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Abramson Cancer Center Receives $10.7 Million to Study CAR T Cells in Solid...
A new program project grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will fund research by the Translational Center of Excellence for Lung Cancer Immunology at the Abramson Cancer Center of the...
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Community Health Workers Can Reduce Hospitalizations by 65 Percent and Double...
Community health workers—trusted laypeople from local communities who help high-risk patients to address social issues like food and housing insecurity—can help reduce hospital stays by 65 percent and...
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Penn Medicine Breaks Ground on $200M Advanced Outpatient Center in Radnor
Penn Medicine will break ground Friday on a state-of-the-art, four-story, 250,000-square-foot multispecialty outpatient facility in Radnor, Pa., that will expand options for patients to receive...
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The Right Prescription: Penn Medicine & Wharton Launch Executive Health Care...
Lessons in organizational change management, team-building, and negotiation are on the agenda in a new program designed to fortify leaders in academic medicine and health care for success in an...
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Penn Researchers Receive $17.5 Million Grant to Study Public Health Threat of...
A $17.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) will propel Penn Medicine research efforts to prevent Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
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Not Just for Children: Study Shows High Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis among...
As many as 16.5 million adults in America suffer from a skin disease known as atopic dermatitis, an inflammatory disease that results in red, itchy skin.
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New Penn Medicine Center Brings Immunotherapy Research to Brain Tumor Treatment
Penn Medicine is announcing the newest Translational Center of Excellence (TCE) in the Abramson Cancer Center, focused on Glioblastoma Multiforme, the most common and lethal form of brain cancer. The...
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Cluster of Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdoses in Philadelphia Underscores Need for...
Penn Medicine emergency department physicians are calling for more readily available testing strips to identify the presence of fentanyl in patients experiencing a drug overdose, and a rapid,...
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Penn Medicine Named to ‘Most Wired’ List for 6th Year in a Row
For the sixth straight year – and 14th time overall – Penn Medicine is the recipient of a Health Care’s Most Wired Award, which recognizes hospitals and health systems that embrace and maximize...
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Penn Medicine and BioNTech to Combine Efforts to Develop New mRNA Vaccines...
Penn Medicine has entered into a new strategic collaboration with BioNTech, a German biotechnology company, to research and develop mRNA vaccines for various infectious diseases.
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Penn and CHOP Team Receives $1.84 Million Grant to Study Best Practices for...
The objective of the grant is to translate findings from the field of behavioral economics to interventions that can be delivered through smartphones to “nudge” drivers to reduce distracted driving...
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Yelp Reviews Reveal Strengths and Weaknesses of Emergency Departments and...
Automated Language Processing Provides Unique Opportunity for Providers to Learn About How The Communities They Treat Experience the Services They Provide
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Awards & Accolades: October 2018
Learn how Penn clinicians and researchers are being honored by their peers.
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Racial Disparities in Sudden Cardiac Death Rates Cannot Be Explained by Known...
According to a first-of-its-kind study from Penn Medicine, published online today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers showed that even after controlling for risk factors...
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Penn Medicine Study Reveals Regular Behavioral Counseling Sessions Lead to...
Intensive behavioral therapy (IBT), which provides diet and physical activity counseling, is now proven to help adults with obesity achieve meaningful weight loss in six to 12 months.
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Anti-Malaria Drugs Have Shown Promise in Treating Cancer, and Now Researchers...
Anti-malaria drugs known as chloroquines have been repurposed to treat cancer for decades, but until now no one knew exactly what the chloroquines were targeting when they attack a tumor. Now,...
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Preventable Hospital Readmissions Cut by More Than 25 Percent Under...
After the first year of an innovative, five-year contract between the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and Independence Blue Cross (Independence), the health system is reporting a more...
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University of Pennsylvania Health System Announces Launch of Penn Medicine...
Continuing its mission of high-quality patient care, cutting-edge research and innovation, and training the world’s doctors, Penn Medicine has announced it is expanding to the United Kingdom.
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Abramson Cancer Center Joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) at the University of Pennsylvania announced today that it is joining the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) as its 28th member institution. The ACC joins...
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