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US men are dying too frequently and too young

US men are dying too frequently and too young

A report released by Movember in partnership with Penn Nursing’s Program for Men’s Health Equity highlights a critical, preventable health crisis: The majority of male deaths in the U.S. occur prematurely, before age 75.

From Penn Nursing News

After the hospital, support to help patients thrive at home
Mike Desalis seated at home next to his walker.

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After the hospital, support to help patients thrive at home

A Penn program offers low-income patients extra support after a hospital stay—with virtual teams knitting together a safety net to reduce readmissions.

From Penn Medicine News

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Tumor-on-a-chip offers insight into cancer-fighting cells in immunotherapy
Hand holding a microdevice

Penn engineers and collaborators have developed a transparent, micro-engineered device that houses a living, vascularized model of human lung cancer—a “tumor on a chip”—and show that the diabetes drug vildagliptin helps more CAR T cells break through the tumor’s defenses and attack it effectively.

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Tumor-on-a-chip offers insight into cancer-fighting cells in immunotherapy

Penn engineers and collaborators have built a living tumor on a chip to expose how cancers block immune attacks, and how one existing drug could make immunotherapy like CAR T more effective against solid tumors.

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Penn Medicine, CHOP researchers elected to National Academy of Medicine

Penn Medicine, CHOP researchers elected to National Academy of Medicine

The newly-elected members are Gerd A. Blobel, co-director of Penn's Epigenetics Institute; Enrique Schisterman, chair and Perelman Professor of biostatistics, epidemiology, and informatics; and Katalin Susztak, professor of nephrology and genetics and director of the Kidney Innovation Center at Penn and CHOP.

X-ray plates from 1896 give a snapshot of Penn’s place in history
An X-ray plate from 1896.

Two X-ray plates from Arthur Goodspeed, believed to have created the world’s first X-ray image, were donated by his family to Penn’s University Archives.

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X-ray plates from 1896 give a snapshot of Penn’s place in history

A gift from the family of Penn physicist Arthur Goodspeed represents the beginning of a revolution in medicine that began at Penn.

From Penn Medicine News

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National award and appointment for Penn Nursing’s David (Hyunmin) Yu

National award and appointment for Penn Nursing’s David (Hyunmin) Yu

The postdoctoral research fellow in Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research has been selected as one of this year’s STAT Wunderkinds, a national recognition that highlights standout early-career researchers who are not yet independent scientists but are already making extraordinary contributions to biomedical science.

National award and appointment for Penn Nursing’s David (Hyunmin) Yu

Penn Medicine’s Homeless Outreach Project forges connections
Zachary Kosak talks with Danny at a table outdoors.

HOP faculty advisor Zachary Kosak talks with Danny about his symptoms. 

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Penn Medicine’s Homeless Outreach Project forges connections

The med students who lead Penn Medicine’s Homeless Outreach Project are connecting with people experiencing homelessness and highlighting the impact of street medicine.

From Penn Medicine News

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