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University of Cambridge ThinkLab Studies how social media changes our lives.
When you pull out your phone to take a photo, are you planning to share it on social media? Why is it so important that people - most of...

Pam King Sams
Mar 23, 20215 min read
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Penn Medicine’s Women On the Frontlines of History - an Interview with Dr. Susan Weiss.
Susan Weiss, PhD, a professor of Microbiology and co-director of the Penn Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging...

Pam King Sams
Mar 22, 202123 min read
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From ‘shot shopping’ to overrun signup websites, a look into America’s vaccine rollout.
Penn Medicine’s community clinics was prominently featured in a Washington Post video where P.J. Brennan, MD, chief medical officer of...

Pam King Sams
Mar 19, 20211 min read
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Unlocking new therapies after Covid-19 vaccines.
The mRNA vaccine technology now in widespread use in new COVID-19 vaccines is built on research at Penn Medicine. It has extraordinary...

Pam King Sams
Mar 18, 20213 min read
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Penn Medicine Study shows just one head injury could raise risks of developing dementia years later.
A study that followed more than 14,000 adults over 25 years found that just one head injury that leads to loss of consciousness could...

Pam King Sams
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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What science has learned works and what doesn’t in COVID-19 treatments.
By Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY A year after the first COVID-19 patient was treated in the United States, a number of medications and...

Pam King Sams
Mar 16, 20218 min read
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University of Cambridge Genomics study identifies routes of Covid-19 transmission in care homes.
Genomic surveillance – using information about genetic differences between virus samples – can help identify how SARS-CoV-2 spreads in...

Pam King Sams
Mar 15, 20214 min read
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Covid-19 Vaccines Targeting Multiple Variants Are in the Works at Moderna, Novavax, Penn Medicine.
Drew Weissman, an immunologist at the University of Pennsylvania whose research contributed to the mRNA technology used by BioNTech and...

Pam King Sams
Mar 14, 20215 min read
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Big Comebacks for Little Patients: TIRR Memorial Hermann Opens Inpatient Pediatric Unit.
TIRR Memorial Hermann has opened its Inpatient Pediatric Unit, that will offer the same quality of nationally ranked, customized care for...

Pam King Sams
Mar 12, 20212 min read
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Paradigm Catastrophic Care Management Donates Over $1.2M to Kids’ Chance of America Endowment Fund.
Paradigm is one of Kids’ Chance of America’s first national partners. Since teaming up with Kids’ Chance, Paradigm has donated more than...

Pam King Sams
Mar 11, 20214 min read
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New study shows changes in BRCA1 breast cells can be detected before they turn cancerous.
Researchers led by Karsten Bach and Dr Sara Pensa, at the University of Cambridge, wanted to develop a method to detect the early changes...

Pam King Sams
Mar 11, 20213 min read
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Memorial Hermann Appoints Rhonda Abbott as Senior Vice President and CEO of TIRR Memorial Hermann.
Memorial Hermann Health System has named Rhonda Abbott the new senior vice president and chief executive officer of TIRR Memorial...

Pam King Sams
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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Penn Medicine Hospitals Ranked Among Top Hospitals in Nation, by Newsweek Magazine.
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in West Philadelphia are among the best hospitals in...

Pam King Sams
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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Inspiring Story of Recovery from TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital.
Anthony: Working Hard In and Out of the Classroom When the final bell of the day rang, 18-year-old Anthony Velasquez walked out of his...

Pam King Sams
Mar 6, 20213 min read
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Study shows a single dose of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine reduces SARS-CoV-2 infections by 75%.
New data from Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge suggests that a single dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine can reduce by 75% the number...

Pam King Sams
Mar 5, 20213 min read
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University of Cambridge study helps show what is wrong in the cells of people with Parkinson’s.
University of Cambridge researcher, Dr. Giuliana Fusco, publishes a study to help pinpoint what is going wrong in the cells of people...

Pam King Sams
Mar 4, 20213 min read
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Joint Commission International (JCI) honors UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention.
H.E. Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, received a plaque from the Joint Commission International...

Pam King Sams
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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Proper fit of face masks is more important than material, study suggests.
A team of researchers at University of Cambridge studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to...

Pam King Sams
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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Penn Researcher, Dr. David Fajgenbaum, discusses the repurposing of drugs to treat Covid-19.
The practice of finding new uses for old medications -- called repurposing or repositioning drugs -- is not new. The most famous (or...

Pam King Sams
Mar 2, 20218 min read
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Abu Dhabi's Hope Consortium expands reach for full global vaccine distribution.
Amid an anticipated surge in vaccine logistics demand, Abu Dhabi is poised to cement its position as the global logistics hub to...

Pam King Sams
Mar 2, 20215 min read
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