Health & Medicine

Adding an anti-obesity medication just one month after behavioral therapy begins—rather than waiting the currently recommended six months—can more than double weight loss for patients who struggle initially with lifestyle changes alone, according to new research published in Nature Medicine from a team at the Perelman School of Medicine.

Researchers at Penn Dental Medicine and collaborators have used a clinical-grade antiviral chewing gum to substantially reduce viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and two influenza A strains in experimental models.

Irving, the Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Chair in Nutrition, professor of Pediatric Nursing, and standing faculty in the Department of Family and Community Health, and Gilles, practice professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences and associate dean for school and community engagement, have been elected as Distinguished Fellows of the National Academies of Practice.

Spatz, the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition and Professor of Perinatal Nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, the organization’s most prestigious honor.

Several researchers from Penn Medicine’s Department of Neurology are featured throughout the Franklin Institute’s Body Odyssey exhibit.

Growing up in rural Alaska shaped Charlotte Brown’s interest in health care access, while being a Perry World House Student Fellow and Benjamin Franklin Scholar expanded her horizons.

Two fourth-year Penn Dental Medicine students, Hind Aljarahi and Kendra Domotor, have been recognized for their academic excellence in preventive dentistry as recipients of the 2024–2025 ADEA/Haleon Preventive Dentistry Scholarships.

Research from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that the relationship between nurse continuity and patient outcomes is more complex than previously assumed.

Fourth-year Aravind Krishnan, the inaugural Sarah Katz Award recipient, is working to help shelter residents in Philadelphia better monitor their health.

A new study by Penn Nursing’s Therese Richmond highlights the critical role of social and environmental factors in post-injury recovery.