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Graves' Disease: Old, Effective and New Treatments
This one-hour webinar features a comprehensive case-based discussion covering Graves’ Disease. The panel features a multidisciplinary team of experts from endocrine surgery, endocrinology, ophthalmology, and nuclear medicine. Learn about ...
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: New Insight About This Not-So-Rare Condition
Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes is an international expert on and a lead researcher for the Mayo Clinic SCAD Research Program. In this Grand Rounds presentation, Dr. Hayes reviews this evolving field and how to recognize and treat spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center’s Grand Rounds program welcomed George Thanassoulis, MD. Dr. Thanassoulis discussed the evidence for clinical utility of ApoB testing in primary and secondary prevention, the evidence behind Lp(a), and ...
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Promising Results for Chemo Immunotherapy Combination Against Pancreatic Cancer
Combination treatment boosted one-year survival rate by more than 60 percent
Chester County Hospital Unveils Transfusionless Heart Surgery
Last spring, Chester County Hospital began offering transfusionless heart surgery to help meet growing demand in the Greater Philadelphia region.
In the late winter of 2022, the Trauma specialists at Penn published their perspectives on issues of great practical interest in their daily lives — including ICU design as a precedent to infection control, early pharmacologic prophylaxis ...
News Updates
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 9:12 AM
Learn how Penn clinicians and researchers are being honored by their peers.
Liver Cancer’s Supercharged Metabolism Offers a New Treatment Strategy, Penn Study Suggests
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 9:25 AM
Liver cancer’s rapid growth leads to a vulnerability in its energy-production and cell-building processes that may be potently exploited with a new combination-treatment strategy, according to a study from researchers at the Perelman School ...
Two More Startups Join Penn Medicine – Wharton Fund for Health’s Portfolio
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 8:54 AM
At 11 months following its launch, the Penn Medicine – Wharton Fund for Health is announcing investments in its fifth and sixth companies, now investing in Fabric Health and Stimulus.
Physician Blog
Blazing the Way to New Genetic-based Therapies for Neurological Diseases
Thursday, February 24, 2022 12:00 AM
Penn's Translational Center for Excellence for Gene and Molecular Therapy is focused on understanding and diagnosing the causes of neurogenetic diseases.
Penn Neurology Researchers Recalibrate in the Wake of the Pandemic
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 12:00 AM
Initially brimming with challenges, the pandemic has ultimately opened new doors for researchers in Penn Neurology.
Penn Team Works to Surmount Pitfalls in Proper Aortic Regurgitation Diagnosis
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 12:00 AM
Chronic, severe aortic regurgitation often needs intervention to protect the heart. Making that call is not easy, so a Penn team is working to provide insight
Penn Events
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 8:30am – 3:45pm The 2022 Kidney Transplant Symposium is a free virtual education session with distinguished faculty presenters and keynote speakers. Attendees will achieve competence in: Determining ...
2022 Recent Advances in Oncology for the Primary Care Physician - Chester County Hospital
In Person Meeting West Chester University Alumni and Foundation Center202 Carter DriveWest Chester, PA 19382 Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 5:30 – 8pm Type of Event: CME Course, Conference Sponsor: Abramson Cancer ...
Multidisciplinary Management of NET Disease: One-Day CME
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown201 N. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Saturday, September 17, 2022, 7:30am – 4pm The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS), Penn Medicine and Fox Chase Cancer Center invite ...