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Informing Pennsylvania public health and safety on deer ticks

A study of deer and ticks at the Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine could shape public health and safety across the Commonwealth.

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Red Ribbon Connect links Penn with HIV/AIDS researchers worldwide

Organized by a recent Penn alum on the Community Advisory Board of the Penn Center for AIDS Research, the newly launched Red Ribbon Connect program entails a monthly virtual exchange for HIV/AIDS researchers at Penn and worldwide to swap insights and perspectives.

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Food insecurity linked to elevated mortality risk among cancer survivors

A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine shows that cancer survivors experiencing food insecurity had a 28 percent relative increase in risk of death versus those who were food secure.

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Keeping food safe and animals healthy

As part of the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS), Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center helps to protect animals and humans from health threats and minimize agricultural economic loss.

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A volunteer with Penn Medicine SHARE Food Program hands a box of food to a bike courier.

Penn Medicine outreach addresses health-related social needs

For five years, Penn Medicine’s Social Needs Response Team has connected patients to vital support foundational to good health.

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My daughter died after a medication error at a NJ group home. Honor her memory

In an opinion essay, Lynne Moronski of the School of Nursing and Leonard Davis Institute writes that nurses and certified medication aides should be a standard requirement in group homes to help reduce preventable deaths.

Many Americans unaware high blood pressure usually has no noticeable symptoms

In a recent Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey, over one-third of respondents report having been diagnosed with high blood pressure, but the survey also shows that few U.S. adults—including those who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure—can correctly identify what blood pressure reading doctors consider “high.”

Improving T-cell responses to vaccines

Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers have modified mRNA vaccines to include the cytokine IL-12 and improve T-cell responses which could improve the body’s ability to fight infections.

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Americans say benefits of MMR vaccine for children outweigh risks by nearly 5-1

While many Americans know how measles can spread, most cannot accurately estimate the prevalence of complications associated with measles such as hospitalization or the risks it presents during pregnancy, according to the latest Annenberg Science and Public Health survey, which was conducted by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Philly CEAL trains health workers in chronic disease management

Community health workers from Philadelphia recently completed intensive training in chronic disease self-management through the Philly CEAL project, a strategic partnership between Penn Nursing and the city’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity.

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