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Penn Medicine CAR T therapy expert Carl June receives 2022 Keio Medical Science Prize
Penn Medicine CAR T therapy expert Carl June receives 2022 Keio Medical Science Prize
The award from Japan’s oldest private university honors outstanding contributions to medicine and life sciences.
Abortion clinic websites may unwittingly aid patient prosecutions
Abortion clinic websites may unwittingly aid patient prosecutions
More than 99% of abortion clinic web pages studied included widely used code that transferred user data to external entities, which could sell the data or provide it to law enforcement, without the clinics knowledge.
‘Do say gay’: Inclusive sexuality discussions between parent and son
‘Do say gay’: Inclusive sexuality discussions between parent and son
Kids are coming out at earlier ages than previous generations. A new study examines whether discussions at home about health and sexuality sufficiently meet kids’ sexual education needs.
The Lauder Fellows: Meet the first ten
The Lauder Fellows: Meet the first ten
The Nursing School’s ten inaugural Fellows to the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner program will work with rural and urban underserved communities for the tuition-free program.
Understanding the needs of cancer care partners
Understanding the needs of cancer care partners
Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, undergrads Abi Ocholi and Akin Adio deepened their understanding of qualitative research and of the experiences of caregivers.
$55M gift creates new ‘Cancer Interception’ Institute at Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA to stop hereditary cancers at the earliest stages
$55M gift creates new ‘Cancer Interception’ Institute at Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA to stop hereditary cancers at the earliest stages
Funding for the Institute from Mindy and Jon Gray will propel early detection and prevention of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.
Landscape and climate factors can predict prevalence of Lyme disease bacteria
Landscape and climate factors can predict prevalence of Lyme disease bacteria
Environmental models, developed by biologist Dustin Brisson of the School of Arts & Sciences, former graduate student Tam Tran, and colleagues, could help forecast disease hotspots.
Understanding the expanded role of clinical ethicists
Understanding the expanded role of clinical ethicists
COVID-19 brought troubling ethical issues to clinical care, creating significant distress for clinicians, patients, and families. Behind the scenes, clinical ethicists managed those issues to support frontline workers.
Adjusting to back to school while prioritizing family well-being
Adjusting to back to school while prioritizing family well-being
Penn Medicine experts offer tips on how to manage anxiety over COVID-19 variants, monkeypox, and other stressors as the new school year begins.
Ultrasound medical education puts insight in hand
Ultrasound medical education puts insight in hand
An integrated four-year ultrasound curriculum helps Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine students build competence and confidence in the classroom and the clinic.
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The Hill
Virology is part of the golden age of health: Don’t dismantle it
James Alwine of the Perelman School of Medicine co-writes that over-regulation could unduly constrain the ability to respond to future viral pandemic threats.
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Lancaster Farming
Coryza, an avian influenza lookalike, lingers in Lancaster
Sherrill Davison of the School of Veterinary Medicine outlines the symptoms and signs of infectious coryza, an avian influenza lookalike.
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ANI News (India)
University of Pennsylvania pledges to bolster relations with India at "Penn India Engagement Forum"
PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Dean Erika H. James of the Wharton School, and Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science are quoted on the forum to support India's exceptional growth and specific health care needs.
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Nature
The race to supercharge cancer-fighting T cells
Carl June and Avery Posey of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss the progression and expansion of CAR-T cell therapies.
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HealthDay
In 30-year study, head injury doubled long-term death risk
A study by Holly Elser of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that head injuries may double or even triple the risk of dying early.
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