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Philly Habitat for Humanity to receive $4 million grant for home repair program
KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)

Philly Habitat for Humanity to receive $4 million grant for home repair program

A study by Eugenia C. South of the Perelman School of Medicine and John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues found that repairing a home can reduce crime on a block by 23 percent.

Flu vaccination rate holds but misinformation about flu and COVID persists
A person getting a vaccine shot.

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Flu vaccination rate holds but misinformation about flu and COVID persists

The latest Annenberg Science Knowledge survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center highlights continuing uncertainty about consequential information about the flu, COVID-19, and vaccination.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

UPenn’s ‘Eidos’ project tackles LGBTQ+ health inequity, discrimination
INSIGHT Into Diversity

UPenn’s ‘Eidos’ project tackles LGBTQ+ health inequity, discrimination

The Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, housed in the School of Nursing and directed by Jessica Halem, is engaging students and faculty across disciplines and organizations to improve public health and care resources for the LGBTQ+ community.

‘Part of the job’: UPenn med school teaches future physicians how to advocate for their patients in public health arena
WHYY (Philadelphia)

‘Part of the job’: UPenn med school teaches future physicians how to advocate for their patients in public health arena

Mario DeMarco of the Perelman School of Medicine is teaching the accelerated Frontiers in Public Health course, featuring experts like Elinore Kaufman, to bridge the education gap between public health and medical care for soon-to-be-physicians.

The future of health research in Malawi
Four peple standing, posing for the camera. Three are students at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. The fourth is a professor there, Adamson Muula.

Adamson Muula (second from left), a professor of public health & epidemiology at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, and students.

(Image: Courtesy of Young Researchers Forum Malawi and KUHeS Research Support Center)

The future of health research in Malawi

A workshop convened by Penn, University College Dublin, and the Young Researchers Forum in Malawi brought together stakeholders to discuss the African nation’s use of technology in health care and the double burden of non-communicable and infectious diseases.

Michele W. Berger

Why COVID misinformation continues to spread
A silhouette of a person in black on a red background. The person is holding a phone that reads "COVID-19" and the back of the head is open, with many different symbols flowing out, including a globe, a hospital, a needle, a vial, a mask, the dollar sign, and a TV screen that reads "Fake News."

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  • Q&A

    • Why COVID misinformation continues to spread

    Penn Medicine’s Anish Agarwal discusses why false claims about the virus and vaccines arise and persist, plus what he hopes will come from NIH-funded research he and Penn Engineering’s Sharath Chandra Guntuku have recently begun.

    Michele W. Berger

    Preventing gun violence and reducing trauma in the United States
    Counseling Schools

    Preventing gun violence and reducing trauma in the United States

    Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice says firearm violence permeates society and “mental health professionals bring a particular perspective that is needed to reduce trauma and prevent shootings.”

    Vaping causes more inflammation in lungs than regular cigarettes
    FOX 5 New York

    Vaping causes more inflammation in lungs than regular cigarettes

    A study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine found significantly more inflammation in the lungs of people who used e-cigarettes than regular smokers and non-smokers.

    Why we keep falling for fad diets that don’t work
    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.”