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Penn and Cornell Researchers Spearhead the Development of New Guidelines for Veterinary CPR

Penn and Cornell Researchers Spearhead the Development of New Guidelines for Veterinary CPR

PHILADELPHIA — For nearly 50 years, the American Heart Association, with the help of researchers and physicians from across the nation, has developed and disseminated guidelines on how best to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on patients experiencing cardiac arrest. But no such evidence-based guidelines existed in the veterinary world.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Holly Auer

Penn Study Finds Delayed Side Effects of Head and Neck Cancer Treatments Go Unreported

Penn Study Finds Delayed Side Effects of Head and Neck Cancer Treatments Go Unreported

New data from an Internet-based study show that patients with head and neck cancers (HNC) may be at risk for significant late effects after their treatment, but they're unlikely to discuss these and other survivorship care issues with their doctors.

Katie Delach

Penn: Testicular Cancer Survivors Report Behaviors That Increase Cardiovascular Risk

Penn: Testicular Cancer Survivors Report Behaviors That Increase Cardiovascular Risk

Despite being at risk of cardiovascular problems associated with testicular cancer treatment, survivors of the disease -- the most common type of cancer striking young men -- frequently report behaviors such as smoking and risky alcohol use that could further raise their chances of developing those late effects of treatment, according to a study from the

Holly Auer

Penn Medicine Researchers Study Prescription-Drug Monitoring Programs

Penn Medicine Researchers Study Prescription-Drug Monitoring Programs

Individual use of prescription opioids has increased four-fold since the mid-1990s, in part due to increased awareness of pain control for chronic conditions such as low back pain and fibromyalgia and a Joint Commission mandate that hospitals assess patients' pain as a "vital sign" along with their blood pressure and temperature.

Holly Auer

Penn to Host G20 Foreign Policy Think Tanks Summit

Penn to Host G20 Foreign Policy Think Tanks Summit

The Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), one of the leading think tanks in Brazil and the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) will co-sponsor a three-day conference at the University of Pennsylvania, the “G20 Fo

Jacquie Posey