Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Penn In the News Bloomberg Health experts are split on who should get COVID booster shots and when Stanley Plotkin and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine share their thoughts on COVID vaccine efficacy and their desire for more concrete booster data. For pregnant women and their newborns, COVID vaccine offers better protection than prior infection Penn In the News U.S. News & World Report For pregnant women and their newborns, COVID vaccine offers better protection than prior infection Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that COVID vaccinations provide more robust protection for pregnant mothers than COVID infection, with a quote from CHOP’s Dustin Flannery. Don’t pay for cord-blood banking Penn In the News The Atlantic Don’t pay for cord-blood banking Steve Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the rarity of cord blood use doesn’t lend itself to a successful business model for private cord blood banks. Pfizer and Moderna seek authorization of omicron booster for kids ages 5-11 Penn In the News NPR Pfizer and Moderna seek authorization of omicron booster for kids ages 5-11 Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that uncertain benefits for children and lack of historical data on bivalent vaccines might not justify pediatric authorizations for omicron boosters. Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion The research, from Penn Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, underscores the need for more comprehensive screening when caring for adolescents who suffer a concussion. Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks New Penn Medicine research shows that parents are open to talking about gun safety measures with their children’s pediatricians and willing to change firearm storage practices. Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Penn In the News CNN Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Ariel A. Williamson of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that parents with children attending kindergarten in the fall should start good sleep habits now. PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine on forging his own path in the fields of health care and computer science. Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Q&A Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so. Making meaning from the loss of a child Pumping and donating milk to a nonprofit milk bank offers a way to channel grief for some bereaved parents whose child died at birth, according to research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues. nocred Making meaning from the loss of a child Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth. Load More
For pregnant women and their newborns, COVID vaccine offers better protection than prior infection Penn In the News U.S. News & World Report For pregnant women and their newborns, COVID vaccine offers better protection than prior infection Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that COVID vaccinations provide more robust protection for pregnant mothers than COVID infection, with a quote from CHOP’s Dustin Flannery. Don’t pay for cord-blood banking Penn In the News The Atlantic Don’t pay for cord-blood banking Steve Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the rarity of cord blood use doesn’t lend itself to a successful business model for private cord blood banks. Pfizer and Moderna seek authorization of omicron booster for kids ages 5-11 Penn In the News NPR Pfizer and Moderna seek authorization of omicron booster for kids ages 5-11 Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that uncertain benefits for children and lack of historical data on bivalent vaccines might not justify pediatric authorizations for omicron boosters. Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion The research, from Penn Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, underscores the need for more comprehensive screening when caring for adolescents who suffer a concussion. Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks New Penn Medicine research shows that parents are open to talking about gun safety measures with their children’s pediatricians and willing to change firearm storage practices. Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Penn In the News CNN Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Ariel A. Williamson of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that parents with children attending kindergarten in the fall should start good sleep habits now. PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine on forging his own path in the fields of health care and computer science. Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Q&A Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so. Making meaning from the loss of a child Pumping and donating milk to a nonprofit milk bank offers a way to channel grief for some bereaved parents whose child died at birth, according to research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues. nocred Making meaning from the loss of a child Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth. Load More
Don’t pay for cord-blood banking Penn In the News The Atlantic Don’t pay for cord-blood banking Steve Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the rarity of cord blood use doesn’t lend itself to a successful business model for private cord blood banks. Pfizer and Moderna seek authorization of omicron booster for kids ages 5-11 Penn In the News NPR Pfizer and Moderna seek authorization of omicron booster for kids ages 5-11 Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that uncertain benefits for children and lack of historical data on bivalent vaccines might not justify pediatric authorizations for omicron boosters. Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion The research, from Penn Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, underscores the need for more comprehensive screening when caring for adolescents who suffer a concussion. Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks New Penn Medicine research shows that parents are open to talking about gun safety measures with their children’s pediatricians and willing to change firearm storage practices. Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Penn In the News CNN Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Ariel A. Williamson of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that parents with children attending kindergarten in the fall should start good sleep habits now. PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine on forging his own path in the fields of health care and computer science. Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Q&A Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so. Making meaning from the loss of a child Pumping and donating milk to a nonprofit milk bank offers a way to channel grief for some bereaved parents whose child died at birth, according to research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues. nocred Making meaning from the loss of a child Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth. Load More
Pfizer and Moderna seek authorization of omicron booster for kids ages 5-11 Penn In the News NPR Pfizer and Moderna seek authorization of omicron booster for kids ages 5-11 Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that uncertain benefits for children and lack of historical data on bivalent vaccines might not justify pediatric authorizations for omicron boosters. Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion The research, from Penn Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, underscores the need for more comprehensive screening when caring for adolescents who suffer a concussion. Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks New Penn Medicine research shows that parents are open to talking about gun safety measures with their children’s pediatricians and willing to change firearm storage practices. Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Penn In the News CNN Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Ariel A. Williamson of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that parents with children attending kindergarten in the fall should start good sleep habits now. PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine on forging his own path in the fields of health care and computer science. Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Q&A Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so. Making meaning from the loss of a child Pumping and donating milk to a nonprofit milk bank offers a way to channel grief for some bereaved parents whose child died at birth, according to research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues. nocred Making meaning from the loss of a child Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth. Load More
Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion The research, from Penn Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, underscores the need for more comprehensive screening when caring for adolescents who suffer a concussion.
Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks Both gun owners and non-gun owners trust doctors in gun safety talks New Penn Medicine research shows that parents are open to talking about gun safety measures with their children’s pediatricians and willing to change firearm storage practices.
Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Penn In the News CNN Set bedtime back to prepare your child for kindergarten, study says Ariel A. Williamson of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that parents with children attending kindergarten in the fall should start good sleep habits now. PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine on forging his own path in the fields of health care and computer science. Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Q&A Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so. Making meaning from the loss of a child Pumping and donating milk to a nonprofit milk bank offers a way to channel grief for some bereaved parents whose child died at birth, according to research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues. nocred Making meaning from the loss of a child Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth.
PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine on forging his own path in the fields of health care and computer science.
Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Q&A Children younger than 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines In a Q&A, Lori Handy of Penn Medicine and CHOP discusses what it means now that this final group can get protection, plus offers recommendations for families with concerns about doing so.
Making meaning from the loss of a child Pumping and donating milk to a nonprofit milk bank offers a way to channel grief for some bereaved parents whose child died at birth, according to research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues. nocred Making meaning from the loss of a child Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth.