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Penn places third in national ranking of biomedical research institutions
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (477+ words) Penn placed No. 3 in a nationwide index measuring how effectively institutions use healthcare innovations to improve patient outcomes. The Cure Innovation Index, launched last month, evaluated 303 universities and research centers for both clinical and commercial impact. Penn ranked first in…...
Penn study finds stem cells could be crucial to healing fractures by transforming muscle to bone
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (481+ words) Penn Medicine researchers unveiled in a recently published paper that a type of stem cell originating in skeletal muscle cells can turn into bone." Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study was led by Ling…...
Penn organizations host student wellness events ahead of finals period - The Daily Pennsylvanian
2+ week, 4+ day ago (382+ words) Penn organizations will host wellness events during the University's Reading Days. Pottruck Health and Fitness Center and Penn Libraries will host therapy dogs, serve free food, and put on various activities to help students to relax ahead of finals period....
Nurses should be able to study abroad too
2+ week, 5+ day ago (368+ words) Penn's School of Nursing offers students the opportunity to learn under renowned scholars in their field, work with state-of-the-art simulation equipment, and gain clinical experience at world-class hospitals throughout Greater Philadelphia. Yet, despite its title as the world's leading nursing…...
Three graduating medical students reflect on their time at Penn
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1274+ words) Graduating from medical school is a major milestone for any aspiring physician, marking a student's transition from the classroom to residency at one of thousands of accredited programs nationwide. This year's senior class at Perelman School of Medicine " the Class…...
How Penn retains ownership of federally-funded research, encourages commercialization
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (394+ words) Perelman School of Medicine professor James Riley told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the act "came about because people were spending money on research but very little of it was getting to the private sector and making a difference." Riley " whose…...
Penn organizations host federal experts to discuss U. S. healthcare amid changing environment
3+ week, 3+ day ago (549+ words) Penn Political Union hosted two federal health policy experts for a Wednesday discussion about the future of United States healthcare." The April 22 event featured former Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Lee Fleisher and former U. S. Surgeon…...
Penn professor Ala Stanford, consortium of Black doctors breaks ground on Philadelphia imaging center
3+ week, 3+ day ago (236+ words) Penn Biology professor Ala Stanford broke ground on a new imaging center in North Philadelphia on Monday. The specialized healthcare facility is sponsored by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium at the Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity, two organizations…...
Editorial | We're sick of Penn's student health services
3+ week, 3+ day ago (695+ words) The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial | We're sick of Penn's student health services In 2025, 65% of college students reported experiencing mental and emotional issues to the point where they needed help. Penn students are no stranger to this reality, yet the University frequently…...
A decade of growth for Penn's Health System, by the numbers
3+ week, 4+ day ago (518+ words) In the past decade, the University of Pennsylvania Health System has grown significantly " now treating nearly half a million emergency patients a year, employing over 50, 000 workers, and handling more than eight million outpatient visits annually." To understand how the system…...