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As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward?
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As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward?

Penn experts discuss the limitations of commercial antibody tests, how scientists are assessing the true scale of COVID-19 infections, and what studies are being done to see who might now be immune to the novel coronavirus.

Erica K. Brockmeier

A reality check on coronavirus
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A reality check on coronavirus

The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week.

Katherine Unger Baillie

The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies
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Kiran Musunuru is an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine. His work is focused on cardiovascular genetics, in trying to find ways to prevent heart attack using genetics as a tool. (Image: Peggy Peterson)

The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies

In a Q&A, geneticist Kiran Musunuru describes his unintentional connection to the scientist behind the scandal and the book that came out of the experience.

Michele W. Berger

Pushing medical science forward, with bioethics
Moreno, Gutmann and Villarruel on stage

Pushing medical science forward, with bioethics

Alongside Nursing Dean Antonia M. Villarruel, Penn President Amy Gutmann and PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno discussed their new book “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die” at the Smilow Center for Translational Research.

Lauren Hertzler

Advancing algorithmic care
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Advancing algorithmic care

Experts from Penn share their perspectives on the role of advanced algorithms and AI in health care and what the future holds for digital health technologies.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Physicians, social responsibility, and sexual assault survivors
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Florencia Greer Polite is an associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Physicians, social responsibility, and sexual assault survivors

Penn Medicine’s Florencia Greer Polite wants doctors to take a more proactive approach to conversations with their patients about consent and sexual abuse.

Michele W. Berger