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Penn Medicine Expert Appointed Editor in Chief of New Journal – JACC:...
The American College of Cardiology will launch journal in September with Penn’s Bonnie Ky at the Helm.
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Largest-Ever Alzheimer’s Gene Study Reveals Five New Genes that Increase Risk
Penn Medicine research team participates in international consortium on Alzheimer’s genetics
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Disclosing Bed Bug Infestation to Potential Tenants Improves Public Health...
Laws that require landlords to disclose bed bug infestations help combat the spread of the insects and protect the health of potential tenants. According to a new study, these laws also lead to cost...
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Penn Researchers Receive Three of Ten National Clinical Research Achievement...
Three researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are among the recipients of the 2019 Clinical Research Achievement Awards from the Clinical Research Forum,...
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Cancer Most Frequently Spreads to the Liver. Here’s Why.
When cancer spreads to another organ, it most commonly moves to the liver, and now researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania say they know why.
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Bone Fractures Increasing as Seniors Walk Dogs to Stay Active
While walking a dog provides older Americans with a valuable outlet for regular, physical activity, a Penn Medicine study has shown that fractures related to these walks have more than doubled between...
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States with Strict Gun Laws See Increase in Homicides When They Border States...
Gun-related homicide rates in states with strict gun laws increase when neighboring states have less restrictive laws as a result of gun trafficking across state lines, suggests a new study from Penn...
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Permitting First-Year Doctors to Work Longer Shifts Does Not Create Chronic...
When medical residents were permitted to work shifts longer than 16 hours, patient mortality was not affected and the doctors themselves did not experience chronic sleep loss, according to a pair of...
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Awards & Accolades: February 2019
Learn how Penn clinicians and researchers are being honored by their peers.
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Penn’s Gene Therapy Vector Core Receives $13 Million, Five-Year Renewal from NIH
The Gene Therapy Program Preclinical Vector Core in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded a Gene Therapy Resource Program (GTRP) contract for a third...
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Penn Medicine Opens New Spine Center at Pennsylvania Hospital
The center, a $10 million facility, combines access to both outpatient and inpatient spine care, bringing a higher level of continuity of services for patients. With evaluation, diagnosis, and...
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Patients Discharged to Home Care vs. Nursing Facilities Have Higher Rates of...
The findings have important implications for today’s health care system, which continues to work towards refining payment incentives that optimize provider response and reduced spending.
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Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine Ranked 3rd Best Medical School in the...
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has been ranked #3 among the nation’s medical schools, marking 22 consecutive years the school garnered honors among the top 10...
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Penn Medicine Receives Four National Awards from Vizient
Penn Medicine has received four national, data-driven health care awards from Vizient, one of the country’s largest health care performance-improvement companies, whose services include workforce...
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Two Abramson Cancer Center Leaders Recognized for Mentorship, Humanitarian Work
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and ASCO's Conquer Cancer Foundation have announced that two of their top prizes will honor two members of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University...
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Penn Medicine Surgeon Becomes First Female President of the American Academy...
Kristy Weber, MD, chief of Orthopaedic Oncology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Sarcoma Program in Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, will...
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Penn Researchers Present Findings on Role of Biomarkers in Predicting Patient...
While increasingly effective at treating cancer, commonly used therapies, such as chemotherapy and radiation, increase a patient’s risk of experiencing a decline in cardiac function.
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Kevin B. Mahoney Named CEO of University of Pennsylvania Health System
Kevin B. Mahoney will become the next CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, PhD, and J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, executive vice...
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Battle of the Bacteria: Penn-led Study Identifies Possible Causes of and...
Seven types of bacteria and certain immune factors in a woman’s vagina and cervix may be responsible for increasing the risk of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) or protect against it, according to a...
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Naltrexone Implant Helps HIV Patients with Opioid Dependence Adhere to...
When patients with HIV who are also battling opioid dependence go without addiction treatment, they are more likely to stop taking their HIV medications than drug-free patients.
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