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Most Americans are unsure which vaccines the CDC recommends during pregnancy

According to a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, most Americans are unaware or unsure of which vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends during pregnancy. For each of four vaccines the CDC recommends during pregnancy, at least 45% of respondents are not sure whether the CDC recommends it.

How Rwanda is using drones to improve healthcare

Drones are helping hospitals in Rwanda better manage their blood supplies, and a new Wharton study shows patients are the biggest beneficiaries.

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Transforming healthcare logistics with low-cost AI

Researchers from the Wharton School and Penn Engineering partnered with Sierra Leone’s government to build a low-cost AI tool that optimizes the allocation of essential medical supplies across the country. By accounting for missing data and navigating unexpected supply chain disruptions, the system ensures life-saving products reach the clinics that need them most.

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The Philly freeway submerged in water after flooding from a hurricane.

The public health impacts of floods

Cheryl Bettigole, executive director of the Penn Center for Public Health and former health commissioner of Philadelphia, discusses the many ways communities are affected by floods

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Enhanced bystander AED accessibility

An initiative by two former leaders of Penn’s student-run Medical Emergency Response Team has resulted in clear signage and instructional videos designed to teach effective CPR techniques and proper automated external defibrillators usage.

The Mütter Museum commemorates 50th anniversary of deadly Legionnaires’ summer in Philly with new exhibit

David Barnes of the School of Arts & Sciences will be on a panel discussing the new Legionnaires exhibit.

A science policy framework for the climate determinants of health

This spring, Perry World House and Penn Climate hosted a convening on the margins of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings to discuss how to further bridge the science-policy gap to inform responses to climate change impacts on health.

From left to right: Justin Wang, Janine Haros, and Eric Lee in a clinical room at the Scheie Eye Institute, holding documents and smiling together

Empowering unhoused patients through comprehensive eye care

Penn fourth-years Eric Lee, Janine Haros, and Justin Wang will use a President’s Engagement Prize to elevate vision health in unhoused individuals across Philadelphia through free eye screenings, tailored care coordination, and interactive patient education.