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Awards & Accolades: October 2019
Learn how Penn clinicians and researchers are being honored by their peers.
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Penn Medicine’s Jonathan Epstein Receives Prestigious National Award from...
Jonathan A. Epstein, MD, has been awarded the Harriet P. Dustan Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine by the American College of Physicians, a national organization of internists.
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Penn Researchers Uncover Dose of Medication More Likely to Put Patients with...
Pemphigus, an autoimmune disease mediated by B cells and which causes painful blisters and sores on the skin and mucous membranes, is a rare chronic autoimmune condition that can be fatal if not treated.
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Penn Team Discovers Epigenetic Pathway that Controls Social Behavior in...
Through early adulthood, exposure to new experiences—like learning to drive a car or memorizing information for an exam—triggers change in the human brain, re-wiring neural pathways to imprint memories...
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Eliminating Common Bacterial Infection Significantly Decreases Gastric Cancer...
While it is well known within the medical community that there is a link between the bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) and rates of gastric cancer—commonly referred to as stomach cancer—the rates...
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Nudge Increases Cancer Screening Orders, But Patient-Facing Nudge Needed, Too
When the electronic health record is programmed to automatically flag and create orders for patients needing cancer screenings, doctors are significantly more likely to order them, a new Penn Medicine...
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Taller People Have Increased Risk for Developing Atrial Fibrillation
Taller people have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular and often rapid heartbeat that can lead to stroke, heart failure and other complications, according to a new...
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Early Diagnosis of Pregnancy-Associated Heart Disease Linked to Significantly...
Women who are diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) during late pregnancy or within a month following delivery are more likely to experience restored cardiac function and improved outcomes...
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People in Counties with Worse Economies Post-Recession Are More Likely to Die...
Communities in the United States that experienced the most economic distress in the wake of the Great Recession saw a significant increase in death rates from heart disease and strokes among...
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Online Reviews Reveal Need for Specialized Drug Treatment Facility Assessments
Almost 10 percent of the nation’s entire population live with substance use disorder, but many struggle to find the right help – a task which is made more difficult because there is no standardized...
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Turning Key Metabolic Process Back On Could Make Sarcoma More Susceptible to...
Soft tissue sarcoma cells stop a key metabolic process which allows them to multiply and spread, and so restarting that process could leave these cancers vulnerable to a variety of treatments.
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Julia Puchtler Named to 2020 Class of Carol Emmott Fellowship
The fellowship was established to address the significant underrepresentation of women in the top ranks of hospital and health system leadership.
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Penn Medicine at the 61st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and...
Experts from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will be presenting data on the latest advances in cancer research and treatment at ASH’s annual meeting in San Diego from...
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Lymphoma Patients May Have New Path to Remission, Even When CAR T Therapy Fails
A new, experimental immunotherapy can put patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that is resistant to or has come back after multiple other therapies, including CAR T therapy, into remission.
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Giving Common Antibiotic Before Radiation May Help Body Fight Cancer
The antibiotic vancomycin alters the gut microbiome in a way that can help prime the immune system to more effectively attack tumor cells after radiation therapy.
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Penn Medicine Uses Social Media-Style Memes and GIFs to Encourage Staff...
A new study published in NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery led by Kathleen Lee, MD, an assistant professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and director of Clinical Implementation in the Center,...
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Genetic Variant Largely Found in Patients of African Descent Increases Risk...
A genetic variant in the gene transthyretin (TTR)—which is found in about 3 percent of individuals of African ancestry—is a more significant cause of heart failure than previously believed, according...
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Convention Avenue Temporarily Close Penn Removes Crane New Hospital...
The large tower crane at the construction site of Penn Medicine’s new, state-of-the-art hospital, the Pavilion, will be disassembled and removed from the grounds on the Hospital of the University of...
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Penn Researchers Uncover Defective Sperm Epigenome that Leads to Male...
One out of eight couples has trouble conceiving, with nearly a quarter of those cases caused by unexplained male infertility.
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BCMA-Targeted Immunotherapy Can Lead to Durable Responses in Multiple Myeloma
An experimental, off-the-shelf immunotherapy that combines a targeted antibody and chemotherapy can lead to potentially durable responses in multiple myeloma patients whose disease has relapsed or is...
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