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Pneumonia the Most Common Serious Infection After Heart Surgery
New research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has shown for the first time that pneumonia is the most common serious infection after heart surgery. The new study,...
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Psoriasis is Associated with Impaired HDL Function, Penn Study Finds
Collaborative research from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that psoriasis patients have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death,...
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National Study Shows Exercise Superior to Stents for Improving Walking...
Supervised exercise improves walking ability as good as, if not better than, stents in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to research released at the 2011 American Heart...
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More Green, Less Crime: Rehabilitating Vacant Lots Improves Urban Health and...
Greening of vacant urban land may affect the health and safety of nearby residents, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week. The team, led by senior...
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Form and Function: New MRI Technique Measures Brain Structure and Function to...
On the quest for safe, reliable and accessible tools to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found a new way of...
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Penn Medicine Physicians Receive Five-Year, $7.5 Million Grant for Breast...
University of Pennsylvania researchers have received a five-year, $7.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to create the Penn Center for Innovation in Personalized Breast Cancer...
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Antibiotics for Acne Linked to Sore Throat, Penn Study Shows
Oral antibiotics used to treat acne are linked to symptoms of sore throat, according to a study by researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published Online...
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Incoming Perelman School of Medicine Students Start Medical Careers with a...
Nation's Oldest Medical School Equips New Students with Latest Mobile Technology, Replacing 20,000 Sheets of Paper per Student
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$4.6 Million Renewal from NIH to Penn Program that Aims to Diversify...
Yvonne Paterson, PhD, professor of Microbiology, at the Perelman School of Medicine, and professor and associate dean, at the School of Nursing, has been awarded an almost $5 million renewal by the...
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Diabetes Drugs Prescribed to More than 15 Million Americans Raises Risk of...
A popular class of diabetes drugs increases patients' risk of bladder cancer, according to a new study published online this month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers from the...
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Penn Orthopaedics at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Receives Gold Seal of...
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ from The Joint Commission for its hip and knee joint replacement services.
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Biomarkers in Blood May Detect Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Efforts to develop a blood test for Alzheimer's disease are progressing, as a new study co-authored by experts from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) found a...
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The Joint Commission Certifies Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Presbyterian...
Two Penn Medicine hospitals have received Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission for efforts to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes for stroke patients.
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Perelman School of Medicine Granted $11.9 Million Renewal of NINDS Support...
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine will receive $11.9 million over the next five years from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for the Penn Udall Center for...
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Twelve Penn Medicine Clinical Care Practices Earn National Recognition for...
Twelve different Penn Medicine Clinical Care Associate (CCA) practices received level III certification for efforts to provide coordinated, efficient care through the Patient Centered Medical Home...
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Penn Medicine's Stanley Goldfarb, MD, Named President of the College of...
Stanley Goldfarb, MD, professor of Medicine and associate dean for Curriculum at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the 61st president of the College of...
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Tension on Gut Muscles Induces Cell Invasion in Zebrafish Intestine,...
Towards a better understanding of how tissue stiffness drives cancer, in a new paper published in PLoS Bio this week, Michael Pack, MD, associate professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine,...
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Thickening of the Heart's Right Ventricle Could Foreshadow Heart Failure and...
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in a new study that thickening of the heart's right ventricle is associated with an increased risk of heart...
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Alzheimer's Experts from Penn Summit Provide Strategic Roadmap to Tackle the...
This week, a strategic roadmap to help to the nation’s health care system cope with the impending public health crisis caused Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia will be published in Alzheimer's...
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Surgery Has a More Profound Effect than Anesthesia on Brain Pathology and...
A year ago, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reported that Alzheimer's pathology, as reflected by cerebral spinal fluid biomarkers, might be increased in...
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