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Study suggests parents of preterm infants miss more postpartum care

Study suggests parents of preterm infants miss more postpartum care

Researchers from the Leonard Davis Institute have investigated whether the intensive focus on neonatal care for preterm infants may come at the expense of critical maternal follow-up, and recommend integrating maternal health care into the NICU.

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Penn Dental Medicine renews MOU with Jagiellonian University Medical College

Penn Dental Medicine renews MOU with Jagiellonian University Medical College

The renewed MOU, signed by Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean, Dr. Mark Wolff, and Penn Dental professor Uri Hangorsky, will further strengthen the partnership, facilitating joint research projects, faculty exchanges, and student programs.

National Academy of Sciences elects four from Penn
Four headshots of Penn Faculty. Top left tile clockwise: Mark Devlin, Katalin Karikó, E. John Wherry III, and Virginia M.Y. Lee

Four faculty have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their innovative contributions to original scientific research. The newly honored scholars are Mark Devlin (top left) from the School of Arts & Sciences and Katalin Karikó (top right), Virginia M.Y. Lee (bottom left), and E. John Wherry III (bottom right) from the Perelman School of Medicine.

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National Academy of Sciences elects four from Penn

The newly elected members, recognized for their innovative contributions to original research, are Mark Devlin of the School of Arts & Sciences and Katalin Karikó, Virginia Lee, and E. John Wherry III of the Perelman School of Medicine.

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The reimagineers of Penn Medicine
Raina Merchant and two staffers in an office looking at a computer at Penn Medicine.

Raina Merchant (right) is an emergency physician and Penn Medicine’s chief transformation officer.

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The reimagineers of Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine is harnessing innovation and cutting-edge technology to health care, from developing new treatments to streamlining management and improving leadership.

Christina Hernandez-Sherwood

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Nudge boosts statin-prescribing, means fewer pharmacy trips

Nudge boosts statin-prescribing, means fewer pharmacy trips

Statins are lifesaving to those with high cholesterol, but patients don’t always take them. A nudge that increased long-term prescriptions could be key.

Frank Otto

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Penn students develop AI-driven solution to transform senior care
Nami Lindquist, Melanie Herbert, and Alex Popescu

Melanie Herbert (center), a fourth-year in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, created Sync Labs—an innovative AI solution that addresses caregiving in senior care. Joined by Nami Lindquist (left) of the Wharton School and Penn Engineering and Alex Popescu of Penn Engineering (right) their technology, which has earned them the 2025 President’s Innovation Prize, allows caregivers to see three times more seniors while providing more personalized care.

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Penn students develop AI-driven solution to transform senior care

Fourth-year students Melanie Herbert, Nami Lindquist, and Alexandra Popescu were awarded the President’s Innovation Prize for Sync Labs, a privacy-centered AI system to address the growing caregiving gap in senior care

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Medically tailored meals improve nutrition, reduce readmissions for heart failure patients

Medically tailored meals improve nutrition, reduce readmissions for heart failure patients

A new study by Penn Nursing professor Charlene Compher, published in BMC Nutrition, demonstrates that providing medically tailored meals to patients with heart failure and malnutrition risk following hospital discharge significantly improves their nutritional status and keeps hospital readmission rates well below local and national averages.