Health
Penn Medicine will expand to new buildings and spaces
Penn Medicine, in an attempt to meet its ever-growing needs, is adding a number of new buildings and spaces.Helping community members improve health
Community health workers are at the heart of a new model implemented in order to help improve patient outcomes post-discharge.The community health workers work in two different settings, some in a primary care clinic and some at the hospital.Changing the dynamics of LGBT health
Last week, Penn Medicine announced the creation of its new Program for LGBT Health, an initiative dedicated to tailoring health care practices to the specific needs of the LGBT community.
Robert Hsu | E-Cigarettes: The evil new kid?
To declare e-cigarettes a silver bullet to smoking simply because it is the lesser of two evils is to blatantly ignore the lessons we have learned from tobacco control.How much weight you put on sleep
A recent study from the Perelman School of Medicine shows that certain nutrients may play an essential role in sleep duration and that variety in diet is associated with healthier sleeping patterns.
Robert Hsu | Take care of yourself
In hindsight, I did have time. But I didn’t think it was important to make time to relax, catch up with friends, exercise and sleep.
Cooking healthy in college
Despite the challenges of campus life and limited options, many students still try to cook complete and nutritious meals with little time and money.
Sally Engelhart | Are you working out for nothing?
Q: I’ve really been kicking my ass at the gym since the beginning of the semester. Why aren’t I losing any weight? — Gym Fanatic*Study finds new harm to cell phone use
Researchers are once again citing cell phone use as an obstacle to good health. But the new concern is not another type of cancer nor a fatal disease — it’s neck and back pain caused by texting and checking email on smart phones.Penn Med study shows ingredient in Muscle Milk may treat concussions
A common nutrient found in weight training supplements such as Muscle Milk and protein powder — might be the key to successfully treating concussions, or at least speeding up the healing process.HUP decides against limiting employment to non-smokers
While HUP considered implementing such a program last February, they ultimately decided against it because they did not see it as an effective strategy.
Michael A. Rie | Using Penn's talent to address public health
A University of Kentucky College of Medicine professor writes a guest column on how Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Ezekiel Emanuel should lead the change in health care, starting at Penn.
Sally Engelhart | Remedying beliefs about natural meds
Vitamin C, Zicam, echinacea, Airborne, Cold FX. Should you invest in homeopathic cold preventions and remedies?Sascha Murillo | Insuring motherhood in Pennsylvania
In a guest column, a College senior writes that the state consistently fails to meet the needs of women, particularly those who are pregnant.
Sally Engelhart | Putting women’s lives in jeopardy
Michele Bachmann’s comment that the human papillomavirus vaccine causes mental retardation has done a lot of damage to America’s public health.Sally Engelhart | The skinny on calorie counting
I’ll tell you why we really get fat. You might not like it. You probably won’t believe me either. But after reading some outstanding work by science writer Gary Taubes, I’m a die-hard believer.Rachel del Valle | Half Foods: the emptiness in nutrition
The superficial health-consciousness is troublesome. Many products benefit the companies that make them more than the consumers that buy them.Health | Resources to care for your mind and body
The University offers a number of resources to students so they can work — and play — hard.