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Chewing to curb COVID
A gloved hand holds a petri dish filled with green colored tablets. Plants in containers are shown in the background

Chewing gum tablets containing plant material laced with the ACE2 protein are being evaluated in a clinical trial to see if they are safe and effective in trapping SARS-CoV-2 in the saliva.

(Image: Kevin Monko/Penn Dental Medicine)

Chewing to curb COVID

Penn Medicine will conduct a new clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a chewing gum designed by School of Dental Medicine researchers to trap SARS-CoV-2 in the saliva.

Katherine Unger Baillie

What to know about Penn’s Eco-Reps program
Four office coworkers put their recycling in the bin.

The Staff and Faculty Eco-Reps program provides a variety of ways for those interested in sustainability to get involved. 

What to know about Penn’s Eco-Reps program

Four representatives from across the University talk about how this group provides a campus community that helps fight climate change, plus ways people, offices, and labs can get involved.

Marilyn Perkins

Behind the scenes in the lab and the future of mRNA research
A gloved hand holding a small vial of Sars-CoV2 mRNA vaccine.

Behind the scenes in the lab and the future of mRNA research

Developing new vaccines and novel mRNA delivery methods, coupled with the satisfaction of mentoring and selfless dedication to medicine, inspire the work of scientists at the Weissman Lab.

Alex Gardner

A summer optimizing obstetrics health care
Antoilyn Nguyen

Second-year student Antoilyn Nguyen is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.

A summer optimizing obstetrics health care

Second-year student Antoilyn Nguyen spent their summer as a researcher analyzing labor and delivery charts as part of a long-term cohort study to standardize labor induction for better and more equitable results.
Monkeypox: What is known and unknown
People lined up near a sign that says NJCRI Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic

At a monkeypox vaccine clinic in Newark, New Jersey, in mid-August, people line up to receive a dose of the Jynneos vaccine. Monkeypox case counts have jumped significantly since the beginning of summer. (Image: AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Monkeypox: What is known and unknown

The current outbreak of monkeypox is showing no sign of slowing. Stuart Isaacs of the Perelman School of Medicine, an expert on poxviruses, sheds light on the disease, its prevention and treatment, and what to watch for this fall.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act
Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Joe Manchin at a bill signing. Biden is sitting at a desk with the Presidential Seal. Schumer and Manchin are standing behind him. Behind all three are two American flags and a third other flag.

President Joe Biden hands the pen he used to sign the Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act

Penn experts explain the climate, health care, and economic aspects of the legislation that President Biden signed into law this week, plus the politics of getting it passed.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Michele W. Berger , Kristen de Groot , Dee Patel

Severe COVID-19 increases risk of life-threatening blood clots
Hospital patient with IV in arm.

Severe COVID-19 increases risk of life-threatening blood clots

A new Penn study finds the clotting condition, venous thromboembolism, was more common in those hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to those hospitalized with influenza.

Alex Gardner

Navigating travel with someone who has dementia
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Navigating travel with someone who has dementia

With the right planning, and proper expectations, Penn Medicine experts say a family vacation can accommodate the needs of individuals with dementia.

From Penn Medicine News