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Bimekizumab shows promise in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis

Joel Gelfand of the Perelman School of Medicine participates in a roundtable discussion on the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Samantha Roecker standing outside Claire M. Fagin hall with her hands on her hips.

Running to shine a light on mental health

Earlier this week, Penn’s Samantha Roecker competed in the Boston Marathon. In the process, she raised more than $45,000 to help nurses struggling as a result of the pandemic, and she broke the world record for fastest marathon in scrubs.

Lissette “Mitzy” Liriano sits at a desk with a computer, wearing a face mask, holding a binder that reads “Medical and mental health resource binder.”

A mental health specialist is helping underserved moms find their way

Lissette “Mitzy” Liriano, Chester County Hospital’s maternal mental health specialist, leads a support group called Moms Supporting Moms, in addition to dividing her time between the hospital and the mental health clinic, where she monitors a largely Hispanic population for mental health needs.

Childhood trauma linked to increased risk of MS

Dina Jacobs of the Perelman School of Medicine says childhood trauma and the release of chronic stress hormones may be linked to an increased risk of multiple sclerosis.

How to judge COVID risks and when to wear a mask

Ethan Craig of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses how immunosuppression medications can factor into personal risk calculations and the differences in potential risk based on the environment a person enters into.

Elizabeth Heller’s lab uncovers how drug addiction can create lasting changes in genes

Leading a neuroepigenetics lab at her alma mater, Heller and the work of her 10-person lab is focused on molecular brain mechanisms, aiming to uncover chronic changes that can happen and keep happening in the brain long after exposure to addictive substances ends.

Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say

John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says that as antibody levels go down to expect more mild infections and more asymptomatic infections now that there is increased testing.

Sexual-enhancement drugs raise risk of vision impairment

Brian L. VanderBeek and Maureen G. Maguire of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted on the risk factors when using erectile dysfunction prescription drugs.

Why it is hard to know who needs a COVID booster: Mysterious T cells

E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine relays data from his lab showing that, after the initial series of vaccines, T cells remain in the body for at least nine to 12 months.

A doctor with a stethoscope checks a patient’s back heartbeat.

New health center opens at PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar

PHMC Health Center on Cedar, staffed by Penn Medicine clinicians, offers comprehensive primary and behavioral health care for residents in the West and Southwest Philadelphia community.

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