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A Perry World House forum at the University of Pennsylvania discusses how lessons from COVID-19 can impact the fight to end malaria

Can the COVID playbook help end malaria?

In a Perry World House conversation, Matthew Laurens, Martina Mchenga, and Drew Weissman discussed how lessons from a global pandemic could help in the fight to eradicate malaria.

A new community-driven initiative is asking Philly to spend more housing funds on the lowest-income households

Rebecca Yae of the Weitzman School of Design’s Housing Initiative at Penn says that it’s important to consider deeper income targeting with affordable housing for people with the lowest incomes.

Why more baby boomers are sliding into homelessness

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that homelessness among elderly people hasn’t been an issue since the Great Depression.

Mary Andrews as a baby on her aunt’s lap.

Exploring inequalities in health through cognitive science and family conversation

Doctoral candidate Mary E. Andrews believes that personal stories can help people live healthier lives.

Study points to concern in the community of caregivers about the aging of the Hispanic population

Adriana Pérez of the School of Nursing says that one of the main challenges for Latino caregivers is the lack of outreach.

Avoid opioids for short-term dental pain in kids, new guidelines say

The Center for Integrative Global Health at the School of Dental Medicine has endorsed guidelines discouraging opioid prescriptions for children with short-term dental pain.

A busy street in Taipei, Taiwan, with people driving, biking, and walking

Health capabilities, explained

Jennifer J. Prah of the School of Social Policy & Practice has developed a method for assessing the individual and collective ability to be healthy.

Person checking their receipt at a grocery store with a cart full of groceries.

More than 2 million additional Americans faced food insufficiency following SNAP benefits drawdown

A study from Penn Medicine finds that after discontinuing pandemic-related food assistance benefits, Americans faced a substantial increase in food insufficiency, which can contribute to chronic diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes.

NIH awards $24 million to create 10 maternal health research centers

Penn will serve as the implementation science hub for a new series of NIH-funded maternal health research centers, promoting the integration of research findings and evidence into public health, clinical practice, and community settings.

Mishmash of how U.S. heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms

Sameed Khatana of the Perelman School of Medicine says that fatalities in which heat contributed significantly to causes like heart failure should also be considered as heat-related deaths.

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