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Fact Check-‘VAIDS’ is not a real vaccine-induced syndrome, experts say; no evidence COVID-19 vaccines cause immunodeficiency

Stephen Gluckman of the Perelman School of Medicine debunked false claims that vaccines can create immunodeficiency.

Hyperbaric treatment, carbon monoxide poisoning spiked amid COVID-19

Penn Hyperbaric Medicine donated carbon monoxide detectors to patients who come in contact with carbon monoxide poisoning but don’t have a detector, and to families in transitional housing.

Dietician pointing to a handful of walnuts with a blood pressure cuff, paperwork, and a stethoscope on the table.

LG Health’s Food Farmacy pairs nutrition counseling with access to healthy food

Food Farmacy aims to improve health outcomes, nutrition-related knowledge and skills, and dietary habits among patients who are experiencing food insecurity through a combination of one-on-one meetings with a registered dietitian and access to healthy food options.

Dean Andrew Hoffman at New Bolton Center campus

Q&A

A veterinarian’s take on vaccine hesitancy

In a conversation with Penn Today, School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Andrew Hoffman shares his perspective on the important role veterinarians can play in supporting underserved communities.

Group of people wearing masks outside a building in Malawi.

It takes a village, especially during a global pandemic

A Penn LDI and Penn Population Aging Research Center team tracks behavior and attitudes in Malawi during COVID-19’s first wave.

Alexis McGill Johnson and Dorothy Roberts

Anti-racism and reproductive justice

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts joined Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, in the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice. They addressed the intersectional nature of anti-racism and reproductive freedom.

The origins of the opioid epidemic

The study, “Origins of the Opioid Crisis and its Enduring Impacts” examines the role of the 1996 introduction and marketing of OxyContin as a potential leading cause of the opioid crisis.

Patient with a face mask looking at a computer with a medical professional.

Busting myths about the Asian American ‘model minority’

Two new studies highlight the problem with aggregating diverse groups of people into a single category of “Asian American” when applied to cardiovascular disease and cancer diagnosis and outcomes.

Person walking with cane past a tall apartment building.

Environment key to injury recovery for Black men

Data from a Penn Nursing study shows that injured Black men from disadvantaged neighborhoods experience higher injury mortality, years of life-expectancy loss, and psychological symptoms that persist after initial wounds have been treated.

Three new pandemic initiatives launch as Biden hits one-year mark

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said that even if vaccination rates continue to climb despite anti-vax sentiments, there would still be room for improvement. “Even the relatively small part of the population that accepts misinformation is problematic,” she said.

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