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Study finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act implementation facing challenges

Study finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act implementation facing challenges

A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing reveals that the Scotland Act, which aims to ensure safe nurse staffing through guiding principles, duties, and a common staffing method, is not being consistently followed, according to nurses on the frontlines.

From Penn Nursing News

2 min. read

Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections
Rakesh Krishnan sits at a computer staring at a 3D rendering of a protein.

Researchers led by César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine have created new peptides that fight hard-to-treat “superbug” infections by punching holes in bacterial cells and stimulating immune cells to signal for more defenders.

(Image: Courtesy of Jianing Bai) 

Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections

Penn researchers create mirror-image molecules that both kill pathogens outright and rally the immune system—an advance aimed at the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance.

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New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease
Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran by a microscope in a lab.

Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran of the Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

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New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease

A collaborative team of researchers led by vision scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine have developed novel promoters that drive strong and specific gene expression in rod and cone photoreceptors in mid-to-late stages of disease, potentially offering new and improved options for gene therapy.

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Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained
Sashank Prasad and Raymond Price.

Sashank Prasad (left), chief of Neurology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Raymond Price, chief of Neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained

Sashank Prasad and Raymond Price have collaborated for years on an online quiz-show to teach uncommon neurological conditions for Penn Medicine students, and have introduced the program to other institutions as well.

From Penn Medicine News

2 min. read

U.S. COVID-19 response ignored pandemic plans and science while silencing dissent

U.S. COVID-19 response ignored pandemic plans and science while silencing dissent

Princeton professor Frances Lee, co-author of a new book about failed COVID-19 policies, discussed state variations in COVID vaccine uptake at a Penn LDI policy seminar. The event was co-sponsored by Penn LDI, the Penn Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, and the Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation.

Penn Nursing’s Julie A. Fairman elected to American Philosophical Society

Penn Nursing’s Julie A. Fairman elected to American Philosophical Society

Fairman is one of 37 other individuals recognized for their outstanding achievements in the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and technology, as well as leadership in industry, higher education, and nonprofit administration. The Emerita Nightingale Professor in Nursing is only the second nurse to be elected to the APS.

World’s first patient treated with personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy through CHOP and Penn Med collaboration
Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas holding KJ in the hospital.

Penn Medicine’s Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas holding KJ post infusion.

(Image: Courtesy of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)

World’s first patient treated with personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy through CHOP and Penn Med collaboration

A landmark study from CHOP and Penn Medicine showcases the power of customized gene editing therapy to treat a patient with a rare metabolic disease

Matt Toal

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