Health & Medicine

Using mosquito surveillance data, researchers at Penn Vet have modeled the occurrence of West Nile virus in Pennsylvania bird species. Understanding how species traits influence response to the virus will improve wildlife conservation and disease management strategies.

Experts at Penn Vet devised a complex surgical plan for 10-year-old thoroughbred Monty, enabling the beloved horse—whose survival chances were slim—to beat the odds.

Penn Medicine researchers have built the first spatial map of the developing human kidney, showing that soluble signals from neighboring cells steer what each cell becomes.

A disease surveillance strategy modeled on the body’s immune system detected more disease-carrying insects than the typical, top-down approach used conventionally, according to a study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru.  Their work was published recently in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Carmen Alvarez and Sara F. Jacoby from Penn Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health have co-authored a guest editorial that examines how chronic stress, trauma, and violence shape physical health and well-being across the lifespan.

In a phase I clinical trial from Penn Medicine, activating T cells with the antibody cevostamab targets a protein found on the surface of plasma cells, supporting further clinical research as a myeloma treatment.

Penn researchers have developed a mobile field laboratory allowing them to test water quality and track antimicrobial resistance in and around San Cristóbal in the Galápagos.

Federal dollars are driving new tools and discoveries at Penn Nursing, highlighting just how much innovation is at stake when national support shifts.

Penn Today spoke with dermatologists Joanna Walker and Aditi Senthilnathan to understand how to enjoy the sunny summer weather without getting burned.

In a randomized clinical trial, medically tailored meals rooted in traditional Diné foods are linked to fewer hospitalizations and emergency visits, improved quality of life, and reduced food insecurity among heart failure patients.