Health officials ramp up effort to convince public that vaccine decisions will be based on science, not politics Penn In the News The Washington Post Health officials ramp up effort to convince public that vaccine decisions will be based on science, not politics Steven Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine said the FDA’s actions surrounding the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine matter more than the agency’s statements. “Specifically, I think transparency about the data and about the process for decision-making are going to be critical for public and professional/scientific confidence in the vaccine,” he said. SP2 student launches remote health care Kickstarter project during COVID-19 Linya (Leah) Liu. (Image: SP2 News) SP2 student launches remote health care Kickstarter project during COVID-19 Liu is working with the startup Nexusera to respond to the surging need for remote care caused by the pandemic by connecting patients with their families and caretakers through a medication adherence management system. Taiwan’s tech-savvy citizens helped flatten its COVID-19 curve Taiwan’s tech-savvy citizens helped flatten its COVID-19 curve A new study examines how Taiwan’s existing digital systems, openness of government data, and an empathic community contributed to a successful pandemic response. The coronavirus is new, but your immune system might still recognize it Penn In the News The New York Times The coronavirus is new, but your immune system might still recognize it Laura Su of the Perelman School of Medicine said memory T cells, which tend to operate best when confronting a previously encountered pathogen, are more flexible than they’re given credit for. Family and primary care doctors may have been most at risk of dying from COVID Family and primary care doctors may have been most at risk of dying from COVID A Penn-led study suggests that in the health care community, workers in hospital settings may be better protected from COVID-19 than the general population. Phase II of research resumption expands on-campus activities nocred Phase II of research resumption expands on-campus activities An update about the second of Penn’s three-part reopening of research with Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell. Health experts to F.D.A: Make your vaccine deliberations public Penn In the News The New York Times Health experts to F.D.A: Make your vaccine deliberations public Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the FDA’s emergency authorization of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment, despite a lack of evidence of its efficacy. “I think the administration bent or imposed its will on the F.D.A.,” he said. “There’s a concern that this would happen [with the vaccine], too.” Pregnant Black and Hispanic women more likely to be exposed to coronavirus Pregnant Black and Hispanic women more likely to be exposed to coronavirus Penn researchers found the rate of virus exposure among pregnant Black and Hispanic women to be five times higher than among white and Asian women. Is the threat of COVID vaccine hesitancy getting enough attention? Is the threat of COVID vaccine hesitancy getting enough attention? The ultimate key to ending the coronavirus pandemic is developing an effective vaccine and administering it to the population. But a number of trends are converging in ways that may prevent the achievement of that population-wide herd immunity. Why the pandemic introduces language that is ‘hard to explain’ Q&A Why the pandemic introduces language that is ‘hard to explain’ Linguist Andrea Beltrama discusses new words and phrases that have entered the language during the current health crisis, and the “massive” impact the pandemic has had on language. Load More
SP2 student launches remote health care Kickstarter project during COVID-19 Linya (Leah) Liu. (Image: SP2 News) SP2 student launches remote health care Kickstarter project during COVID-19 Liu is working with the startup Nexusera to respond to the surging need for remote care caused by the pandemic by connecting patients with their families and caretakers through a medication adherence management system.
Taiwan’s tech-savvy citizens helped flatten its COVID-19 curve Taiwan’s tech-savvy citizens helped flatten its COVID-19 curve A new study examines how Taiwan’s existing digital systems, openness of government data, and an empathic community contributed to a successful pandemic response.
The coronavirus is new, but your immune system might still recognize it Penn In the News The New York Times The coronavirus is new, but your immune system might still recognize it Laura Su of the Perelman School of Medicine said memory T cells, which tend to operate best when confronting a previously encountered pathogen, are more flexible than they’re given credit for. Family and primary care doctors may have been most at risk of dying from COVID Family and primary care doctors may have been most at risk of dying from COVID A Penn-led study suggests that in the health care community, workers in hospital settings may be better protected from COVID-19 than the general population. Phase II of research resumption expands on-campus activities nocred Phase II of research resumption expands on-campus activities An update about the second of Penn’s three-part reopening of research with Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell. Health experts to F.D.A: Make your vaccine deliberations public Penn In the News The New York Times Health experts to F.D.A: Make your vaccine deliberations public Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the FDA’s emergency authorization of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment, despite a lack of evidence of its efficacy. “I think the administration bent or imposed its will on the F.D.A.,” he said. “There’s a concern that this would happen [with the vaccine], too.” Pregnant Black and Hispanic women more likely to be exposed to coronavirus Pregnant Black and Hispanic women more likely to be exposed to coronavirus Penn researchers found the rate of virus exposure among pregnant Black and Hispanic women to be five times higher than among white and Asian women. Is the threat of COVID vaccine hesitancy getting enough attention? Is the threat of COVID vaccine hesitancy getting enough attention? The ultimate key to ending the coronavirus pandemic is developing an effective vaccine and administering it to the population. But a number of trends are converging in ways that may prevent the achievement of that population-wide herd immunity. Why the pandemic introduces language that is ‘hard to explain’ Q&A Why the pandemic introduces language that is ‘hard to explain’ Linguist Andrea Beltrama discusses new words and phrases that have entered the language during the current health crisis, and the “massive” impact the pandemic has had on language. Load More
Family and primary care doctors may have been most at risk of dying from COVID Family and primary care doctors may have been most at risk of dying from COVID A Penn-led study suggests that in the health care community, workers in hospital settings may be better protected from COVID-19 than the general population.
Phase II of research resumption expands on-campus activities nocred Phase II of research resumption expands on-campus activities An update about the second of Penn’s three-part reopening of research with Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell.
Health experts to F.D.A: Make your vaccine deliberations public Penn In the News The New York Times Health experts to F.D.A: Make your vaccine deliberations public Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the FDA’s emergency authorization of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment, despite a lack of evidence of its efficacy. “I think the administration bent or imposed its will on the F.D.A.,” he said. “There’s a concern that this would happen [with the vaccine], too.” Pregnant Black and Hispanic women more likely to be exposed to coronavirus Pregnant Black and Hispanic women more likely to be exposed to coronavirus Penn researchers found the rate of virus exposure among pregnant Black and Hispanic women to be five times higher than among white and Asian women. Is the threat of COVID vaccine hesitancy getting enough attention? Is the threat of COVID vaccine hesitancy getting enough attention? The ultimate key to ending the coronavirus pandemic is developing an effective vaccine and administering it to the population. But a number of trends are converging in ways that may prevent the achievement of that population-wide herd immunity. Why the pandemic introduces language that is ‘hard to explain’ Q&A Why the pandemic introduces language that is ‘hard to explain’ Linguist Andrea Beltrama discusses new words and phrases that have entered the language during the current health crisis, and the “massive” impact the pandemic has had on language.
Pregnant Black and Hispanic women more likely to be exposed to coronavirus Pregnant Black and Hispanic women more likely to be exposed to coronavirus Penn researchers found the rate of virus exposure among pregnant Black and Hispanic women to be five times higher than among white and Asian women.
Is the threat of COVID vaccine hesitancy getting enough attention? Is the threat of COVID vaccine hesitancy getting enough attention? The ultimate key to ending the coronavirus pandemic is developing an effective vaccine and administering it to the population. But a number of trends are converging in ways that may prevent the achievement of that population-wide herd immunity.
Why the pandemic introduces language that is ‘hard to explain’ Q&A Why the pandemic introduces language that is ‘hard to explain’ Linguist Andrea Beltrama discusses new words and phrases that have entered the language during the current health crisis, and the “massive” impact the pandemic has had on language.