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Managing pain in the age of opioids
Managing pain in the age of opioids
Medical professionals from the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Dental Medicine, and the School of Veterinary Medicine discuss treating pain during the opioid crisis.
Vaccine misinformation and social media
Vaccine misinformation and social media
People who look to social media for information are more likely to be misinformed about vaccines than those who rely on traditional media.
A promising new strategy to help broken bones heal faster
A promising new strategy to help broken bones heal faster
To improve how broken bones heal in people with diabetes, the School of Dental Medicine’s Henry Daniell, Sheri Yang, and colleagues are leading work to develop an affordable oral therapy—grown in plants.
A reality check on coronavirus
A reality check on coronavirus
The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week.
Vasculitis treatment with fewer steroids
Vasculitis treatment with fewer steroids
The insights from the PEXIVAS Trial, a 10-year study, shows treatment for ANCA-associated vasculitis can become much more patient-friendly and reduces kidney failure, for which vasculitis patients are often at risk.
Demystifying feline behavior
Demystifying feline behavior
Carlo Siracusa and James Serpell of the School of Veterinary Medicine contextualize recent findings in cat behavior science, debunk some cat-related myths, and explain why our kitties are not just “low-maintenance dogs.”
How our ‘birth environment’ can influence our health
How our ‘birth environment’ can influence our health
Mary Regina Boland studies how one’s “birth environment,” or the factors that a mother experienced while pregnant, affects health risks later in life, and what can actually be predicted while still in the womb.
Patients stick with smartphone activity trackers longer than wearable devices
Patients stick with smartphone activity trackers longer than wearable devices
Six months after their discharge, smartphone users were 32 percent more likely to continue sending health data to the research team than those using wearables.
Penn’s Community Health Worker program yields $2.47 for every $1 invested annually by Medicaid
Penn’s Community Health Worker program yields $2.47 for every $1 invested annually by Medicaid
A first-of-its-kind analysis provides the latest evidence showing how addressing unmet social needs can improve health and cut costs.
Advancing an oral drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension
Advancing an oral drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension
With a protein drug grown in the leaves of lettuce plants, the School of Dental Medicine’s Henry Daniell and colleagues hope to provide new treatment options for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare but deadly disease.
In the News
6ABC.com
Bird flu suspected in deaths of 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley
Stephen Cole of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that indoor cats are contracting bird flu through raw pet foods of poultry origin or raw milk products.
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Self
The surgeon general calls for new warning labels on alcohol—here’s the truth about how it impacts your health
Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that alcohol’s effects on the brain are observed more readily because it’s the organ of behavior.
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NPR
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic.
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Newsweek
Cancer breakthrough as ‘speckles’ may reveal best treatment
A paper co-authored by PIK Professor Shelley Berger finds that patterns of “speckles” in the heart of tumor cells could help predict how patients with a common form of kidney cancer will respond to treatment options.
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Time
Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine
Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle.
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