Are psychedelic drugs about to begin a long, strange trip toward use in a clinical setting? Or do the challenges of studying psychedelics, and the ethical risks of therapy, raise too many questions to introduce them into mainstream medicine? As debate …
Emily Vail, MD, MSc PHILADELPHIA— A new study by Penn researchers 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 …
PHILADELPHIA— The current method for assessing medication-related liver injury is not providing an accurate picture of some medications’ toxicity—or lack thereof—to the liver, according to a new study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine …
Slowing inflammation may boost immunotherapy’s effectiveness against advanced lung cancer High response rates for patients with stage 4 lung cancer after anti-inflammatory drug added temporarily to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy PHILADELPHIA – Adding …
Ashlee (right) is holding Eleanor who is two years old this month and her partner Lauren (left) is holding Edie who was born in February 2024. When Ashlee Rineer and her wife Lauren began fertility treatments in 2020 they were driving back and forth to …
Image by Emma Vidal. PHILADELPHIA— While research has uncovered many details about how blood cells function within bone marrow, the work of other cells existing in that space remained a relative mystery. Now, researchers from the Perelman School of …
As a lifelong performer who began her professional career singing opera music and now produces music for other artists, teaches aspiring musicians, and has performed with many different musical projects over the years, Mattie Chaya Kimberly “Kimi” Klauser …
Earth from Inspiration4. Credit: Inspiration4 crew PHILADELPHIA— As a new space race revs up, propelling humans back to the moon and toward a Mars landing for the first time, mysteries remain about the unique pressures of space flight on humans – …
Credit: Georgina Joyce PHILADELPHIA—Almost a century ago, the discovery of antibiotics like penicillin revolutionized medicine by harnessing the natural bacteria-killing abilities of microbes. Today, a new study co-led by researchers at the Perelman School …
Stroke risk increases in individuals with multiple head injuries, Penn research finds June 04, 2024 PHILADELPHIA— The rate of stroke in individuals with no history of prior stroke, was 34 percent higher in individuals who experienced at least one head …
Physical and sexual abuse, having parents who misuse substances, and witnessing violent crime are tragic events that don’t remain locked in a single point in time. Rather, they are termed adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and 64 percent of American …
PHILADELPHIA—TREX1 is a gene that is supposed to direct the maintenance of the entire body’s DNA, but new research shows that when people are born with mutated TREX1, it causes catastrophic damage to the DNA over time, resulting in a deadly rare disease …
Photo by © ASCO/Phil McCarten 2024 Lynn Schuchter, MD, recently completed her term as the 2023-2024 President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)—the leading professional society for cancer care—as part of a career that began at Penn …
The “armored” huCART19-IL18 is an anti-CD19 CAR that was further modified to secrete the pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin 18 (IL 18). CHICAGO – While CAR T cell therapy has revolutionized treatment for many blood cancers, including non-Hodgkin …
25 students enrolled in Heights’ Early Career Learners Healthcare program invited to interview for job opportunities at UPHS May 29, 2024 PHILADELPHIA – Today, Penn Medicine, Heights Philadelphia (“Heights”), and Philadelphia City Council Majority Leader …
PHILADELPHIA- Leading experts in transplant from Penn Medicine will converge in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from June 1-5 for the American Transplant Congress. The event is the Joint Annual meeting of the American Society of …
The award-winning documentary “Of Medicine and Miracles” details the emotional journey of one family alongside a team of Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) doctors who developed a revolutionary cancer cure with CAR T cell therapy …
CHICAGO – Researchers from Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will present data on the latest advances in cancer research at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology ( …
Scott Hensley, PhD, and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD PHILADELPHIA— An experimental mRNA vaccine against avian influenza virus H5N1 is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in preclinical models. The vaccine could potentially help manage the …
The first few waves of COVID-19 slowed life across the United States, affecting everything from attending school to eating out for dinner and going on vacation. Segments of health care were also affected: Services that were not considered immediately …
