Health
Penn community members talk gubernatorial election's impact on abortion access
Should Mastriano win the gubernatorial race and the state legislature limits access to reproductive healthcare, Penn could become the only Ivy League institution whose students do not have access to an abortion because of their state's policies.
Penn Medicine researchers develop an artificial intelligence algorithm to diagnose rare diseases
Researchers developed a method to forecast rare disease development called PANDA with $4.7 million of funding from the National Institute of Health.
Penn to offer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine at booster clinic next week
The booster clinic will take place from Nov. 3 to Nov. 4. It will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.
Wellness at Penn launches S.U.P.E.R., its new substance abuse prevention initiative
The goal of S.U.P.E.R. is to reach students that are abstaining from substance use, in recovery, or interested in learning more about harm reduction practices, according to Penn Wellness.
Fentanyl-related deaths have continued to rise in Philadelphia since the COVID-19 pandemic
Over the course of 12 months, over ten million used syringes were collected by Prevention Point, a Kensington-based nonprofit.
Public Health and Wellbeing renews programming on sleep and sexual health
The programs — called “Refresh” and “Penn’s Declassified Sex Survival Guide” — have garnered 3,400 participants and 1,500 participants respectively since their inception.
Penn vaccinates over 11,000 at annual flu clinic
Over 3,500 community members received their shot each day, and at the clinic’s peak, over 860 vaccines were given in just one hour.
Biotech company spin-off from Penn raises $40 million for Parkinson's disease research
The biotech startup was initially developed by two professors of neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine, D. Kacy Cullen and Douglas Smith.
Wellness at Penn to hold free flu vaccine clinic in Pottruck Health and Fitness Center
The flu clinic will run from Sept. 28 through Sept. 30 in Gimbel Gymnasium in the Pottruck Health and Fitness Center, and appointments are not required.
Penn undergraduates launch summer project examining role of caregivers in cancer treatment
The students conducted research to gain a deeper understanding of the roles of the cancer care partners by focusing on their identities, such as gender and race.
Wellness at Penn invites students to take National College Health Assessment survey
The survey, which is confidential and voluntary, aims to collect data about students’ knowledge, habits, attitudes, and overall health and wellbeing.
Penn Medicine study finds improved biomarker for heart failure
HFpEF is a form of heart failure where the heart pumps normally but fails to fill with blood properly and affects almost half of all patients with heart failure.
Penn alumni donate $55 million to Basser Center for BRCA to research, prevent breast cancer
Penn alumni Mindy and Jonathan Gray made the donation to establish and fund the Cancer Interception Institute to research early identification and prevention of breast cancer.
Perelman School of Medicine launches a four-year palliative care program
Penn is one of the few medical schools in the country that provide a robust, four-year curriculum on palliative care.
Penn calls risk of campus monkeypox outbreak ‘extremely low,’ advises caution
There have been no cases at Penn this semester and the risk of an outbreak on campus remains “extremely low,” according to Penn Public Health and Wellbeing.
Penn Wellness to host ‘Lunch-n-Learn’ session to educate on monkeypox
The event will take place in Houston Hall from noon to 1 p.m. and will host a Penn epidemiologist and a medical provider from Student Health and Counseling.
Penn Medicine launches clinical trial to test gum that traps COVID-19, preventing spread
The chewing gum, designed by the School of Dental Medicine researcher Henry Daniell, has the ability to block the transmission of COVID-19.
Acme reopens despite new report of additional health code violations
A reinspection report by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health's Office of Food Protection cleared Acme, located at 40th and Walnut Streets, to reopen to the public.
Wistar Institute launches biomedical technician training program
The 12-week paid program will consist of a cohort of 18 students who will train to work in biotech laboratories and in manufacturing cell and gene therapies.