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Internal Medicine
Better survival rates from hospital-based donor care for lung transplants
Better survival rates from hospital-based donor care for lung transplants
A new study by Penn researchers has examined, for the first time, the differences in lung transplant graft outcomes from organs recovered from the two types of deceased organ donor care facilities operating in the United States.
How to learn about a world-class double bass? Give it a CT
How to learn about a world-class double bass? Give it a CT
Radiology experts at Penn Medicine applied imaging technology to centuries-old instruments to better understand how to care for masterworks built between the 17th and 19th centuries, and provide insights into building new ones.
Rare disease’s DNA-damaging mutation could have consequences for more common conditions
Rare disease’s DNA-damaging mutation could have consequences for more common conditions
In their pursuit to discover the mechanism behind how the deadly rare disease RVCL does its damage, Penn Medicine researchers found some clues to the DNA damage theory of aging.
Offering both colonoscopy and at-home tests doubled colorectal cancer screening
Offering both colonoscopy and at-home tests doubled colorectal cancer screening
In a Penn Medicine trial analyzing how messages were framed in an underserved population, offering colorectal cancer screening options resulted in the highest screening rate.
A mutation hiding in one unique patient could save others from forming a ‘second skeleton’
A mutation hiding in one unique patient could save others from forming a ‘second skeleton’
One patient led Penn Medicine’s Fred Kaplan to a genetic discovery surrounding the “trigger” for a debilitating skeletal condition.
Intervention in Navajo Nation boosts uptake for heart failure drugs by 53%
LDI senior fellow Lauren Eberly details her latest study on the Navajo Nation reservation in New Mexico, highlighting the increased uptake of guideline-directed heart failure therapy drugs.
The Penn doctor leading the way in heart health with TAVR innovation
The Penn doctor leading the way in heart health with TAVR innovation
Howard Herrmann, the John Winthrop Bryfogle Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Perelman School of Medicine and Health System director for Interventional Cardiology, is a lead researcher in the TAVR field.
A successful new experiment opens potential for future bridge-to-transplant approach
A successful new experiment opens potential for future bridge-to-transplant approach
A team at Penn Medicine has achieved the first successful external liver perfusion using a porcine liver, raising hopes for a possible effective option to “bridge” critically ill patients to liver transplant.
Penn Medicine sets a worldwide record with 100 kidney paired donation transplants in a year
Penn Medicine sets a worldwide record with 100 kidney paired donation transplants in a year
The Penn Transplant Institute coordinates with the National Kidney Register to help pair the more than 90,000 patients on the waitlist with a deceased donor.
New ‘patch’ uses natural body motion to fix disc herniation
New ‘patch’ uses natural body motion to fix disc herniation
The tension-activated repair patch plugs holes in discs in the spine like car tire patches, and could prevent further disease progression.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Fox 29 anchor Mike Jerrick diagnosed with prostate cancer, recovering from surgery
Michael Cirigliano of the Perelman School of Medicine made the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer for veteran newscaster Mike Jerrick.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia heat: Tips to avoid heat-related illness as dangerous heat lingers
Michael Cirigliano of the Perelman School of Medicine says that heat stroke, which can be fatal, starts as heat exhaustion then leads to more symptoms as the temperature rises.
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Time
What competitive eating does to the body
David Metz of the Perelman School of Medicine explains some of the effects of speed-eating.
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Stat
As a primary care physician, here’s how I hope to partner with AI
In an opinion essay, Jeffrey Millstein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that patients and clinicians should be active participants when incorporating AI into primary care.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
Cannabis reclassification could be game-changer for U.S. drug policy
Michael Cirigliano of the Perelman School of Medicine says that marijuana deserves to be removed from the same category as LSD, heroin, and fentanyl.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Mayor Parker’s plan to ‘remove the presence of drug users’ from Kensington raises new questions
Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine comment on the lack of specificity in Philadelphia’s plan to remove drug users from Kensington and on the current state of drug treatment in the city.
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