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Penn Hiring Freeze

Penn freezes hiring to brace for 'severe' impact of cuts to federal funding

Alzheimer's may cause much of its brain damage before symptoms appear

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AI can detect depression in white people based on their social media posts – but not in Black people, Penn study finds

AI Depression Disparities

Penn, CHOP to study how environmental factors affect pregnancy, children's health

Penn CHOP Pregnancy

New TikTok feature aims to give users credible information on mental health

Alcohol-related deaths increased during first year of COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

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The search for an HIV vaccine continues with a clinical trial partly based in Philly

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Children's Health

Treating peanut allergies early could make kids less sensitive, study finds

Peanut Allergy Study

Marijuana use doubles people's risk of breakthrough COVID-19 cases, study shows

Learning a new skill? Taking short breaks could help, research shows

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Infected mouth cells may explain the loss of taste among some COVID-19 patients

AstraZeneca says new analysis confirms its COVID-19 vaccine is effective

AstraZeneca may have used outdated data in its COVID-19 vaccine findings

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment trial ends early due to ineffectiveness

COVID-19 antibody treatment

NIH study confirms remdesivir shortens COVID-19 recovery time

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These secret safety panels will pick the COVID-19 vaccine winners

COVID-19 vaccine safety panel

Gov. Murphy, Dr. Fauci discuss COVID-19 pandemic in Facebook Live chat

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People with substance use disorder need action plans to mitigate COVID-19 risk, addiction experts say

COVID-19 Addiction

U.S. scientists making coronavirus strain for potential human challenge trials

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Eli Lilly launching COVID-19 treatment trial in nursing homes

Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine moves to final phase of testing

Moderna COVID-19 Update

Scientists may have determined why many non-smokers develop COPD

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Dr. Anthony Fauci tells kids the Tooth Fairy won't get COVID-19

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Administering century-old tuberculosis vaccine in a new way may make it more effective

Nearly as many teens are vaping marijuana as nicotine, NIH reports

Vaping Marijuana

Most young kids – including infants – are getting way too much screen time

Screen Time Babies

Alternative Medicine

$3 million in NIH grants will investigate whether CBD really relieves pain

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Newly-recognized brain disorder mimics Alzheimer's disease

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Researchers looking for a better way to measure pain

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Surprise! There are tiny tunnels running through your head

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Drexel researchers awarded $3 million to test innovative gadget that heals chronic wounds

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For autism research, Drexel team says step aside, Tooth Fairy

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Study: Couples' caffeine intake associated with risk of miscarriage

Speed up research into Zika virus, Obama urges

CHOP wins $3.6 million NIH grant for study on patient care decisions

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Placenta research secures NIH funding

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