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The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for …

WebDecades of research demonstrate the link between poverty and poor health. The spotlight on health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic has provided an …

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How Penn Medicine is going green for good health

WebA green health care system is attainable, and a three-way win: a win for a patient’s health, a win for the health of the planet and public health, and a win in the …

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Health Sciences Penn Today

WebNurses across the U.S. cite employer failures as their top reason for leaving. A new Penn Nursing study highlights the fact that health care employers could retain …

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Dismantling health disparities in Philadelphia and beyond

WebDismantling health disparities in Philadelphia and beyond. Community health workers can help patients in ways others can’t—but these programs haven’t always been successful. …

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The politics of health inequality Penn Today

WebAhead of Super Tuesday tomorrow, when 14 states hold primaries to allocate a third of all delegates, Lynch outlines five things voters should know about health …

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Penn Medicine to open new crisis response center at …

WebPenn Medicine is launching a new community mental health hub at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania—Cedar Avenue (HUP Cedar), co-locating …

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Systemic racism and its impact on health and wellness

WebIn the fifth of 13 interdisciplinary conversations in the “Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America” preceptorial, a panel of Penn experts discussed the …

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A wearable new technology moves brain monitoring from …

WebThe device, a portable electroencephalogram (EEG), is intentionally unobtrusive to allow for extended wear, and, on the backend, powerful algorithms …

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Health capabilities, explained Penn Today

WebThe internal capabilities include state of health, health knowledge, health-seeking skills and beliefs, health values and goals, self-governance, and effective health …

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A promising new strategy to help broken bones heal faster

WebIn the March issue of Biomaterials, Henry Daniell, Shuying (Sheri) Yang, and colleagues at Penn’s School of Dental Medicine share promising findings from an animal model in …

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Remote learning affected high schoolers’ social, emotional health

WebThose who were remote reported lower levels of social, emotional, and academic well-being, findings that held even when the researchers accounted for factors …

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Children, the pandemic, and long-term mental health consequences

WebChildren like Alex and Cristina are part of one of the most vulnerable populations likely to experience long-term consequences from COVID-19, a situation …

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Sports psychologist talks athletes and mental health

WebAndrea Wieland, the associate athletic director for sports performance at Penn Athletics, discusses athletes and mental health, Simone Biles, Ben Simmons, the yips, …

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The controversy surrounding vaccinations, then and now

WebHe compares current vaccine hesitancy with the past. “The controversies around the MMR vaccine to protect against measles, mumps, and rubella and the …

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Gearing up for research on aging Penn Today

WebEstablished in the spring of 2022 with funding from the National Institute on Aging, GEAR UP supports research in STEM areas related to population aging by …

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Helping the brain to heal the gut Penn Today

WebOn its surface, the subreddit for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a den of tongue-in-cheek humor; its logo reimagines the classic Reddit alien gripping its gut in …

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Penn Nursing’s Community Champions Engage to Improve Health

WebCommunity members of all ages have come to Sayre High School for Dance for Health, a free fitness class put on by Penn’s School of Nursing as a way to actively engage …

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A first-of-its-kind academic social entrepreneurship lab

WebSpecifically, the Eidos LGBT+ Health Initiative—a first-of-its-kind academic social entrepreneurship lab—has four goals: to propose innovative research that …

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Social media use increases depression and loneliness

WebThe link between the social-media use, depression, and loneliness has been talked about for years, but a causal connection had never been proven. For the first time, Penn research …

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Police killings and Black mental health Penn Today

WebVenkataramani, a general internist, collaborated with a psychiatrist, a population health scientist, and a sociologist on the study. He says they were motivated to explore the …

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Incarceration associated with negative mental health risks for Black

WebWhen University of Pennsylvania doctoral student Helena Addison worked as a nurse at an inpatient psychiatric hospital, she encountered many people who had …

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Penn students, staff work the polls on primary day Penn Today

WebWooten is director of the Graduate Student Center and has been working the polls at Penn since 2020. “During the pandemic, there was a real concern about the …

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You think you have long COVID: What now

WebPenn Medicine’s long COVID clinic assists patients with an array of symptoms including persistent fatigue, difficulty breathing, insomnia, and ‘brain fog.’. Since COVID-19 …

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