Seasonal influenza has been preliminarily estimated to have caused 610,000 to 1,300,000 hospitalizations and 27,000 to 130,000 deaths in the United States during the most recent flu season.1 Vaccin...

We must act quickly and strengthen state programs to better support Philadelphians experiencing severe heat and to prevent unnecessary deaths.

This cohort study evaluates the clinical context and outcomes of room searches among patients with substance-related hospital encounters.

This Viewpoint discusses clinicians as legal petitioners of extreme risk protection orders to promote the safety and well-being of patients and communities.

Penn’s Parity Center engages an interdisciplinary team of experts to collaborate with health insurers, health systems, physician practices and policymakers. Deputy director Austin S. Kilaru describes ...

OBGYN Grand Rounds

Objective States’ reproductive health policies may have consequences for the rate of unintended pregnancy. This study analyzed the association of states’ reproductive rights policies with the likeli...

14 Senior Fellows Get Early-Stage Funding for a Range of Health Care Research Projects

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Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) experience worse emergency department (ED) outcomes.To evaluate the association between nurses’ work e…

A memo rescinded the Biden-era travel policy that covered transportation, lodging and food costs to access off-base reproductive health care.

Republican Congressman Andrew Clyde, of Gerogia, unveiled the Medicaid Funds Integrity Act to restrict Medicaid funds for gun violence prevention programs.

Advancements in liver perfusion, including both normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and ex-situ machine perfusion (EMP), are rapidly changing the landscape of liver transplantation across the United...

Background: Postpartum is a critical period to interrupt weight gain across the lifespan, decrease weight-related risk in future pregnancies, promote healthy be...

The LDI-Penn Medicine Research Laboratory has announced its 2025 grants for LDI Senior Fellows

s’ social networks. Objective: We examined cancer survivors’ and care partners’ perceptions of the impact of vaccine availability on social interactions. Methods: In May 2021, survivor and care ...

No shirt, no shoes, no wound care? A bill proposing a ban on mobile services runs counter to best health care practices, writes street wound care nurse and researcher Eleanor Turi.

State Medicaid organizations must encourage clinicians to prioritize firearm injury prevention.

Adolescents experiencing homelessness are particularly susceptible to period poverty (the inability to consistently access menstrual hygiene products), which negatively affects their education.