Penn Medicine

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Philadelphia Orchestra brings music to Penn Medicine patients

Penn researcher's breakthrough enables blind to 'see' letters, shapes

Blind Penn Vision

'COVID toes' an unusual sign of the coronavirus – and an itchy one

COVID toes

Born into a pandemic: Coronavirus complicates births for moms and babies

COVID-19 labor delivery

CHOP model projects COVID-19 course in Philly, other densely-populated counties

CHOP COVID-19 Model

Will the coronavirus pandemic make you a germaphobe? Probably not, but it may bring new habits

coronavirus germaphobe

Penn Medicine is looking for COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma

Penn plasma trial

COVID-19 treatments are urgently needed, but clinical trials take time – by design

Veteran services are critical during the COVID-19 crisis

Penn Medicine doctor co-hosting coronavirus podcast 'Making the Call'

Coronavirus crisis penn podcast

Penn Medicine launches hydroxychloroquine trial to evaluate COVID-19 treatment possibility

Penn Medicine launches trial to evaluate hydroxychloroquine as possible COVID-19 treatment

Lizzo buys lunch for emergency room staff at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie donates $1 million to Penn Medicine for COVID-19 research

Penn microbiologist explains why some coronaviruses are more deadly than others

Penn Medicine restricts visitation, plans rescheduling of outpatient visits because of coronavirus

Penn Medicine Coronavirus visitation

As coronavirus spreads, here are tips to manage your anxiety

New sickle cell disease treatments are helping people live longer – and giving them a higher quality of life

Penn researchers developing oral medication to speed up healing of broken bones

Penn Broken Bones

Philly takes 'major step forward' in opioid crisis by expanding buprenorphine access

Philly Opioid Crisis Buprenorphine

Racial disparity evident in acne treatment, according to Penn researchers

Acne Penn Medicine

Looking to begin tracking your physical activity? Choose a smartphone over a wearable, Penn researcher says

Smartphone Wearable Fitness Tracker

WATCH: Gritty swats, taunts pair of nuns in mock pickup basketball game at Philadelphia school

The coronavirus outbreak has people rushing to buy face masks – but do they work?

CHOP doctor optimistic about stopping coronavirus because he's an Eagles fan, he tells CNN

Offit Penn Coronavirus Eagles

SEPTA renames University City Station as Penn Medicine Station

SEPTA Penn Medicine Station West Philly

Flyers tap Penn Medicine as their official health system

Flyers Penn Medicine team doctor

Born without a uterus, Philly-area woman births milestone baby thanks to transplant at Penn Medicine

Uterus Transplant Baby Penn Medicine Gobrecht family 1

A reality check on artificial intelligence: Can it match the hype?

Automotive plant closures linked to spike in opioid deaths, Penn Study finds

Auto Plant Opioids

Proton therapy lessens cancer treatment's side effects compared to traditional radiation, Penn study finds

Proton Therapy Penn

Penn study tracks mysteries of male infertility using epigenetics

Infertility Penn Med

His life in 'overtime,' Penn doctor races to find better treatments for rare Castleman disease

David Fajgenbaum Castleman Disease book 2

Tall people have a higher likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation, Penn researchers say

Children's Health

Bariatric surgery found safe for teens with morbid obesity, Penn research finds

Bariatric surgery

Penn Medicine researcher leading national study to improve lung transplant success

Lung Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine breaks ground in Lancaster on Pa.'s second proton therapy site

Penn Medicine proton therapy lancaster

Brain surgery patient grateful to now live as a 'stereotypical' young adult

Penn Medicine Brain Surgery AVM 2

Penn Medicine's New Jersey docs prescribed 22% fewer opioid pills with new law, alert system

New Jersey opioids Penn Medicine

Penn researchers closing in on a possible genital herpes vaccine

Eye surgeons prescribed more opioids as procedures became less invasive, study finds

Hepatitis C-infected kidneys are safe for transplants, Penn study finds

Kidneys Penn

Flavored e-cigarettes more likely to turn youth into regular users, study finds

Vape Pen 09112019

6 tips for coping with social anxiety

Anxiety Scrabble 09042019

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