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‘Nudging’ both patients and providers boosts flu vaccine numbers
A person getting a bandage on their arm after a flu shot from a medical provider.

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‘Nudging’ both patients and providers boosts flu vaccine numbers

A new study shows that when patients got text messages from their primary care practice, and the providers were nudged themselves to boost vaccination numbers, rates jumped.

Frank Otto

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Addressing cancer patients’ complete health with the Whole Person Care Collaborative

Addressing cancer patients’ complete health with the Whole Person Care Collaborative

A team of Penn Medicine faculty leaders have created the Whole Person Care Collaborative, which expands teams of nurse navigators and social workers, and expands counseling, psychosocial support, mental health screenings, and outreach initiatives.

PennSTAR delivers critical care in the air, across the region
Three members of the PennSTAR flight crew next to a helicopter.

The flight crew of a PennSTAR helicopter on the roof of the Clifton Center in between call.

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PennSTAR delivers critical care in the air, across the region

PennSTAR’s flight crews and Metro Aviation pilots combine rigorous training, redundant safety, and a proprietary instrument approach to move the sickest patients quickly to the right Penn Medicine care.

From Penn Medicine News

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Moving closer to ‘true’ equine IVF for clinical use
Katrin Hinrichs and Matheus Felix in a lab.

Katrin Hinrichs, chair of the Department of Clinical Studies–New Bolton Center and head of the Penn Equine Assisted Reproduction Laboratory (PEARL) and Matheus Felix, PEARL’s chief embryologist, work together in the lab. Felix is also an author in the 2025 study report on IVF with frozen-thawed stallion sperm.

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Moving closer to ‘true’ equine IVF for clinical use

Researchers at Penn Vet are exploring different processes for using frozen-thawed semen to accomplish so-called true IVF.

From Penn Vet

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Safeguarding health for animals and people
Felicia Divito with an iPad at New Bolton Center.

Felicia Divito, New Bolton Center’s biosecurity administrative coordinator, remotely operates Tru-D, the center’s UV-C-emitting robot.

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Safeguarding health for animals and people

Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital and New Bolton Center’s Infection Prevention and Biosecurity Programs are focusing on infection prevention, control measures, and biosecurity strategies to protect the animals, people, and communities served by its hospitals and facilities. 

From Penn Vet

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RTW Foundation donates $8M to reimagine physician training in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine 
Kevin Mahoney, Jennifer Kogan, J. Larry Jameson, Rod and Marti Speranza Wong, Lisa Bellini, and Jonathan Epstein.

(From left) Kevin Mahoney, chief executive officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS); Jennifer Kogan, vice dean for Undergraduate Medical Education; Penn President J. Larry Jameson; Rod Wong and Marti Speranza Wong; Lisa Bellini, executive vice dean of the Perelman School of Medicine and senior vice president of academic affairs for UPHS; Jonathan Epstein, dean of the Perelman School of Medicine and Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for UPHS.

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RTW Foundation donates $8M to reimagine physician training in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine 

The gift sparks curriculum transformation, new lectureship, and names Entrepreneurship Pathway in honor of alumnus Rod Wong.

Carmen Lennon

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AI-powered data-mining study illuminates clinical complexity of tooth decay

AI-powered data-mining study illuminates clinical complexity of tooth decay

In a new study, Penn Dental Medicine researchers developed a process to organize and analyze dental and other data, and identified new subtypes and patterns for tooth decay, which may require different types of screening and risk prediction approaches.

Can aging be treated at the cellular level?
A microscope with a slide.

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Can aging be treated at the cellular level?

Penn researchers Shelley Berger and Esra Sahingur explain senescence, the process of cellular aging, and discuss the complexities of developing anti-aging therapies that target these cells.

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From calves to canines, Penn Vet shines at Pennsylvania Farm Show
Andrew Hoffman shaking hands with Gavi Burton alongside her dad at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.

Penn Vet Dean Andrew Hoffman chats with undergraduate Gavi Burton and her father Dan at the School’s booth at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Burton hopes to become a large animal veterinarian.

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From calves to canines, Penn Vet shines at Pennsylvania Farm Show

At the nation’s biggest indoor agricultural exposition, Penn Vet faculty, staff and leadership met with young people interested in becoming veterinarians, staffed the “Calving Corner“ exhibit, and showed off the expertise of the animals at Penn Vet’s Working Dog Center.

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