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10 Percent of U.S. Sites Report Worse than Expected Outcomes for Minimally Invasive Valve Procedure March 29, 2020 More than 10 percent of the facilities in the United States that perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) saw worse than expected outcomes in terms of survival and quality of life among patients who underwent the procedure, according to a new analysis led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Establishes Center to Accelerate Coronavirus Research March 24, 2020 The Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging Pathogens aims to advance research efforts and support development of new therapies, vaccines.
Penn Establishes Center to Accelerate Coronavirus Research March 24, 2020 The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has established a new center to help expand and accelerate research related the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the respiratory illness known as COVID-19.
CAR Macrophages Go Beyond T Cells to Fight Solid Tumors March 23, 2020 Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has been a game-changer for blood cancers but has faced challenges in targeting solid tumors. Now researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania may have an alternative to T cell therapy that can overcome those challenges.
Penn Medicine Announces Appointment of Daniel Yoshor, MD, as Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery March 23, 2020 Daniel Yoshor, MD, a nationally recognized neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, has been named chair of the department of Neurosurgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and vice president of Clinical Integration and Innovation for the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

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Advances in oral immunomodulating therapies in relapsing multiple sclerosis.
Derfuss T, Mehling M, Papadopoulou A, Bar-Or A, Cohen JA, Kappos L The Lancet. Neurology. 2020 Apr;19(4):336-347 Epub 2020 Feb 11
Misguided drug advice for COVID-19.
FitzGerald GA Science (New York, N.Y.). 2020 Mar 27;367(6485):1434 Epub 2020 Mar 20
Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19.
Emanuel EJ, Persad G, Upshur R, Thome B, Parker M, Glickman A, Zhang C, ... The New England journal of medicine. 2020 Mar 23
Social Media and Emergency Preparedness in Response to Novel Coronavirus.
Merchant RM, Lurie N JAMA. 2020 Mar 23
Tumor-Derived Retinoic Acid Regulates Intratumoral Monocyte Differentiation to Promote Immune Suppression.
Devalaraja S, To TKJ, Folkert IW, Natesan R, Alam MZ, Li M, Tada Y, ... Cell. 2020 Mar 19;180(6):1098-1114.e16 Epub 2020 Mar 12

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