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Delaware Valley experts, residents call ‘forever chemical’ health screening recommendations a ‘bold step’

Mary Regina Boland of the Perelman School of Medicine says patients could lower their environmental health risks by discovering the source of their exposure to toxic chemicals.

A person, Helaine Heggs, standing outside in front of a tree.

‘Trusted messengers’ distill science, debunk myths about COVID-19 vaccine

VaxUpPhillyFamilies, led by Penn’s School of Nursing, engages Philadelphia parents and caregivers as vaccine ambassadors to identify concerns and provide support related to COVID-19 vaccines, increase vaccine uptake, and address social support needs.

Many people don’t know basic facts about monkeypox, making them susceptible to public health messaging but also to conspiracy theories

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center believes that the high number of people unsure about monkeypox represents an opportunity for persuasive public health messaging.

1 in 5 Americans fear they’ll get monkeypox

The Annenberg Public Policy Center publishes a survey which finds that 20% of Americans are concerned about contracting monkeypox, and that many possess a general lack of understanding about the virus.

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Low effort, high reward: How making choices easy pays off in clinical trials

When researchers get highly favorable results, it’s imperative to capitalize on them. Applying the lessons learned to future work can expand the positive impact achieved.

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Testing, treatments, and more: A glossary for year three of the pandemic

Penn Today adds a new installment to this series aimed at making sense of the language around COVID-19.

Where and when violent crime rates fall, heart disease deaths fall, too

A study of data from Chicago by Perelman School of Medicine researchers revealed that, as violent crime decreases, so does the area’s death rate from heart disease.

A group of men in India stand in a line holding first aid kits and certificates

‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims

The innovative program addresses the country’s high rate of preventable fatalities by offering training on how to recognize and stop life-threatening bleeding.

Two vehicles parked outside the Harris Sub-Regional Clinic in Alaska

The economic impact of rural hospital closures

A study led by Paula Chatterjee and colleagues shows that rural hospital closures reflect existing economic downturns in communities and economies that were already declining before the hospital shut its doors.

A family in a doctor’s office, one parent holds a young child who is elbow-bumping a masked doctor.

Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks

New Penn Medicine research shows that parents are open to talking about gun safety measures with their children’s pediatricians and willing to change firearm storage practices.

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