The ACA in 2019: Will it face a reckoning? The ACA in 2019: Will it face a reckoning? Wharton’s Mark Pauly, Eric Clemons and Robert Field discuss what lies ahead for the Affordable Care Act in 2019.
25 years of integration, innovation, and ideals 25 years of integration, innovation, and ideals 2018 marked 25 years since the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) was first established—a milestone that would undoubtedly make the institution’s founder, Benjamin Franklin, proud.
Penn Dental Medicine offering free emergency care to furloughed federal workers Penn Dental Medicine offering free emergency care to furloughed federal workers As the federal government shutdown continues, Penn Dental Medicine is opening its doors to furloughed federal workers, offering them free care for emergency dental needs.
What do opponents of genetically modified foods really know about the science? What do opponents of genetically modified foods really know about the science? The study, published in Nature Human Behaviour, found that the strongest critics actually know less—a pattern similar for gene therapy, but not for climate change.
The NICU ensures safe sleep one swaddle at a time The NICU ensures safe sleep one swaddle at a time The Women & Babies Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit focuses on promoting sleep safety techniques with parents while their baby is still in the NICU.
Can music improve anxiety and depression for people with memory disorders? Mary Javian, chair of career studies at the Curtis Institute, Tempy Small, a program participant, and Adam Pangburn, coordinator of community performance at Curtis, participated in a drum circle to close out the final “Creative Expression through Music” session. Nick DiBerardino (not pictured) lead the classes, which were coordinated by Penn graduate students Sarah Bujno and Matt Volpe (in the background). Can music improve anxiety and depression for people with memory disorders? That’s the aim of a recently completed pilot program connecting Penn Memory Center patients, Penn graduate students, and Curtis Institute musicians.
Does opioid use in pets create higher risk for abuse in humans? Weapons-grade cuteness.nocred Does opioid use in pets create higher risk for abuse in humans? A new study shows a 41 percent increase in opioids for small animals over the past 10 years, indicating an avenue of potential risk for human access to opioids.
End of life care quality remains a problem—nurses may be a solution iStock End of life care quality remains a problem—nurses may be a solution A new study from the School of Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research describes the quality of end of life care in nearly 500 U.S. hospitals, utilizing nearly 13,000 bedside nurses as informants of quality.
How your child’s primary-care doctor can prevent gun injury and death Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer How your child’s primary-care doctor can prevent gun injury and death The Perelman School of Medicine’s Rinad Beidas wrote about the role of doctors in preventing gun injuries and deaths. Beidas said that conversations between medical professionals and patients about secure gun storage could be one simple intervention. Boots on the ground for the opioid task force Boots on the ground for the opioid task force Opioid addiction is a “public health emergency,” according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Overdose deaths involving opioids—both prescription and illegal—have increased fivefold between 1999 and 2016.
Boots on the ground for the opioid task force Boots on the ground for the opioid task force Opioid addiction is a “public health emergency,” according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Overdose deaths involving opioids—both prescription and illegal—have increased fivefold between 1999 and 2016.