Where and when violent crime rates fall, heart disease deaths fall, too Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine evaluated 15 years of data gathered from the city of Chicago for their study. 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.
‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims Participants in the A-B-C Stop the Bleed program hold their first aid kits and certificates of training in the Kalakal neighborhood, outside Hyderabad, India. (Image: Courtesy of A-B-C Stop the Bleed) ‘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.
The economic impact of rural hospital closures 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.
Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks 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.
How to navigate another summer of COVID-19 Hosting safe summer gatherings is possible with the right precautions. Penn's Melanie Kornides and John Wherry give advice as to how. How to navigate another summer of COVID-19 John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine and Melanie Kornides of the School of Nursing stress the continued importance of vaccination and testing.
Let’s help a Penn professor get the U.S. to declare racism a public health crisis Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Let’s help a Penn professor get the U.S. to declare racism a public health crisis Walter Palmer of the School of Social Policy & Practice doesn’t just want to call racism a public health crisis; he wants the country to do something about it. Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Q&A Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so. Editorial: Now is the time to fight leading cause of death for youth Penn In the News San Antonio Express News Editorial: Now is the time to fight leading cause of death for youth Dominic Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine says that in the past public health campaigns had to do with public policy. Will a return to pre-pandemic hospital and nursing home conditions solve nurse burnout? Image: iStock/Boyloso Will a return to pre-pandemic hospital and nursing home conditions solve nurse burnout? A new study of RNs finds preexisting burnout and dissatisfaction poses a persistent risk to public health. Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days In his new book, “The Wuhan Lockdown,” Guobin Yang uses personal diaries from that city’s residents to recreate how it felt at the epicenter of what was then a scary and unknown new virus. Load More
Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Q&A Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so.
Editorial: Now is the time to fight leading cause of death for youth Penn In the News San Antonio Express News Editorial: Now is the time to fight leading cause of death for youth Dominic Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine says that in the past public health campaigns had to do with public policy. Will a return to pre-pandemic hospital and nursing home conditions solve nurse burnout? Image: iStock/Boyloso Will a return to pre-pandemic hospital and nursing home conditions solve nurse burnout? A new study of RNs finds preexisting burnout and dissatisfaction poses a persistent risk to public health. Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days In his new book, “The Wuhan Lockdown,” Guobin Yang uses personal diaries from that city’s residents to recreate how it felt at the epicenter of what was then a scary and unknown new virus.
Will a return to pre-pandemic hospital and nursing home conditions solve nurse burnout? Image: iStock/Boyloso Will a return to pre-pandemic hospital and nursing home conditions solve nurse burnout? A new study of RNs finds preexisting burnout and dissatisfaction poses a persistent risk to public health.
Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days In his new book, “The Wuhan Lockdown,” Guobin Yang uses personal diaries from that city’s residents to recreate how it felt at the epicenter of what was then a scary and unknown new virus.