Garret A FitzGerald MD receives Award for Distinguished Research
Garret FitzGerald, MD, FRS, is the fifth Penn Medicine researcher in ten years to be honored with this award. His work focuses on the study of cardiovascular health with a focus on pain medicines.
View ArticleIn-game assists turn to violence prevention dollars
For every assist this season, Penn Medicine and the 76ers will put $76 toward six grassroots violence prevention programs.
View ArticlePsoriasis Patients Likely to Use Light Therapy Treatment at Home
Penn Medicine study suggests that patients with plaque or guttate psoriasis can get clearer skin with at-home treatment instead of at doctors’ offices
View Article90 percent of peptides discovered had antimicrobial properties
Newly-discovered peptides disrupt the protective membranes surrounding bacterial cells.
View ArticleFor 20th Time, Penn Medicine Named to ‘Most Wired’
Penn Medicine’s efforts to integrate and implement information technology landed it on prestigious tech list for the 20th time.
View ArticleWhite House Names ACC Neuro-Oncologist a Cancer Moonshot Scholar
The Biden Cancer Moonshot Program named Penn Medicine’s Richard E. Phillips, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Neuro-Oncology and an assistant professor of Neurology, a Cancer Moonshot Scholar.
View ArticleStudy of chemical exposure, dementia risk funded by $11M grant
To better understand how day-to-day exposures to chemicals earlier in life can contribute to conditions like Alzheimer’s disease later on, researchers received an $11 million National Institutes of...
View ArticleStudy links liver-brain communication to daily eating patterns
A Penn study showed disconnecting nerve connection corrects overeating and weight gain caused by a defective “liver clock".
View ArticlePenn Medicine, AHA Team Up to Take Down High Blood Pressure
Penn Medicine, the American Heart Association, and community organizations team up to take down high blood pressure in West and Southwest Philadelphia.
View ArticleReport comes as Washington considers ending the use of 14C jobs
Findings include policy considerations for lawmakers to consider as a new Congress takes shape.
View ArticleInconsistencies of Genetic Markers for Predicting Heart Disease
Penn study suggests polygenic risk scores may provide conflicting results for detecting heart disease risk.
View ArticleUPHS releases sweeping Climate and Sustainability Action Plan
The plan outlines an ambitious roadmap to become the nation’s most eco-friendly health care organization.
View ArticleHealth Care Reviews Tank Following COVID Pandemic
After the COVID-19 pandemic struck, online reviews of health care facilities dropped significantly, and they have not yet fully recovered, according to a new analysis led by researchers at the Perelman...
View ArticlePenn Medicine at the 2024 ASH Annual Meeting
Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will present data on the latest advances in blood cancer and benign hematology research at...
View ArticlePenn Medicine and IBX Announce New Long-Term Agreement
The University of Pennsylvania Health System and Independence Blue Cross have reached a long-term agreement on reimbursement rates for a new contract renewal, which would take effect on July 1, 2025.
View ArticlePenn Medicine partners with Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs
Penn Medicine has partnered with Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company through its innovative Cost Plus Marketplace in a strategic alliance that will allow Penn Medicine to secure the top 100 most...
View ArticleKeto diet metabolite may power up CAR T cells to kill cancer
A simple dietary supplement may provide a new, cost-effective approach to boost CAR T cell function, according to early findings shared at the ASH Annual Meeting.
View ArticleGBM organoids model patient response to CAR T cell therapy
For the first time, Penn Medicine researchers used lab-grown organoids created from tumors of individuals with glioblastoma to accurately model a patient’s response to CAR T cell therapy in real time.
View ArticleResearchers to advance imaging of Parkinson’s diseases
A Penn-led collaboration of radiology, computational chemistry, and neurology experts will identify and test new tracers for PET scans to help diagnose and monitor disease.
View ArticleGeneric platinum chemo shortages did not increase deaths
An analysis of national data found that short-term mortality was not impacted for patients with advanced cancers during the shortage of the generic platinum chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin...
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