Medicine

Chemical vs. mineral sunscreen: Dermatologists explain types of UV protection

Bruce A. Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine says that mineral sunscreens are classified by their active ingredients, like zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.

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Catalyzing reform in health care payment

Penn’s Parity Center engages an interdisciplinary team of experts to collaborate with health insurers, health systems, physician practices and policymakers. Deputy director Austin S. Kilaru describes the Center’s mission, success, and future.

Breaking through the mysteries of predicting coma recovery

Penn Medicine’s David Fischer created the RECOVER (REcovery of COnsciousness Via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research) program to provide specialized, comprehensive, and ongoing care for coma patients in various stages of coma recovery.

Penn plans to build a proton center for cancer treatment at Presbyterian Medical Center

Penn Medicine will build its fourth proton beam center for cancer treatment at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in University City.

The companies realizing Theranos’s failed dream

Charlene Bierl of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on new finger-prick blood tests designed by Becton Dickinson and Babson Diagnostics.

The blood tests that can flag your hidden heart disease risk

Daniel E. Soffer of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people with signs of insulin resistance and abdominal obesity are likely to benefit from apoB testing.

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How a bacterium supports healing of chronic diabetic wounds

New research from Penn Medicine shows that a certain bug could be used to develop topical or bacterial-based treatments for patients with wounds that do not heal well on their own.

A blood test accurately diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the time, study finds

Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study which found that a blood test could correctly identify patients with Alzheimer’s.

Double mastectomies do not improve breast cancer survival likelihood for most women, study finds

Angela DeMichele of the Perelman School of Medicine says that chemotherapy and hormonal therapies are important for combating breast cancer because they’re designed to kill spreading cells.

Breast cancer survival not boosted by double mastectomy, study says

Angela DeMichele of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study which found that breast cancer survival is not boosted by a double mastectomy.

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