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Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society
Two Penn faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society
Paul Offit and Dorothy Roberts have been recognized for extraordinary accomplishments in their fields.
Gift to Penn Medicine and CHOP establishes Center for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Gift to Penn Medicine and CHOP establishes Center for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
This $25M gift will bolster the efforts of an interdisciplinary group of clinicians and scientists at Penn and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, led by director Benjamin Prosser, to accelerate research in genetic therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders.
Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion
Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion
The research, from Penn Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, underscores the need for more comprehensive screening when caring for adolescents who suffer a concussion.
Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks
Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks
New Penn Medicine research shows that parents are open to talking about gun safety measures with their children’s pediatricians and willing to change firearm storage practices.
PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist
PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist
The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine on forging his own path in the fields of health care and computer science.
Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so.
Making meaning from the loss of a child
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.
$25M gift establishes Armellino Center of Excellence for Williams Syndrome at Penn Medicine
$25M gift establishes Armellino Center of Excellence for Williams Syndrome at Penn Medicine
The generosity of Penn alumnus Michael Armellino creates a center for the care of patients with the rare genetic condition across all stages of life and propels scientific discovery.
CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health
CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health
The new center, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, aims to identify and protect children in vulnerable communities from environmental exposures.
The effects of critical illness in early childhood on neurocognitive outcomes
The effects of critical illness in early childhood on neurocognitive outcomes
A four-year sibling-matched cohort study examines whether infants and young children may be uniquely susceptible to adverse neurocognitive outcomes after invasive mechanical ventilation.
In the News
NPR
FDA advisers support approval of RSV vaccine to protect infants
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine expressed concern that premature births could be a consequence of an RSV vaccine for newborns.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly’s med schools are in a unique position to reverse racial disparities in the profession
Dennis Dlugos of the Perelman School of Medicine says that social determinants of health are important, with most health disparities attributed to race actually due to environmental influences.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Child shootings doubled in Philly during the pandemic. Black children bore the brunt
Joel Fein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that COVID has coincided with an increase in gun purchases and more guns in the home, as well as more kids stuck at home and unable to go to school.
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Physician’s Weekly
The quality and management of penicillin allergy labels in pediatric primary care
A study by Yun Li and Jeffrey S. Gerber of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that penicillin allergy documentation is uninformative, with children infrequently referred to allergists.
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Stat
FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma
In an Op-Ed, Scott Jelinek of the Leonard Davis Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia urges the FDA to remove its restriction on blood donation by gay and bisexual men.
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6ABC.com
Masks to temporarily return in Philadelphia and Camden school districts
Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing says that masking remains one of the best ways to mitigate the high risk of COVID transmission in schools.
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