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Health

03/28/23 10:27pm
The study, conducted by Resume.io, used Instagram and artificial intelligence to do its analysis. 
03/28/23 10:11pm
The WUHC Incubator allows teams of students interested in healthcare, biotech, and life sciences to attend interactive workshops and speaker events hosted by healthcare executives and industry experts.
03/27/23 8:37pm
Lele was inspired to start Hanimune Therapeutics when her son developed food allergies at a young age.
03/26/23 11:53pm
According to a map of possibly affected areas, the zip code encompassing Penn's campus is not affected by the advisory because it does not receive tap water from the Delaware River. 
03/24/23 12:22am
The meteorological season, marked approximately from late December to February, was the fifth warmest in Philadelphia history.
03/21/23 10:30pm
CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System Kevin Mahoney announced the elimination of a “small number of administrative positions which no longer align with our key objectives.”
03/19/23 7:22pm
The team of LSM sophomores were awarded $10,000, and their proposals were automatically entered into the semi-final round of the Penn Venture Lab Startup Challenge.
03/15/23 11:23pm
The study aimed to increase the frequency and efficiency of “serious illness conversations” so that patients could have more agency over their treatment. 
03/14/23 9:39pm
The Center was launched in January under the leadership of Elizabeth Howell, the current chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Perelman School of Medicine.
02/23/23 7:56pm
The event focused on elements of relationships including health, consent, and sex education, as well as traditional Valentine’s Day-related themes.
02/21/23 11:26pm
A Daily Pennsylvanian analysis of food safety inspection reports found that a majority of the 12 Penn Dining locations were found to have at least five health code violations.
02/21/23 7:25pm
Gaingels will leverage Penn’s academic resources to help its portfolio companies make an impact on the health of LGBTQ communities. 
02/20/23 11:48pm
The study, led by Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, revealed that the technology can accurately diagnose dementia 80% of the time.
02/19/23 10:28pm
If successful, the residents and fellows will be the first group of hospital house staff in Pennsylvania to have successfully organized.
02/16/23 10:55pm
The conference is the largest undergraduate healthcare conference in the nation, with this year's event drawing 150 attendants, including 20 panelists.
02/16/23 10:51pm
The Feb. 19 program will offer five-minute walk-in sessions for everyone interested, though it does not include CPR certification.
02/14/23 1:18pm
The DP surveyed 1,008 undergraduates — approximately 10% of the student population — and found that 68.2% said that they are sexually active.
02/13/23 11:06pm
Karikó, a professor of neurosurgery at Penn, and Weissman, a Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research, are well-known for their research into messenger RNA.
02/06/23 10:28pm
The program's format is intended to ensure intellectual diversity among the participating students, according to school administrators that the DP spoke with.
02/02/23 8:26pm
Press Ganey recognized Penn Medicine’s Apheresis Therapy Unit, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the Radnor Surgery Center, and Chester County Hospital.