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After a pulmonary embolism, a runner’s rapid save
Molly Fadden.

Penn Medicine is one of the health systems that has been trialing a new catheter device for embolectomies since 2024. Molly Fadden (pictured) agreed to the use of the trial device in her procedure.  

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After a pulmonary embolism, a runner’s rapid save

A pulmonary embolism is life-threatening—and urgent. For Molly Fadden, Penn Medicine was ready to get her to the right experts, right in time.

Christina Hernandez Sherwood for Penn Medicine Magazine

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Bringing much-needed dental care to an underserved community
Dental residents treat a patient at Penn Dental at Woods.

Staffed by Penn Dental postgraduate dental residents, along with attending dentists, Penn Dental at Woods treats both resident in-patients and out-patients of Woods, employees, special needs students at the Woods onsite school, and people with disabilities from the community.

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Bringing much-needed dental care to an underserved community

People with disabilities often face barriers to dental care. A collaboration between Penn Dental Medicine and Woods Services is changing that, bringing dental care with compassion to people with disabilities, a vastly underserved population.

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Clock changes disrupt sleep, health, and well-being
A person turning back a clock superimposed over a profile of a head and day and night icons.

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Clock changes disrupt sleep, health, and well-being

Indira Gurubhagavatula of the Perelman School of Medicine explains how seasonal time changes affect the body’s internal clock, and offers tips for an easier transition.

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From $500 Craigslist cast-off to champion, Penn Vet’s Equine Assisted Reproduction program helps create a legacy
Fylicia Barr with a young foal.

Fylicia Barr, with her mare Sunny’s youngest foal, Piper, at about five months old.

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From $500 Craigslist cast-off to champion, Penn Vet’s Equine Assisted Reproduction program helps create a legacy

Sunny the mare’s offspring were born through embryo transfer with the help of the New Bolton Center's Penn Equine Assisted Reproduction Laboratory.

From Penn Vet

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A PATH to hospital at home
Julia Borgesi working at a standing computer desk.

For some patients, there are advantages that go beyond the comfort and convenience of staying at home. When seeing a patient in their home setting, a member of the PATH team like Julia Borgesi (pictured) can identify potential issues that may be contributing to poor health outcomes.

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A PATH to hospital at home

An innovative Penn Medicine program shows the impact of offering certain patients acute care in the comfort of their homes instead of being admitted to the hospital.

From Penn Medicine News

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Penn Cardiovascular Institute director honored as Distinguished Scientist

Penn Cardiovascular Institute director honored as Distinguished Scientist

Daniel P. Kelly, the Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases and director of the Penn and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Cardiovascular Institutes, has been named a 2025 Distinguished Scientist by the American Heart Association for contributions to cardiovascular, stroke, and brain health research.

US men are dying too frequently and too young

US men are dying too frequently and too young

A report released by Movember in partnership with Penn Nursing’s Program for Men’s Health Equity highlights a critical, preventable health crisis: The majority of male deaths in the U.S. occur prematurely, before age 75.

From Penn Nursing News

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After the hospital, support to help patients thrive at home
Mike Desalis seated at home next to his walker.

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After the hospital, support to help patients thrive at home

A Penn program offers low-income patients extra support after a hospital stay—with virtual teams knitting together a safety net to reduce readmissions.

From Penn Medicine News

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Tumor-on-a-chip offers insight into cancer-fighting cells in immunotherapy
Hand holding a microdevice

Penn engineers and collaborators have developed a transparent, micro-engineered device that houses a living, vascularized model of human lung cancer—a “tumor on a chip”—and show that the diabetes drug vildagliptin helps more CAR T cells break through the tumor’s defenses and attack it effectively.

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Tumor-on-a-chip offers insight into cancer-fighting cells in immunotherapy

Penn engineers and collaborators have built a living tumor on a chip to expose how cancers block immune attacks, and how one existing drug could make immunotherapy like CAR T more effective against solid tumors.

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