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Major gaps block genetics evaluation and testing for Black and low income patients

Despite barriers to testing, a new study from Penn Medicine finds that Black patients benefit the most once they receive genetic testing results.

Health care worker in mask stands at tablet with electronic medical record system.

Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients

Wharton’s Leandro “Leo” Pongeluppe and colleagues found that HIV clinics in Malawi that switched from paper to electronic medical records saw an estimated 28% reduction in deaths in five years.

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Addressing the psychological impacts of inflammatory bowel disease

In a collaborative study, Psychologist Melissa Hunt and gastroenterologist Chung Sang Tse showed that cognitive behavioral therapy reduced disability for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and that psychologists with no prior gastrointestinal experience could learn to deliver IBD-informed CBT effectively.

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Josh Glick instructing a course on hands-only CPR at the Boys & Girls Club.

The Mobile CPR Project takes lifesaving training on the road

When cardiac arrest hits outside the hospital, the odds of survival are long. The Mobile CPR Project is driving to increase those odds with free trainings all around Philadelphia and beyond.

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Virtual nursing programs in hospitals fall short of expectations

Hospitals struggling to attract and retain enough registered nurses at the bedside are implementing alternative strategies to ensure patients get needed nursing care.

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A lab worker with a blood sample in the lab.

Improving treatment for an autoimmune bleeding condition

Penn Medicine researchers find that an investigational monoclonal antibody may provide extended relief for immune thrombocytopenia.

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Vision scientists at Penn Vet launch DogAEye, a novel AI-based tool to improve early diagnosis of retinal degeneration in dogs

Veterinary ophthalmologists and vision scientists at Penn Vet have released DogAEye, an AI–based clinical decision support tool to assist veterinarians in the early detection of progressive retinal atrophy PRA, a leading cause of blindness in dogs.

Marco Ruella in the Ruella Lab, collaborating with two lab technicians. Ruella is wearing a white lab coat and holding up a chemical sample. Two of his colleagues are observing the sample.

Startup recognized for milestones in cancer care

During the Penn Center for Innovation’s 10th annual Celebration of Innovation, viTToria Biotherapeutics was presented with the Startup of the Year Award for its remarkable progress in the development of promising treatment of T-cell lymphoma.

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Fueling the public health revolution

Penn Nursing doctoral students are learning to transform their research into bold public policy, empowered by a prestigious scholars program.

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A teen takes a blood sugar reading with an app on their phone.

Early immune clues could help detect and prevent type 1 diabetes

Researchers from Penn Medicine have uncovered new clues in pancreas lymph nodes and the spleen that may stop the disease before insulin is lost forever.

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Major gaps block genetics evaluation and testing for Black and low income patients

Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients

Addressing the psychological impacts of inflammatory bowel disease

The Mobile CPR Project takes lifesaving training on the road

Virtual nursing programs in hospitals fall short of expectations

Improving treatment for an autoimmune bleeding condition

Vision scientists at Penn Vet launch DogAEye, a novel AI-based tool to improve early diagnosis of retinal degeneration in dogs

Startup recognized for milestones in cancer care

Fueling the public health revolution

Early immune clues could help detect and prevent type 1 diabetes