Blog Topic: COVID-19

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  A Penn Nurse Plays an Integral Role in Temporary COVID-19 Hospital

  April 15, 2021

  For as long as he can remember, Kerwin Barden has put the needs of others ahead of his own. That’s how he explains his decision to enlist, at 19 years old, in the New Jersey Air National Guard as a medic 24 years ago.

  COVID-19 Nursing
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  CPR and COVID-19 – When is it safe to save a life?

  April 13, 2021

  “Because of the pandemic, people have been hesitant to step up and help a stranger for fear of contracting COVID-19," says Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil, a professor of Emergency Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine.

  COVID-19 Emergency Medicine
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  From Polio Pioneer to COVID-19 Crusader: An Infectious Disease Doctor’s Reflection on Past and Present Vaccines

  April 06, 2021

  In 1954, polio vaccine clinical trials began on schoolchildren. One of those children was Stephen Gluckman, MD, now the medical director of Penn Global Medicine and a professor of Infectious Diseases at the Perelman School of Medicine.

  COVID-19 Infectious Disease
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  How Young Athletes Can Safely Return to Sports After COVID-19

  April 01, 2021

  Most student athletes who are diagnosed with COVID-19 can’t wait to feel better and get back in the game. However, the possibility of long-term complications after a COVID-19 infection has medical professionals and school administrators urging caution when it comes to clearing young athletes to return to the field, court, or pool.

  COVID-19 Family Medicine and Community Health
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  Clearing the Hurdles: How Penn Medicine is Getting COVID-19 Vaccines to Patients and Into the Communities Where it’s Needed Most

  March 09, 2021

  Tearful elderly patients who are thrilled to hold new grandchildren for the first time, chronically ill patients who are relieved to know they’ll be protected when venturing to the grocery store or other errands, and joyful staff who are helping seeing our communities out of the pandemic with every additional vaccine they provide: The emotions run high at Penn Medicine’s COVID-19 clinics.

  COVID-19
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  How Vaccines Protect Communities

  March 02, 2021

  People who’ve had the opportunity to be vaccinated so far are understandably feeling relief that they’re better protected. But even for someone who’s still patiently (or impatiently) waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine to become available, the rollout of vaccines to anyone in their community is still good news.

  COVID-19 Infectious Disease
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  One Year with COVID-19 – A Seasoned Pulmonologist and Photographer Looks Through a New Lens

  February 23, 2021

  A passionate photographer, John Hansen-Flaschen, MD, a professor of Medicine and Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care in the Perelman School of Medicine and the founding director of Penn’s Paul Harron Lung Center, set his camera on a tripod directly over his shoulder and captured his colleagues working together at that moment in time where medical experts and the world tried to make sense of the new pandemic.

  COVID-19 Pulmonary Medicine
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  In a COVID-19 World, Speech Disturbance May Be the Most Important Stroke Sign to Look Out For

  February 11, 2021

  With an increase in remote work, virtual meetings, and video chats, many of us may not realize we are now on the front lines of stroke detection via the speakers on our computers, phones and other devices.

  COVID-19 Stroke
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  Why Preparing for High School Sports Post Covid is Different

  February 09, 2021

  Free events for physicals typically held over the summer didn’t happen this year, putting some students in a jam. And for some student-athletes, not having their physical exam for this season means that they haven’t seen a doctor at all in almost two full years, so more of them could have developed new medical conditions than in past exams.

  COVID-19 Family Medicine and Community Health
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  Companionship that Spans Generations and Reduces Isolation for Seniors

  February 04, 2021

  Every Monday, Milla, a patient at the Penn Memory Center, sits at a laptop in her home, virtually “hanging out” with Emily, a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Despite having memory issues from dementia, she remembers her buddy from week to week.

  COVID-19 Patient Stories