Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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New Drug Helps Narrow Racial Survival Disparity in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
[ad_1] Newswise — SAN DIEGO – Non-Hispanic Black patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are living longer, now that new…
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First-in-human clinical trial of CAR T cell therapy with new binding mechanism shows promising early responses
[ad_1] Newswise — SAN DIEGO – Early results from a Phase I clinical trial of AT101, a new CAR T…
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One in Six Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Leaving the Hospital Before Completing Treatment, Potentially Due to Untreated Withdrawal Symptoms
[ad_1] Newswise — PHILADELPHIA— The number of patients admitted with opioid use disorder (OUD) and injection-related infections who left the…
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Pain Scores, Age Can Help Identify Patients More Likely to Use Few or No Opioids After Surgery
[ad_1] Newswise — PHILADELPHIA— Patients who are younger or who haven’t taken opioid pain medication before are more likely to…
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New ‘Patch’ Uses Natural Body Motion to Fix Disc Herniation
[ad_1] Newswise — PHILADELPHIA— A new biologic “patch” that is activated by a person’s natural motion could be the key…
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Appropriate Statin Prescriptions Increase Sixfold With Automated Referrals
[ad_1] Newswise — PHILADELPHIA— The odds of prescribing the appropriate dose of statins—a medicine used to lower “bad” cholesterol levels—increased…
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Penn Medicine Researchers Develop Gene Editing Approaches for Phenylketonuria Treatment
[ad_1] Newswise — PHILADELPHIA— Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare newborn genetic disease that impacts between 1 in 10,000 to 1…
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Basser Center for BRCA Awards 2023 Basser Global Prize to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH
[ad_1] Newswise — PHILADELPHIA – The Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania,…
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Penn Medicine Research Sheds New Light on Immune Response During SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections
[ad_1] Newswise — PHILADELPHIA—While COVID-19 breakthrough infections—a SARS-CoV-2 infection that occurs after receiving COVID-19 vaccines—can occur, for healthy individuals with…
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High Pregnancy Weight Gain Tied to Higher Risk of Later Death
[ad_1] Newswise — PHILADELPHIA— Pregnant people who gained more than the now-recommended amount of weight had a higher risk of…
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