Health Sciences

A hopeful time for Cryptosporidium research

Boris Striepen of Penn Vet organized the First Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting, bringing together researchers and clinicians from around the world to discuss the problems and progress around the parasite and the diarrheal disease it causes.

Erica Moser

A humanities pathway to pre-med

Pre-med students majoring in English, theatre, history, and other humanities fields find satisfaction in tapping into multiple interests—and see benefits for a career in medicine.

Erica Moser

Mapping pancreatic cancer to improve immunotherapy

Gregory L. Beatty, an associate professor of hematology-oncology and member of Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, and his team focus on improving immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer.

Meagan Raeke



In the News


The Washington Post

As Biden ends campaign, focus shifts to health for remainder of his term

PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that the presidency is an administration with a team led by the president, not a one-man show.

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The Hill

Preventive care is under threat: PrEP now or pay later

Jalpa Doshi of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine writes that the Braidwood Management v. Becerra case could invalidate a startling range of free preventive services and lead to a big jump in patients’ payments.

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Philadelphia Tribune

‘A system of disjointed pieces’: Philly addiction medicine experts call for reforms in substance use treatment

Margaret Lowenstein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that patients seeking substance use treatment who also have infections or wounds struggle to get into a rehab that has the capacity to care for these issues.

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WHYY (Philadelphia)

Redefining how we age

Lisa Walke of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses how to rebalance work, education, and family life with today’s longer life expectancies.

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Women’s Health

What is body neutrality and how is it different than body positivity? Psychology experts explain

Kelly C. Allison of the Perelman School of Medicine says that body neutrality is a middle ground between picking one’s appearance apart and having to proclaim love for every single piece of the body.

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