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A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial …

WEBThe new paper, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, paints a nuanced picture of algorithms in health care—a ubiquitous, but often unseen, force in …

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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 …

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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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How these Penn researchers are using AI to make health …

WEBHow these Penn researchers are using AI to make health care better. The future of medicine can successfully incorporate artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT …

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No place like home Penn Today

WEBIn that time, Penn Medicine has also expanded its scope of services beyond the established home care specialties of skilled nursing; medical social services; home …

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Penn establishes the Center for Precision Engineering for …

WEBThe University of Pennsylvania announced today that it has made a $100 million commitment in its School of Engineering and Applied Science to establish the …

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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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A how-to guide for COVID-19 testing at Penn Penn Today

WEBLast month, a new COVID-19 saliva-based testing strategy for the Penn community was launched. Developed through a partnership between Penn Medicine, Wellness at Penn, …

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Researchers breathe new life into lung repair Penn Today

WEBLulu Xue, a postdoctoral researcher in the Mitchell Lab and a co-first author of the paper, explains that they engineered the LNP to have an affinity for lung …

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Going head-to-head with the new health care AI revolution

WEBThe newly-launched Wharton Healthcare Analytics Lab ’s aim is to focus on algorithmic improvements in four areas: resource allocation, workforce well-being, …

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U-Night 2024 Penn Today

WEBThe Division of Human Resources presents Take Our Children to Work Day, recommended for children ages 9 to 14. A range of programs, like carnival games at …

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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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Helping Black families to grow and thrive Penn Today

WEBTo reverse the nationwide trend of serious harm and death before, during, and after childbirth for Black and other parents from marginalized groups, Penn Medicine is taking …

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How a year in space affects the brain Penn Today

WEBPenn Medicine’s Mathias Basner discusses the NASA Twins Study, which analyzed astronaut Scott Kelly’s physical and mental health after he spent 340 days in …

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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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A humanities pathway to pre-med Penn Today

WEBLast year, Penn’s rate of applicants who matriculated into medical school was 79% compared to 44% nationwide, and Hagan says humanities majors do just as …

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Improving maternal care for new moms in the Hispanic community

WEBThe Maternal Child Health team at Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital (CCH) was evaluating postpartum complication rates from July 2020 through June 2021, …

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

WEBLucy Rupertus is a first-year political science major from Philadelphia who spent her inaugural primary day as a poll worker on Tuesday. Her voter-registration …

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2024 tropical cyclone prediction Penn Today

WEBFor more than a decade, climate scientist Michael Mann of School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues have annually combed …

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Providing care from a distance Penn Today

WEBProviding care from a distance. Telemedicine is a critical tool in the COVID-19 epidemic. Clinicians at the medical, dental, and veterinary schools are making use of …

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Gearing up for research on aging Penn Today

WEBYet studying or researching population aging is not part of the curriculum available to most college undergraduates, says Kohler. He and colleagues Norma B. …

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