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Associated Press

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia leader in sickle cell disease elected to National Academy of Medicine

Alexis A. Thompson of the Perelman School of Medicine has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her leadership in sickle cell disease treatment and research.

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The Washington Post

Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn’t

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that shingles is one of the worst pains in medicine, comparable to childbirth and corneal abrasions.

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PBS NewsHour

Trump vows to defund schools requiring vaccines for students if he’s reelected

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that anti-vaccine rhetoric will cause more children to die from infectious diseases like measles.

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NBC News

Lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure in children and teens

A study led by Amy Kogon of the Perelman School of Medicine reveals an association between shorter-than-recommended sleep times and high blood pressure among children and teens.

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KFF Health News

Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly released succeed

According to Aditi Vasan of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine, evidence is mounting in favor of the model of training community health workers to help their neighbors connect to government and health care services.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Paul Offit looks back on COVID-19, misinformation, and how public health lost the public’s trust in new book

“Tell Me When It’s Over,” a new book by Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine, chronicles the initial years of the COVID-19 pandemic and the mishaps of public health agencies. Recent surveys by the Annenberg Public Policy Center find that mistrust of vaccines has continued to grow through last fall.

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