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With the return of in-person schooling and the Biden administration’s recently-announced vaccine and testing mandate, fast and reliable COVID-19 testing remains a critical component to controlling the pandemic.

In this Q&A, Marguerite Pedley, PhD, and Peter Thomas, PhD, reflect on this milestone moment and discuss how treatment for mental health conditions has evolved over the past five decades and how attitudes toward mental illness are changing.

In a Q&A, Julie Jablonski, DNP, RN, discussed the importance of knowing the signs of sepsis and when to seek care, the impact of COVID-19, racial disparities in the treatment of sepsis, and the work of the Penn Sepsis Alliance.

Penn has always been an institution that brings together bright minds. For one week in August, those bright minds included a group of high school students from Philadelphia who attended Penn Medicine and the Germination Project's Summer Leadership Boot Camp.

McKay’s DEI committee — consisting of faculty, post-docs, graduate students, and staff — offers a welcoming environment and resources that support people of all identities, empowering them to bring forward unique perspectives to orthopaedic research.

“The evolution of care for muscular dystrophy patients has been astounding and something that has advanced significantly over the last 15 years,” said Simon Cantos, 38, who says that when he was diagnosed at age 22, he was only one of 50 patients nationwide with COL6 congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD).

With 17 stories, 504 patient rooms, and 47 operating rooms, Penn Medicine’s new 1.5 million-square-foot Pavilion is equipped to define the future of medicine. Behind the Pavilion walls, however, a visionary team of employees will drive the treatments of today and the medical advancements of tomorrow.

While the joys of nursing drive many caregivers each day, it can be a challenge as most nurses work in high-stress environments — especially for nurse managers who juggle patient care while supporting nursing staff and overseeing unit operations.

Enrolling in the ACC’s Summer Health Experience, or SHE, program that introduces young women to careers in cancer, had placed Bintou Samassa virtually in front of a group she doesn’t often see: Black women in medicine.

Neurology, bioengineering, and physical medicine and rehabilitation might not seem like three disciplines that fit together, but for Flavia Vitale, PhD, an assistant professor of all three, it makes perfect sense. In this Q&A, Vitale shares her current research projects, and reflects on her experience as a woman in bioengineering.