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Health Sciences
Avian flu: An explainer
Avian flu: An explainer
In a video, Penn Medicine’s Scott Hensley gives an overview on what people should know about the avian flu virus and vaccine developments.
Celebrating five years of excellence at VinUniversity
Celebrating five years of excellence at VinUniversity
Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson visited VinUni in Hanoi, Vietnam, to commemorate the university’s fifth anniversary and Penn’s seventh year of allyship. He delivered a lecture about how excellent universities advance society.
New ways to modulate cell activity remotely
New ways to modulate cell activity remotely
Penn researchers use temperature to guide cellular behavior, promising better diagnostics and targeted therapies.
The motor driving Penn’s biomedical research
The motor driving Penn’s biomedical research
For nearly three decades, interim senior vice dean and chief scientific officer of the Perelman School of Medicine Michael Ostap has investigated how molecules such as myosin feel force, in an effort to understand how cellular mutations cause disease.
Science behind genetic testing for identifying risk of opioid misuse remains unproven
Science behind genetic testing for identifying risk of opioid misuse remains unproven
A new report from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine and Crescenz VA Medical Center has evaluated a genetic test for opioid use disorder that recently received pre-marketing approval by the FDA, finding that the genes comprising it do not accurately identify individuals likely to develop the disorder.
Developing a tiny anticancer weapon
Developing a tiny anticancer weapon
Penn Medicine researchers have developed tumor-homing nanosized particles that trigger cancer cell self-destruction in preclinical tests.
The future of nursing care
The future of nursing care
Faculty at Penn’s School of Nursing have created a clinical decision support early warning system that accurately detects patient deterioration.
Helping Korean Americans with end-of-life planning is her passion
Helping Korean Americans with end-of-life planning is her passion
Eunice Park-Clinton, a nurse case manager in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Emergency Department, leads seminars for Korean-speaking families to understand end-of-life care, with funding from a Penn Medicine CARES grant.
Hospitals that serve more Black patients have poorer nurse staffing, study shows
Hospitals that serve more Black patients have poorer nurse staffing, study shows
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing researchers and collaborators found that hospitals serving disproportionately Black patients have more patients per nurse.
Discovery links cellular structures to kidney cancer treatment outcomes
Discovery links cellular structures to kidney cancer treatment outcomes
New research from Penn Medicine finds patterns in cells of tumors may guide personalized therapies for clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
In the News
Huffington Post
13 changes veterinarians would never ignore in their dogs
Katie Krebs of the School of Veterinary Medicine offers advice on observing breathing problems in cats and dogs.
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Associated Press
The Pope has now been in the hospital for 3 weeks battling double pneumonia. How serious is that?
Jeffrey Millstein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a ventilator would be the next step if Pope Francis wasn’t able to breathe well enough with the non-invasive support he’s received so far.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
When your medicine comes with a long list of side effects
In an opinion essay, Jeffrey Millstein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that doctors and medical-care teams can help manage and monitor medication side effects.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Philadelphians push the city to do more to plant and protect trees
Perelman School of Medicine student Gyan Moorthy says that an exemption to tree planting requirements near certain affordable housing developments in Philadelphia denies the benefits of trees to an already vulnerable population.
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Times of India
Drinking two beers daily ages the brain by 10 years; study reveals surprising findings
A study by Penn researchers found that one to two units of alcohol per day shrunk overall brain volume and gray matter volumes.
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