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Homicide a leading cause of death for kids, teens
HealthDay

Homicide a leading cause of death for kids, teens

Elinore Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that society must come to an understanding about why the systems put in place to protect children aren’t working.

Renovating abandoned houses reduces the rate of gun violence, Penn study finds
Philadelphia Inquirer

Renovating abandoned houses reduces the rate of gun violence, Penn study finds

A study by Eugenia C. South of the Perelman School of Medicine, John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues found that rates of gun violence were reduced in neighborhood blocks surrounding renovated homes.

‘Tripledemic’ underscores vaccine need
China Daily

‘Tripledemic’ underscores vaccine need

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues are developing a universal influenza vaccine that could prevent the next pandemic.

Holiday suicide myth debunked
NBC Philadelphia

Holiday suicide myth debunked

Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the commonly shared link between Christmastime and suicides is a false and dangerous myth.

U.S. flu hospitalizations highest in a decade
Smithsonian Magazine

U.S. flu hospitalizations highest in a decade

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine is nervous about the high rates of flu hospitalization and death going into the holiday season.

What the Twitter upheaval means to Penn health services researchers
A Twitter icon on the ground with a large crowd of people circling, as seen from above.

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.

Hoag Levins