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Penn Researchers Present Findings on Role of Biomarkers in Predicting Patient Risk for Cardiotoxicity
March 18, 2019
Penn Medicine Surgeon Becomes First Female President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
March 15, 2019

Two Abramson Cancer Center Leaders Recognized for Mentorship, Humanitarian Work
March 14, 2019
Penn Medicine Receives Four National Awards from Vizient
March 13, 2019

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You Can’t Be What You Don’t See: Kristy Weber Reflects on Role Models and Leading Roles

March 19, 2019

Kristy L. Weber, MD, FACS, wears a lot of hats. As Chief of Orthopaedic Oncology at Penn and Director of the Sarcoma Program in the Abramson Cancer Center, Dr. Weber treats patients with bone and soft tissue tumors, as well as metastatic bone disease.
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How Do You Choose a Medical Specialty? Five Penn Students, Five Paths to Residency

March 14, 2019

How do you choose a career path? Deciding to be a doctor is one big decision, but it isn’t the last one.
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Match Day 2018: The Snowfall That Made Everything Clear

March 13, 2019

I walked over to the blinds and opened them, letting in light and the perfect image of snow coating the roof of the neighboring building, with snowflakes continuing to fall softly. Then I heard a sound I had never heard from my patient, over the many days I saw him in the hospital.
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PJs with a Smile

March 12, 2019

Bridget Nolan-McKinney walked across the bridge connecting the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) to the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine and got in the elevator to the parking garage. Inside, a woman surrounded by congratulatory flowers and balloons was holding her brand new baby — but Nolan-McKinney could not share in their joy.
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Simply Because

March 07, 2019

In this year’s edition of “Simply Because,” Penn Medicine’s annual community benefit report, which details some of the many creative ways that our clinicians, nurses, staff, and students answer the call to serve beyond their day jobs.
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Shining a (UV) Light on Hospital Infections

March 05, 2019

Every year, 1.7 million Americans acquire infections from their stay in a hospital, nearly 100,000 of which are fatal.
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Using Catheter to Replace Heart Valve Better Than Open-Heart Surgery, Studies Suggest
March 18, 2019
Philadelphia Inquirer
Heart Attacks Can Happen to Young and Fit Women – as South Jersey Mother Learned
March 18, 2019
Philly Voice
How Dangerous is Childbirth in the Philadelphia Area?
March 18, 2019
Philadelphia Inquirer

Tens of Thousands of Heart Patients May Not Need Open-Heart Surgery
March 16, 2019
New York Times Wall Street Journal
Celebrating Match Day
March 15, 2019
6 ABC CBS 3
Longer Resident Shifts Don't Threaten Patient Safety, Study Finds
March 07, 2019
Becker's Hospital Review

2019 Penn Medicine community benefit report

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