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Penn Medicine at the 61st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition December 2, 2019 Experts from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will be presenting data on the latest advances in cancer research and treatment at ASH’s annual meeting in San Diego from December 1-4.
Julia Puchtler Named to 2020 Class of Carol Emmott Fellowship November 27, 2019 The fellowship was established to address the significant underrepresentation of women in the top ranks of hospital and health system leadership.
Turning Key Metabolic Process Back On Could Make Sarcoma More Susceptible to Treatment November 25, 2019 Soft tissue sarcoma cells stop a key metabolic process which allows them to multiply and spread, and so restarting that process could leave these cancers vulnerable to a variety of treatments.
Online Reviews Reveal Need for Specialized Drug Treatment Facility Assessments November 21, 2019 Almost 10 percent of the nation’s entire population live with substance use disorder, but many struggle to find the right help – a task which is made more difficult because there is no standardized rating system to ensure the quality of care within specialized drug treatment facilities.
People in Counties with Worse Economies Post-Recession Are More Likely to Die from Heart Disease November 18, 2019 Communities in the United States that experienced the most economic distress in the wake of the Great Recession saw a significant increase in death rates from heart disease and strokes among middle-aged people, according to a new multi-institution study led by researchers at Penn Medicine.

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Toward Healthy Drug Policy in the United States - The Case of Safehouse.
Burris S, Anderson ED, Davis CS, Beletsky L N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 04
Taking a BAT to the Chains of Diabetes.
Arany Z N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 05;381(23):2270-2272
The influence of environment and origin on brain resident macrophages and implications for therapy.
Bennett ML, Bennett FC Nat Neurosci. 2019 Dec 02
College affirmative action bans and smoking and alcohol use among underrepresented minority adolescents in the United States: A difference-in-differences study.
Venkataramani AS, Cook E, O'Brien RL, Kawachi I, Jena AB, Tsai AC PLoS Med. 2019 06;16(6):e1002821
Population-Based Primary Care Payment System in Hawaii-Reply.
Navathe AS, Mugiishi M, Emanuel EJ JAMA. 2019 Dec 03;322(21):2136-2137

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