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‘Partly alive’: Scientists revive cells in brains from dead pigs

PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno weighed in on an experiment that revived tissue in the brains of dead pigs. “If ever there was an issue that merited big public deliberation on the ethics of science and medicine, this is one.”

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Longer shifts don’t create chronic sleep loss or reduce patient safety

Two large national studies show that patient safety was unaffected, and residents showed no signs of chronic sleep loss regardless of shift length for first-year doctors.

With a second patient free from HIV, what’s next?

Scientists have succeeded in sending an HIV patient into long-term remission, only the second time such a feat has been documented. Pablo Tebas and Bridgette Brawner discuss what this means for HIV research and for people living with the virus.

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The art of talking about science

Paul Offit of Penn Medicine and CHOP offers five tips for better communicating tough scientific topics to the public—and standing up for science in the process.

He promised to restore damaged hearts. Harvard says his lab fabricated research

PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno offered comment on now debunked claims that heart cells could be regrown and replaced, contrary to an accepted belief in cardiology. Moreno said, explaining the fraud’s persistence in spite of contested evidence, that “people can see what they want to see.”

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‘The Power of Penn’ propels forward

In Los Angeles, President Amy Gutmann continues the kickoff of the University’s bold campaign to raise $4.1 billion.

Seven Penn researchers receive NIH Director Awards

Seven researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, and School of Engineering and Applied Science are to receive National Institutes of Health Director Awards, highly competitive grants to support innovative biomedical research.

How to really take medical conflicts of interest seriously

Steven Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on conflicts of interest in medicine, saying that researchers and medical professionals should disclose payments made to them by drug companies. “Having to tell the world about your related financial interest is the price you pay for the privilege of being allowed to hold those interests in the first place,” said Joffe.

Is pharma getting greedier?

The Wharton School’s Mark Pauly wrote about increases in drug pricing, which he attributes to a combination of consumers’ willingness to pay more, an aging population, and effective marketing tactics.

An ICU patient, a medical resident, and an enduring bond

Neil Ray, an emergency medicine resident at HUP, wrote about a relationship that challenged him to connect more deeply with his patients.

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