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Nicotine-Free E-Cigarettes Can Damage Blood Vessels

A single e-cigarette can be harmful to the body’s blood vessels — even when the vapor is entirely nicotine-free — according to a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Good Medicine: One Nurse's Path to Hope and Healing

August 22, 2019

By the time she started nursing school at age 50, Jennifer Evanson had already worked as a lawyer, taken a hiatus to stay home with her children, and endured the sudden death of her husband, before she experienced an epiphany while volunteering at a homeless shelter.
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What’s the Future of Blood Pressure Monitoring?

August 20, 2019

Though nearly half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure, millions of Americans with the condition aren’t aware they have it, in part, because most people don’t experience any signs or symptoms.
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Penn Medicine’s Piano Man

August 15, 2019

Whether it’s through Reiki therapy or music, Penn Medicine’s piano man is most interested in helping patients in whatever they are going through.
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Veterans Indulge in the Wonders of Nature

August 13, 2019

Every other Saturday morning for the past couple of years, Wise, Vice President of Finance at Chester County Hospital, has spent two or three hours with the veterans who occupy the hospice at the medical center. Much of the time, he just listens.
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#WomenofPenn: Time for the Circadian Field

August 08, 2019

When Amita Sehgal, PhD, says that time flies, she really means it. Her work, which centers on the 24-hour rhythms that drive animal behavior, is mainly done in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, and aims to provide a better understanding of how and why we sleep.
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The Legacy of PARS

August 06, 2019

PARS is an all-female workshop led by clinicians, scientists, and medical students for high school students interested in exploring the world of health care and medicine, particularly reproductive science.
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TODAY
EHR Snooping: Best Efforts to Bust, Punish, and Prevent It
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Becker’s Health IT & CIO Report
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Open Minds