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Abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit

A study co-authored by Michaela R. Anderson of the Perelman School of Medicine traces how newly introduced gestational restrictions and abortion bans have affected mental health outcomes on a state-by-state basis.

Protecting against burnout

Penn GSE’s Kandi Wiens’ latest book aims to help readers build resilience to stress and heal their relationship to work.

Better survival rates from hospital-based donor care for lung transplants

A new study by Penn researchers has examined, for the first time, the differences in lung transplant graft outcomes from organs recovered from the two types of deceased organ donor care facilities operating in the United States.

There’s a right way—and a wrong way—to snack

Christina A. Roberto of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that, if you do snack at night, decide what to eat ahead of time.

Parts of Philadelphia area under ‘Code Orange’ air quality alert as heat wave continues

Mark Goldstein of Pennsylvania Hospital says that vulnerable population exposure to ozone and particulate pollution, even short-term, can be dangerous.

Watching Biden, many see the heartbreaking indignities of aging

Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a debate inherently tests an individual’s cognitive abilities of attention, concentration, multitasking, working memory, and language.

Two nurses guiding a prone patient into a proton imaging machine.

The power of protons

Penn Medicine has treated more than 10,000 cancer patients at three proton therapy centers across the region, including the largest and busiest center in the world—while also leading the way in research to expand the healing potential of these positive particles.

A hand liking the text “I got vaccinated!”

Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination

Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans.

Ashlee Rineer (right) is holding Eleanor who is two years old this month and her partner Lauren (left) is holding Edie.

Welcoming the first babies from Penn Fertility in Lancaster

The Penn Fertility Care practice is the first and only fertility clinic in Lancaster County that has an embryology lab, allowing patients outside of the Philadelphia metro area equal access to the full range of Penn Fertility services and treatments.

What competitive eating does to the body

David Metz of the Perelman School of Medicine explains some of the effects of speed-eating.

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