For people with Down syndrome, a longer life, but under a cloud Penn In the News The Washington Post For people with Down syndrome, a longer life, but under a cloud Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine said clinical trials for Alzheimer’s drugs should include people with Down syndrome, but that the experimental medication Aduhelm isn’t worth fighting for. “We don’t even know if the drug is effective,” he said. Match Day 2022: Persevering through the pandemic to become physicians Match Day 2022: Persevering through the pandemic to become physicians On March 18, 160 graduating Perelman School of Medicine students celebrated Match Day at the Jordan Medical Education Center, along with their peers, friends, and family members. Creating global systems for evidence-informed oral health policy With a background in evidence-based medicine and dentistry, Alonso Carrasco-Labra brings unique skills and perspective to the School of Dental Medicine. (Image: Kevin Monko) Creating global systems for evidence-informed oral health policy Alonso Carrasco-Labra, who joined the School of Dental Medicine in 2021, is a leader in developing new policy and clinical guidelines across areas of medicine. CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health The new center, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, aims to identify and protect children in vulnerable communities from environmental exposures. No-click system doubles hepatitis C screening orders No-click system doubles hepatitis C screening orders A Penn Medicine study finds that screening rates climbed to 80% for patients whose doctors didn’t need to opt in to order a screening. Hands to hold on the path to surgery Hands to hold on the path to surgery The first-of-its kind Center for Surgical Health provides navigation and support to help under- and uninsured patients receive surgical treatment before it becomes an emergency. COVID-19 turned everything upside down. What has Penn Medicine’s innovation team learned? Image: Penn Medicine News COVID-19 turned everything upside down. What has Penn Medicine’s innovation team learned? To many in health care—including those in Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Care Innovation—the COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis from which to find the next great learning opportunity. From a pandemic, scientific insights poised to impact more than just COVID-19 Bijels, or bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsion gels, are structured emulsions of oil and water that are kept separated by a layer of nanoparticles. Penn Engineering researchers will develop a way of using them to manufacture mRNA-based therapeutics. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) From a pandemic, scientific insights poised to impact more than just COVID-19 Pivoting to study SARS-CoV-2, many scientists on campus have launched new research projects that address the challenges of the pandemic but also prepare us to confront future challenges. Feeling foggy? Your head is in the clouds for a reason Feeling foggy? Your head is in the clouds for a reason It may be because you’re languishing—a feeling of stagnation or emptiness. And naming it is a first important step to bringing clarity to one’s experiences, says Wharton’s Adam Grant. Weighing the best diet options for IBD Penn In the News Time Weighing the best diet options for IBD James Lewis of the Perelman School of Medicine led a study comparing diets for inflammatory bowel disease. “Diet is one of many therapies,” he said. “While a diet-based strategy may be preferred and practical for some patients, it may be much harder to implement for other patients.” Load More
Match Day 2022: Persevering through the pandemic to become physicians Match Day 2022: Persevering through the pandemic to become physicians On March 18, 160 graduating Perelman School of Medicine students celebrated Match Day at the Jordan Medical Education Center, along with their peers, friends, and family members.
Creating global systems for evidence-informed oral health policy With a background in evidence-based medicine and dentistry, Alonso Carrasco-Labra brings unique skills and perspective to the School of Dental Medicine. (Image: Kevin Monko) Creating global systems for evidence-informed oral health policy Alonso Carrasco-Labra, who joined the School of Dental Medicine in 2021, is a leader in developing new policy and clinical guidelines across areas of medicine.
CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health The new center, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, aims to identify and protect children in vulnerable communities from environmental exposures.
No-click system doubles hepatitis C screening orders No-click system doubles hepatitis C screening orders A Penn Medicine study finds that screening rates climbed to 80% for patients whose doctors didn’t need to opt in to order a screening.
Hands to hold on the path to surgery Hands to hold on the path to surgery The first-of-its kind Center for Surgical Health provides navigation and support to help under- and uninsured patients receive surgical treatment before it becomes an emergency.
COVID-19 turned everything upside down. What has Penn Medicine’s innovation team learned? Image: Penn Medicine News COVID-19 turned everything upside down. What has Penn Medicine’s innovation team learned? To many in health care—including those in Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Care Innovation—the COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis from which to find the next great learning opportunity.
From a pandemic, scientific insights poised to impact more than just COVID-19 Bijels, or bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsion gels, are structured emulsions of oil and water that are kept separated by a layer of nanoparticles. Penn Engineering researchers will develop a way of using them to manufacture mRNA-based therapeutics. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) From a pandemic, scientific insights poised to impact more than just COVID-19 Pivoting to study SARS-CoV-2, many scientists on campus have launched new research projects that address the challenges of the pandemic but also prepare us to confront future challenges.
Feeling foggy? Your head is in the clouds for a reason Feeling foggy? Your head is in the clouds for a reason It may be because you’re languishing—a feeling of stagnation or emptiness. And naming it is a first important step to bringing clarity to one’s experiences, says Wharton’s Adam Grant.
Weighing the best diet options for IBD Penn In the News Time Weighing the best diet options for IBD James Lewis of the Perelman School of Medicine led a study comparing diets for inflammatory bowel disease. “Diet is one of many therapies,” he said. “While a diet-based strategy may be preferred and practical for some patients, it may be much harder to implement for other patients.”