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Public Health
Through service, Penn commemorates King’s life and legacy
Through service, Penn commemorates King’s life and legacy
Monday’s MLK Day of Service included a flurry of events on and around campus, and kicked off several weeks of related programming.
Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women
Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women
Research from the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia determined that this association exists for women of reproductive age, findings that hold potential clinical, policy, and ethical implications.
What the Twitter upheaval means to Penn health services researchers
What the Twitter upheaval means to Penn health services researchers
LDI senior fellows weigh in on Twitter’s current upheaval, and whether they think the situation at the social media company will impact how they disseminate research in the future.
Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research
Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research
Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients.
An evolving animal health emergency
An evolving animal health emergency
More than 52 million birds in the U.S. have been affected by an outbreak of avian influenza. Researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine are supporting Pennsylvania’s diagnostic work and launching new investigations to better understand the virus.
What U.S. adults know and believe about polio and the bivalent COVID booster
What U.S. adults know and believe about polio and the bivalent COVID booster
A new survey finds that while Americans say they do not have concerns about the safety or effectiveness of the bivalent COVID booster, they show much less acceptance of it than the vaccines against polio or monkeypox.
Marci Hamilton works to prevent child sex abuse globally
Marci Hamilton works to prevent child sex abuse globally
A new initiative from Hamilton’s CHILD USA and a survivor-led nonprofit called the Brave Movement will research statutes of limitations for every country in the world and track their findings in a global dashboard.
Unpacking barriers to COVID-19 vaccination in Latino communities
Unpacking barriers to COVID-19 vaccination in Latino communities
A study from Penn Nursing and others finds that for Latino or Hispanic populations in the U.S. four main barriers come into play: access to health care services, money, immigration concerns, and misinformation.
Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury
Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury
Research from Penn Nursing and Penn Medicine found that where these patients live and return post-hospitalization affects whether they’ll experience symptoms of depression or PTSD as they heal.
The monkeypox outbreak: What we learned so far, and what could be better
The monkeypox outbreak: What we learned so far, and what could be better
Penn experts assess the state of the monkeypox outbreak, messaging surrounding the ongoing vaccine rollout, and how the public can be better informed for the future.
In the News
Lancaster Farming
Coryza, an avian influenza lookalike, lingers in Lancaster
Sherrill Davison of the School of Veterinary Medicine outlines the symptoms and signs of infectious coryza, an avian influenza lookalike.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Why we keep falling for fad diets that don’t work
In a Q&A, Janet Chrzan of the School of Nursing and the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the cultural and anthropological research behind her recently co-authored book, “Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets.”
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WESA Radio (Pittsburgh)
Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows
A co-authored Penn study found that restoring the areas around abandoned houses can lead to a drop in neighborhood gun crime.
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National Geographic
COVID-19 is more widespread in animals than we thought
Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that many mammalian ACE-2 receptors are proving susceptible to COVID, even if they aren’t a perfect match.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows
A study by Eugenia South of the Perelman School of Medicine and John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues finds that restoring the areas around abandoned houses can lead to a drop in neighborhood gun crime.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
New COVID variant drives increase in Pa. and N.J. infections
Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the new XBB.1.5 COVID variant is more immune-evasive and is sharply increasing in Pennsylvania as a proportion of all infections.
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