Are gift cards and cash one way to help ease the drug overdose crisis? The number of overdose deaths in the United States has doubled since 2015, exceeding 106,000 deaths in 2023. Although the overdose crisis is commonly referred to as the “opioid” …
PHILADELPHIA— Mitchell A. Lazar, M.D., Ph.D., the Rhoda and Willard Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, and Director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, …
In the world of cardiovascular medicine, the advent of the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure stands as a transformative milestone, rewriting the narrative for people suffering from severe aortic stenosis, a serious condition that …
Jennie Barbieri, MD, FACP A cancer diagnosis 20 years, even 10 years ago, meant something different than it does today. With today’s advanced treatment options, including chemotherapy and radiation, Proton therapy, CAR T cell therapy, and other forms of …
Piloted by Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Community Outreach and Engagement team, the effort aims to reach diverse populations and address prostate cancer screening disparities April 09, 2024 SAN DIEGO – As part of a comprehensive effort to improve cancer …
Overnight, the Three Wishes Project organized a surprise birthday party for patient Devyn. The patient was dying of cancer. All options for saving or prolonging their life had been exhausted. Now, the patient most wanted to spend one more carefree, joyous …
DENVER – Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will present data on the latest research across the full spectrum of Neurology – including a link between head injury and suicide, potential traumatic brain injury …
PHILADELPHIA- Leading experts in lung and heart transplant from Penn Medicine will converge in Prague from April 10-13 for ISHLT’s annual conference. Connecting with peers from around the world, Penn experts will delve into the latest in advanced heart and …
It started with sea anemones at a college lab. As an undergrad in Swarthmore College’s marine biology program, Farah Hussain, MD, used the organisms to study coral bleaching, where a coral turns white from stressors like high temperature or pollution—a …
SAN DIEGO – Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will present data on the latest advances in cancer science and medicine at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) …
Illustration of the 55LCC complex courtesy of Cameron Baines (Phospho Biomedical Animation). PHILADELPHIA – When cells in the human body divide, they must first make accurate copies of their DNA. The DNA replication exercise is one of the most important …
Mim Lambros, an equipment planning specialist, is repurposing furniture throughout LG Health facilities. Every April, people worldwide come together to celebrate Earth Day, bringing attention to new ways we can better treat our environment. People working …
Heather and Rich Badt in the summer of 2023 When Heather Badt and her husband learned within a week and a half of each other that they both had cancer, she felt like she had another question every hour. Badt knew she and her husband were in good hands at …
PHILADELPHIA—Methods researchers developed to detect possible depression through language in social media posts don’t appear to work when applied to posts by Black people on social media, according to a new analysis by researchers from Penn’s Perelman …
PHILADELPHIA – Patients being treated for B-cell non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) who are part of minority populations may not have equal access to cutting-edge CAR T cell therapies, according to a new analysis led by researchers from the Perelman School of …
During the second semester of their junior year, most high school students are hunkering down as they prepare to apply to college in the fall: focusing on schoolwork to get their GPA as high as possible, touring college campuses, and building their resumes …
PHILADELPHIA -- For years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transplant waitlist because a clinical algorithm was making Black patients appear healthier than they were. After a Penn Medicine researcher exposed …
Early life seizure-associated neurons (A, red cells) are preferentially re-activated by later life seizures (B, green cells; C, combined). PHILADELPHIA— Only a very small percentage of neurons show changes after an epileptic seizure in mice, but these …
PHILADELPHIA – Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though serious technical obstacles have hindered …
The Jordan Medical Education Center fifth floor lobby was brimming with giddy nerves and excitement on Match Day—except for the corner nearest the door to the roof garden, where a meltdown was brewing. While his Perelman School of Medicine classmates …
