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Art Initiative Displays Community Thanks for Penn Medicine Healthcare Workers
This week, Penn Medicine unveiled a new digital art collaboration with five local and national artists—from Philadelphia to Los Angeles—that paints a picture of support and gratitude from the community...
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Penn Medicine Study Finds Inflammation is Not Always Linked to Depression
Multiple prior studies have found higher levels of inflammation in older individuals with depression. Now, a new Penn Medicine study has found that clinically depressed older individuals, on average,...
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Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Chief Clinical Officer Named to PA...
Michael R. Ripchinski, MD, Chief Clinical Officer at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, was recently appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine. Ripchinski was nominated by...
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Penn Researchers Shorten Manufacturing Time for CAR T Cell Therapy
In a pre-clinical study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, a team in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania abbreviated this process and generated functional CAR T...
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Penn Medicine Recognized as LGBTQ+ Health Care Equality Leader
Penn Medicine’s hospitals have been honored by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil...
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Penn Researchers Discover New Cell Type in Human Lung with Regenerative...
A new type of cell that resides deep within human lungs and may play a key role in human lung diseases has been discovered by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of...
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Penn Researchers Develop Injectable Microtissue to Preserve Muscle Function...
Researchers engineered the first injectable microtissue containing motor and sensory neurons encased in protective tissue, called tissue engineered neuromuscular interfaces (TE-NMIs).
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Higher Rates of Chemical Sedation Among Black Psychiatric Patients in...
Black patients presenting at Emergency Departments (EDs) across the country with psychiatric complaints are 63 percent more likely to be chemically sedated than their white counterparts. The findings...
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Penn Medicine Study: Pulse Oximeters Did Not Change Outcomes for Patients in...
Using a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen levels is no better than just regularly asking patients with COVID-19 if they are short of breath, according to new research at the Perelman School of Medicine...
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Public Health Management Corporation Opens Health Center at PHMC Public...
Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), a nonprofit public health institute that creates and sustains healthier communities, has opened the PHMC Health Center on Cedar, a federally qualified...
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Awards & Accolades: March 2022
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Penn Medicine Appoints Robert Vonderheide to Second Five-Year Term as...
Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, has been appointed to a second five-year term as director of the Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) at the University of Pennsylvania, following a highly successful tenure.
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Penn Medicine Doctor’s Stroke Film Makes WHO Film Festival Shortlist
A film by a doctor from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania depicting the importance of acting quickly to respond to signs of stroke has made the shortlist for the World...
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Launches Research Institute Dedicated to...
Harnessing the collective power of CHOP and Penn Medicine, the CHOP Cardiovascular Institute will drive scientific discovery and medical breakthroughs that will improve pediatric cardiovascular care.
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Making a Game of It: Contests Help New Moms Increase Their Steps
Fun and games could be a solution to serious problems like preeclampsia and hypertension among pregnant people and holds promise for significant progress, according to a new study from the Perelman...
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$10 Million Gift from the Abramson Family Foundation Supports Abramson Cancer...
A generous $10 million gift from the Abramson Family Foundation will help ensure Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center remains on the leading edge of cancer research and care.
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“Keto” Molecule May Be Useful in Preventing and Treating Colorectal Cancer,...
A molecule produced in the liver in response to low-carb “ketogenic” diets has a powerful effect in suppressing colorectal tumor growth and may be useful as a preventive and treatment of such cancers,...
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DNA Analysis Provides Insight into Associations Between Worse COVID and Other...
A collection of human DNA variants tied to more severe cases of COVID-19 are also associated with other serious medical conditions such as those dealing with blood clots and faulty inflammatory...
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Awards & Accolades: April 2022
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Penn Medicine, Philadelphia Department of Public Health Partner to Increase...
In an effort to provide treatment to more patients with opioid use disorder, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health has partnered with Penn Medicine to expand a virtual “bridge clinic” that...
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