- Sep 1
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Violence in Inner City Neighborhoods Contributes to Trouble with Asthma
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Penn Study Links Community Violence with Asthma Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits
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Patients with asthma who are exposed to violence in their community are at an increased risk for an asthma-related hospitalization and emergency room visits for asthma or any cause, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
- Aug 31
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Preventive Surgeries Linked to Lower Risk of Cancer for Women with BRCA1/2 Gene Mutations
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Women who have inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) genes have substantially elevated risks of developing breast and ovarian cancer. A study that will appear in the September 1 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports that women with these inherited mutations who have had a prophylactic mastectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries) had an associated decreased risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
- Aug 27
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Penn Medicine First in Region to Implant Subcutaneous Defibrillator System
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New, Less Invasive Device is Inserted with No Direct Heart Leads
- Aug 26
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Genome Comparison of Ants Establishes New Model Species for Molecular Research - Penn study of differences in gene expression has implications for aging, behavior
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As a summer volunteer at Sulayman Junkung General Hospital in The Gambia, Kathryn Hall witnessed how sorely the hospital needed dependable power. For patients, electricity could mean the difference between life and death. Now a Penn medical student, Hall founded an organization that has funded construction of a lifesaving solar-energy system for the Gambian hospital.
