Researchers identified multiple gene variants that may contribute to glaucoma and developed a score to measure disease risk based on an individual's genes. 

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Cedar Avenue's behavior health unit was cited for safety violations two times in November.

Penn Medicine set a world record for the most Kidney Paired Donations completed within a year.

Penn Medicine and Wellness at Penn temporarily updated their masking guidelines in response to a recent spike in Philadelphia COVID-19 cases.

The Penn community navigated an unprecedented leadership crisis, heightened student activism, and a surge in labor organizing this year.

"Calls for genocide, echoing horrors of the past, violate our behavioral standards and remind us that we must forcefully condemn, prevent, and respond to hate in all forms," the letter said.

The initiative — the Confidential Emergency Contraception Distribution Project — will provide kits upon request that include one Plan B, an information sheet about how to use Plan B, and packets of lubricant and condoms for students. 

The investigation centers on the possibility that the therapy may cause cancer in rare cases, following reports of T cell malignancies in those who received the treatment.

Six million people in the United States currently live with Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and Lewy Body dementia.

The clinic — which was hosted in partnership with Sunray, a local pharmacy — provided COVID-19 boosters to members of the Penn community from Nov. 8 to Nov. 10.

The Center’s projects include aiming to enhance vision assessments for at-risk groups and researching machine learning techniques for vision evaluation.

The grant is a part of the United States Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative announced in March, which awards $220 million to research studies nationwide. 

The DP sat down with the founders to talk about their story and their hopes for the company. 

Both programs are accessed via weekly emails that are sent directly to students which include PDF lessons including a variety of media.

The virtual reality video aims to educate the public on how to use Narcan through an accessible, immersive training experience. 

71% of those surveyed agreed that vaccines approved in the United States are safe, a decrease from 77% in April 2021.

The project, which successfully completed its first two phases, uses large language models to craft personal narratives, unlocking potential applications in both self-exploration and therapeutic treatment.