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Health Sciences
Improving care for patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia
Improving care for patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia
How one Penn Medicine patient’s role in a clinical trial for acute lymphocytic leukemia therapy brought a cancer-free diagnosis and FDA approval.
To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game
To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game
A large trial of strategies to reduce distracted driving presented by Penn Medicine experts show that those that were “gamified” yielded a lasting reduction in handheld phone usage while driving.
Rainwater harvesting in Mexico City
Rainwater harvesting in Mexico City
Rising fourth-year Krishna Chandrasekhara spent three weeks in Mexico this summer as part of a project exploring the impact of water collection on public and community health.
Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses
Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses
School of Nursing researchers found higher rates of burnout among Hispanic nurses, driven by a younger average age and poorer work environments.
Catalyzing reform in health care payment
Penn’s Parity Center engages an interdisciplinary team of experts to collaborate with health insurers, health systems, physician practices and policymakers. Deputy director Austin S. Kilaru describes the Center’s mission, success, and future.
Breaking through the mysteries of predicting coma recovery
Breaking through the mysteries of predicting coma recovery
Penn Medicine’s David Fischer created the RECOVER (REcovery of COnsciousness Via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research) program to provide specialized, comprehensive, and ongoing care for coma patients in various stages of coma recovery.
Genetic study highlights importance of diversity in understanding health disparities
Genetic study highlights importance of diversity in understanding health disparities
A Penn Medicine partnership with the Million Veteran Program finds that genetic data in non-European population aligns with reporting from underrepresented groups.
How a bacterium supports healing of chronic diabetic wounds
How a bacterium supports healing of chronic diabetic wounds
New research from Penn Medicine shows that a certain bug could be used to develop topical or bacterial-based treatments for patients with wounds that do not heal well on their own.
A newly identified immune checkpoint protein may lead to future cancer therapies
A newly identified immune checkpoint protein may lead to future cancer therapies
Penn Medicine researchers have found that knocking out a T cell’s CD5 gene greatly enhances the cell’s anticancer activity in a variety of preclinical cancer models.
This HR leader hears, heeds, and helps those who heal others
This HR leader hears, heeds, and helps those who heal others
Kenya Pitt, chief human resources officer for Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, devotes her time to workforce strategies from compensation to talent acquisition to employee retention for the nearly 4,000 employees at PPMC.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
She’s an expert on OCD at Penn. It still took a while to recognize the disorder in her five-year-old son
Emily Becker-Haimes of the Perelman School of Medicine shares how she recognized OCD in her son’s behavioral habits.
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The New York Times
You’ve lost weight taking new obesity drugs. What happens if you stop?
Mitchell A. Lazar of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there’s no “magic bullet” for lowering the dosage of weight-loss medication while keeping the weight off.
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HealthDay
Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought
A study by Daniel Weintraub of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that dementia is not inevitable with Parkinson’s and is actually less common than presumed.
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Forbes
Carl June: 2024 will be seen as a breakthrough year for brain cancer
Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine shares five insights on using CAR T cell therapy to combat cancer, featuring remarks from Bruce Levine.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia physician Dr. Ala Stanford publishes memoir on overcoming adversity and the health care system
In a Q&A, Ala Stanford of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses her new book, “Take Care of Them Like My Own,” which addresses inequalities and racial injustices in health care systems.
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