monitors giving a thumbs up. Right, Purnell in scrubs and a face mask sits on the floor petting a dog.

A two-time bone marrow donor makes helping people his profession

The kindness of nurses during his first bone marrow donation led Jake Purnell, a nurse at the Penn Medicine Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine, on his career path.

woman sitting cross-legged on sofa using breast milk pumps

Making meaning from the loss of a child

Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth.

The Wall Street Journal

Baby-formula shortage worsened by drop in breastfeeding rates

Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing comments on how parents who want to breastfeed need a strong support network.

Daily Nurse

Lauder donates $125M for tuition-free program to recruit and deploy NPs in underserved communities

Dean Antonia Villarruel of the School of Nursing is quoted on the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program, which will recruit and prepare a diverse cadre of expert nurse practitioners to provide primary care to individuals and families in underserved communities across the U.S.

Good Housekeeping

The gender pain gap: Why women’s pain isn't taken as seriously

Salimah Meghani of the School of Nursing comments on her studies that show gender disparities in medical care for pain were greatest when the cause of the pain wasn’t readily verifiable, as in back pain and migraine.

Bloomberg

Burnt-out nurses push back as staff shortages strain hospitals

Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing comments that there is pressure to cut hospital nursing staffs, but fewer nurses mean more deaths.

The Washington Post

She pioneered the sale of breast milk, then lost everything

Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing is quoted on how much of the research on breast milk fortifiers has been industry-sponsored.

Left: Alena Blain in a medical white coat. Right: Alena Blain at a table video chatting.

Nurse case manager supports her Ukrainian homeland from afar

As Russia continues its war on Ukraine, Alena Blain, a nurse case manager at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, collects and packages much needed medical supplies to send to hospitals in Ukraine for treating people injured in the war.

The Nation

Nurses are fighting back—but the nightmare continues

The School of Nursing’s Karen Lasater is quoted on how the so-called nurse shortage explanation warps reality.

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