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Penn Medicine's first-of-its-kind app aims to enhance care for bariatric surgery patients

For many patients on the road to bariatric surgery, the process may seem daunting: track steps and exercise, record caloric and water intake, monitor sleep time, alter diet, etc. Pair this daily lifestyle management with clinic appointments, evaluations, and the stress that often comes with any kind of surgery, and patients may become too overwhelmed to move forward with their goals.

4 Dec 2017

Female Parkinson's disease patients less likely to receive caregiver support than men

Female Parkinson's disease patients are much less likely than male patients to have caregivers, despite the fact that caregivers report greater strain in caring for male patients.

4 Dec 2017

More doctors in the U.S. now focus on nursing home care, study finds

The number of doctors and advance practitioners in the United States who focus on nursing home care rose by more than a third between 2012 and 2015, according to a new study published today in JAMA from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

29 Nov 2017

Study: Women may be more susceptible to concussions due to more breakable nerve fibers

Women have smaller, more breakable nerve fibers in the brain compared to men that may make them more susceptible to concussions, suggests a new study from Penn Medicine neuroscientists published online today in the journal Experimental Neurology.

27 Nov 2017

Palliative care services help cancer patients

A cancer diagnosis is frightening and often impacts patients on both a physical and an emotional level. It can actually lead to symptoms such as pain, nausea, anxiety and depression.

22 Nov 2017

This Thanksgiving, carve out time for lively discourse on end-of-life wishes

The roast turkey and pecan pie may be the same as always, but growing numbers of families plan to add a tradition to their Thanksgiving holiday this week: a frank talk about their wishes for end-of-life care.

22 Nov 2017

Penn researchers find evidence of new malaria species in wild bonobos

Malaria parasites, although widespread among wild chimpanzees and gorillas, have not been detected in bonobos, a chimp cousin. Reasoning that previous studies may have missed infected bonobo populations, a team led by Beatrice Hahn, MD, a professor of Microbiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, conducted a more extensive survey, increasing both the number and places they sampled wild bonobo populations.

21 Nov 2017

Penn researchers single out bacterial enzyme behind gut microbiome imbalance linked to Crohn’s disease

Penn Medicine researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn's disease.

16 Nov 2017

Genetic diversity of tumor tissues can be barrier to precision medicine in gastric and esophageal cancers

A new study focused on describing genetic variations within a primary tumor, differences between the primary and a metastatic branch of that tumor, and additional diversity found in tumor DNA in the blood stream could help physicians make better treatment choices for patients with gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

15 Nov 2017

Study shows link between psoriasis severity and greater risk of type 2 diabetes

People with psoriasis are at a higher risk to develop type 2 diabetes than those without psoriasis, and the risk increases dramatically based on the severity of the disease.

14 Nov 2017

Penn study uncovers gender disparity in bystander CPR during cardiac arrest

When it comes to your likelihood of receiving bystander CPR if you experience a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in public, it turns out your gender may play a lifesaving role.

12 Nov 2017

Video provides new look at natural process of platelet-driven blood clot contraction

The first view of the physical mechanism of how a blood clot contracts at the level of individual platelets is giving researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania a new look at a natural process that is part of blood clotting.

9 Nov 2017

Vitamin D deficiency linked to decreased likelihood of successful pregnancy in women with PCOS

Vitamin D may play a key role in helping some women seeking treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-related infertility get pregnant.

7 Nov 2017

Penn Medicine to conduct Northeast’s first clinical trial of uterine transplants

Penn Medicine will conduct the Northeast's first clinical trial of uterine transplants, to provide women with Uterine Factor Infertility (UFI) - an irreversible form of female infertility that affects as many as 5 percent of women worldwide and 50,000 women in the United States - with a new path to parenthood.

7 Nov 2017

Study finds mislabeling in nearly 70% of cannabidiol products sold online

In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the medicinal use of Cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical that naturally occurs the in cannabis plant (aka "marijuana"). There is interest in CBD as a medicine because there is some evidence that it has medical benefits,

7 Nov 2017

Hospice workers who care for the dying don’t plan ahead themselves

Hospice workers may witness terminal illness and death almost daily, but that doesn't mean they've documented their own end-of-life wishes, a new report finds.

7 Nov 2017

What the Health? How confused are we?

Open enrollment started with more of a whimper than a bang Nov. 1, as the Trump administration continued to talk down the health law it is required to operate.

2 Nov 2017

Women with history of infertility have increased risk of death, study shows

Women with a history of infertility have a 10 percent increased risk of death compared to those without reported infertility struggles, according to results of a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

1 Nov 2017

Study findings may provide insight into excessive light sensitivity experienced by some people

The eyes are for seeing, but they have other important biological functions, including automatic visual reflexes that go on without awareness. The reflexive system of the human eye also produces a conscious, visual experience, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

31 Oct 2017

New treatment reduces disease burden in patients with rare dermatologic condition

A new treatment for a rare and often incurable condition called dermatomyositis (DM) reduced the severity of the disease in patients whose DM was resistant to other therapies.

31 Oct 2017

Hospice News and Research

Penn Medicine's first-of-its-kind app aims to enhance care for bariatric surgery patients

Female Parkinson's disease patients less likely to receive caregiver support than men

More doctors in the U.S. now focus on nursing home care, study finds

Study: Women may be more susceptible to concussions due to more breakable nerve fibers

Palliative care services help cancer patients

This Thanksgiving, carve out time for lively discourse on end-of-life wishes

Penn researchers find evidence of new malaria species in wild bonobos

Penn researchers single out bacterial enzyme behind gut microbiome imbalance linked to Crohn’s disease

Genetic diversity of tumor tissues can be barrier to precision medicine in gastric and esophageal cancers

Study shows link between psoriasis severity and greater risk of type 2 diabetes

Penn study uncovers gender disparity in bystander CPR during cardiac arrest

Video provides new look at natural process of platelet-driven blood clot contraction

Vitamin D deficiency linked to decreased likelihood of successful pregnancy in women with PCOS

Penn Medicine to conduct Northeast’s first clinical trial of uterine transplants

Study finds mislabeling in nearly 70% of cannabidiol products sold online

Hospice workers who care for the dying don’t plan ahead themselves

What the Health? How confused are we?

Women with history of infertility have increased risk of death, study shows

Study findings may provide insight into excessive light sensitivity experienced by some people

New treatment reduces disease burden in patients with rare dermatologic condition

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