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Revising the lifecycle of an important human parasite

Researchers from Boris Striepen’s lab in the School of Veterinary Medicine tracked Cryptosporidium in real time, creating a new paradigm for how the widespread parasite reproduces in a host.

The best eye health tips for a lifetime of sharp vision

Vatinee Bunya of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how contact lens wearers may introduce germs as they insert the lenses and are at high risk for eye infections.

The promise of transcranial magnetic stimulation

Research led by Penn Medicine shows that transcranial magnetic stimulation might help stimulate brain repair by helping the brain “reorganize” signals around the damaged area.

Two Penn affiliates named 2022 Soros Fellows

Rishi Goel, a second-year Perelman School of Medicine student, and Kingson Lin, who graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 2017, are among the 30 recipients of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.

America created its own booster problems

Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication is featured in this article about the role messaging has played in exacerbating the booster campaign.

Magnolia Wang stands on an outdoor viewing point with HUP in the background illuminated in green and purple lights.

HUP Pavilion’s halo lights up: A beacon for awareness

The tops of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Pavilion is periodically lit up in colors to support causes that matter to Penn Medicine, like Rare Disease Day and relief efforts for Ukrainians.

Social media offers a trove of information for medical researchers

Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss some of the benefits of using social-media data in studies related to patient care and outcomes.

Could a single vaccine fend off all versions of COVID-19? Here’s where the science stands

Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for work he is doing to develop a pancoronavirus vaccine, a vaccine that would offer protection from all types of coronaviruses like COVID-19, SARS, and others.

A hand holding a syringe on a table with latex gloves and two naloxone kits.

Providing naloxone in the emergency department can save lives

A survey finds that approximately half of the patients said that they were carrying naloxone after their ED visit and two-thirds planned to continue carrying naloxone in the future.

Black patient receiving an injection in the arm by a medical professional.

Higher rates of chemical sedation among Black psychiatric patients points to inequities

Penn Medicine researchers also find that white patients are more likely to be chemically sedated in emergency departments at hospitals that treat high proportion Black patients, suggesting that hospital demographics can impact practice patterns.

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