Integrating Genetic Tests in Electronic Health Records Saves Time
Making it possible to directly order and work with the results of genetic testing through patients’ electronic health records – instead of through third-party portals – resulted in significant time...
View ArticleMedication Apremilast Leads to Fat Loss in People with Psoriasis
New data from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine shows apremilast could help people with psoriasis shed unhealthy body fat and therefore improve cardiovascular health.
View ArticlePenn Medicine Partners with Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers announced a multi-year partnership with Penn Medicine, the area’s leading healthcare provider. This unique partnership designates Penn Medicine as the official healthcare,...
View ArticlePenn Medicine, IBX, Tandigm Partner for Value-Based Care
Independence Blue Cross and Penn Medicine announce a plan to deepen their longstanding collaborations to transform healthcare in the Philadelphia region.
View Article2nd Elaine Redding Brinster Prize Awarded to Zoghbi
For her work pinpointing the underlying, genetic causes of a pair of devastating neurological diseases, the Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded Huda Zoghbi, MD, the second Elaine Redding...
View Article$50 Million Gift to Accelerate Colton Center for Autoimmunity
A $50 million gift from Stewart and Judy Colton will accelerate the Colton Center for Autoimmunity into an internationally leading center of autoimmune research and treatment.
View ArticlePenn Scientists Receive NIH Grants through Research Program
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine have received research grants designed to invest in high-risk, high-reward projects.
View ArticleFast Track to Fertility Program Sharply Cuts Time to Treatment
Penn Medicine instituted a telemedicine-driven program aimed at seeing patients more quickly and starting treatments sooner.
View ArticleGene Therapy Rapidly Improves Night Vision
Adults with a genetic form of childhood-onset blindness experienced striking recoveries of night vision within days of receiving an experimental gene therapy, according to researchers at the Scheie Eye...
View ArticlePenn Medicine Makes 10th Straight CHIME ‘Most Wired’ List
For the 10th time in the last 10 years, Penn Medicine has been named to the CHIME ‘Most Wired’ list for delivering care with optimal technological support.
View ArticlePenn Medicine CAREs Grants Fuel Community Support
Penn Medicine CAREs supported 30 community initiatives with grants this past quarter, providing institutional support for Penn Medicine employees and medical students who selflessly volunteer their...
View ArticleAwards & Accolades: September 2022
Learn how Penn clinicians and researchers are being honored by their peers.
View ArticleNew Islet Transplant Method Leads to Insulin Independence
A method developed by the Clinical Islet Transplantation Consortium removed the need for insulin for many years among some of the most seriously affected Type 1 diabetes patients
View ArticleFive Penn Experts Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Five Penn Medicine experts have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the nation’s highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
View ArticleStroke Clot Risk Halved When Apixaban Taken Versus Rivaroxaban
The new study showed apixaban is superior to rivaroxaban against stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease
View ArticleGift of Life Donor Care Center Opens at HUP
Gift of Life Donor Program and Penn Medicine have opened the Gift of Life Donor Care Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
View ArticleBreast Cancer Screening Event Offers Mammograms for Latina Women
Pennsylvania Hospital will team up with the American Cancer Society, the Consulate of Mexico in Philadelphia and Univision 65 to host an annual breast cancer screening event.
View ArticleStudy Finds Automated Texts Decrease Odds of Rehospitalization
Text messages sent automatically from patients’ primary care office after hospitalization were tied to decreased odds of needing further emergency care.
View ArticleFenofibrate Fails to Prevent Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
After showing promise in early laboratory research, the cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate had no significant effect on COVID-19 outcomes in a multicenter international randomized clinical trial led...
View ArticleAwards & Accolades: October 2022
Learn how Penn clinicians and researchers are being honored by their peers.
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