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I-95 bridge collapse: What we know and don’t know
Philadelphia Inquirer

I-95 bridge collapse: What we know and don’t know

Marilyn V. Howarth of the Perelman School of Medicine says that any carcinogens and particulates from the I-95 tanker-truck accident in Philadelphia would have been quickly dispersed and diluted once the fire was out.

Smoke safety: What to know and how to keep safe with poor air quality
A person crosses the Schuylkill River on a blue bike. The city skyline behind him is obscured with smoke haze.

A person cycles past the skyline in Philadelphia shrouded in haze, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.

(Image: AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

  • Q&A

    • Smoke safety: What to know and how to keep safe with poor air quality

    Olajumoke O. Fadugba of the Perelman School of Medicine addresses why smoke irritates the body, why people with allergies and asthma are particularly affected, and how to stay safe. Writer: Kristina García

    Kristina García

    Project HOME receives $25M gift, launches opioid abuse initiative with Penn Medicine, Jefferson and Temple Health
    Philadelphia Business Journal

    Project HOME receives $25M gift, launches opioid abuse initiative with Penn Medicine, Jefferson and Temple Health

    Thanks to a $25 million donation, Project HOME will team with Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health, and Temple Health to improve how people experiencing homelessness are treated for opioid abuse disorder, with remarks from Richard C. Wender of the Perelman School of Medicine.

    Why the Vaccine Safety Reporting System should be renamed
    preparing a shot at the vaccine clinic

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    Why the Vaccine Safety Reporting System should be renamed

    VAERS, the federal health system for reporting “adverse events” after vaccination, is designed to assist in the early detection of complications and responsive action. But the flood of social media references to the system during the COVID-19 pandemic created confusion.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

    Cleaner streets are key to Philly’s success
    Philadelphia Citizen

    Cleaner streets are key to Philly’s success

    Two studies by the Urban Health Lab at Penn found that gun violence dropped significantly in neighborhoods where vacant parcels were turned into regularly maintained green spaces.

    Promoting exercise for healthy brain aging in the Latino community
    Four older Latinx people with Ruby Rivera and Adriana Perez at a community health center.

    Participants of Tiempo Juntos with community health promoter, Ruby Rivera and Adriana Perez.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Memory Center)

    Promoting exercise for healthy brain aging in the Latino community

    Penn Nursing’s Adriana Perez engages the Latino community in fitness classes through Tiempo Juntos Por Nuestra Salud.

    From Penn Memory Center