Health Sciences

Living Independently for Elders Celebrates 10 Years of Caring for Seniors in West Philadelphia With Block Party

Living Independently For Elders to Honor Its Founders

PHILADELPHIA — The Living Independently For Elders program of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing will honor its four founders at a wine and cheese reception on Monday, May 11, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the LIFE center, 4508 Chestnut St.

Gustavo D. Aguirre Named 2009 Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthamology

Penn Dental Medicine Students Take Part in Oral Cancer Walk April 18 on Penn Campus

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Reproduction Specialist Joins Penn Veterinary Medicine's Section of Reproduction at New Bolton Center

Penn Professor Part of Committee Investigating Defense Challenges for Nonproliferation Beyond Former U.S.S.R.

Health Insurance as an Investment to Cover Young Adults

PHILADELPHIA -- Could offering a cash bonus for not consuming more than a threshold value of medical care hold the key to providing health insurance for 19-29 year olds, the so-called “young invincibles” who account for nearly half of all uninsured adults?

Penn Research Team Tests Bedside Monitoring of Brain Blood Flow and Metabolism in Stroke Victims

PHILADELPHIA – A University of Pennsylvania team has completed the first successful demonstration of a noninvasive optical device to monitor cerebral blood flow in patients with acute stroke, a leading cause of disability and death.

Denis F. Kinane Named Dean of Penn Dental School

PHILADELPHIA – Denis F. Kinane has been named dean of the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1.

World Health Organization Chair to Deliver Inaugural Address at Penn's Positive Health Lecture Series