Perelman School of Medicine

Penn scientists predict cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat will spike as the planet warms

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

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Penn's Perelman School of Medicine receives another top 10 ranking

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Teenagers' brains make them more prone to addiction

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Penn research offers hope in fight against brain cancer that killed John McCain

Reduced nicotine cigarettes lower smoking rates, Penn study finds

Children's Health

Seizures in children could trigger brain networks linked to autism

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Children's Health

Do boozy Instagram posts prompt teens to drink? Penn research shows connection

Penn professor highlights why your rideshare driver could fall asleep at the wheel

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Study: Unexpected medication could help smokers fight nicotine withdrawal symptoms

Medical Research

CHOP, Penn researchers find new lung stem cells with promise for regenerative medicine

CHOP Children's Hospital

Penn: African-Americans more vulnerable to stroke than Caucasians with the same heart condition

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New Penn research could be hopeful discovery for melanoma patients

CHOP Children's Hospital

Penn study spots evidence for higher concussion vulnerability in women

Penn study pinpoints why last year's flu shot was a dud

Penn study finds women with infertility face higher rate of cancer-related death

Penn researchers find skin pigment genes falsify long-held race concepts

Study: Do ride-share apps help cut drunk driving accidents?

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Study links daily check-ins to weight loss, but does the scale tell the whole story?

Penn medical school alum confronts what 'no one wants to talk about' in new podcast

Meet the man who manages Penn's donated corpses

Dwayne Hallman Penn

Study: Doctors, patients more likely to approve flu vaccine when given electronic prompts

CHOP pre-emptively ranked 2018's top U.S. medical school for pediatrics

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Penn trauma surgeons: Racial disparity 'profound' in Philly gun violence

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Penn researcher says more access to colon cancer screenings needed

Penn Med program for high schoolers expands

Cherry Hill Free Clinic

This Cherry Hill clinic provides free services to uninsured men – and hopes to change male...

HIV Kidney Donations

Access to donor kidneys, livers to widen as HHS approves transplants between people with HIV

Earbuds hearing loss

Earbuds can damage kids' hearing if they listen too loud for too long

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How to enroll in an Independence Blue Cross health insurance plan

Yo-Yo Effect Dieting

Why is it so easy to regain weight after losing it? New research sheds light on the 'yo-yo effect'

Music Mood Booster

Music can help improve mental health, but the reason for this remains a mystery

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