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Getting Luka Krizanac new hands took 16 years, a connection between a surgeon and his mentor, and surgeries on two continents.
A $50 million gift from the Lurie family to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine will launch the Lurie Autism Institute to drive autism research.
A new Penn Medicine mobile mammogram van will hit the streets of Philadelphia, starting with a free community health fair in West Philly on July 13.
To address the xylazine crisis in Philadelphia, Penn Medicine employees are offering support within the health system and in the community.
At Penn Medicine, health care is about the architecture of care for entire communities where people can access treatment when and where they need it.
A joint program from Independence Blue Cross (IBX) and Penn Medicine reimagines the prior-approval process of certain imaging tests.
New research outlines the importance of access to healthy food for survivors of cancer.
Nearly two decades into her tenure at Penn, Raina Merchant, MD, leads teams transforming health care for better patient, clinician, and community experiences.
Nancy A. Speck, PhD, has been named the 2025 recipient of the E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize from the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
The DSM, the diagnostic bible of psychiatrists may be improved with new technologies and information. Maria Oquendo, MD, PhD, is leading the team charged with rethinking it.
A dual-target CAR T cell therapy approach shows promise for slowing tumor growth in a notoriously aggressive and fast-growing brain cancer.
In a historic medical breakthrough, a child with a rare genetic disorder has been successfully treated with a customized CRISPR gene editing therapy.
Penn Medicine research is bringing the “sleeper” phase of cancer to light—creating hope that more cancers could be wiped out for good and never come back.
At the unveiling of a refurbished basketball court, Penn Medicine and the 76ers announced a $144,000 donation to grassroots organizations.
For five years, Penn Medicine’s Social Needs Response Team has connected patients to vital support foundational to good health.
Uterus transplant is still a rare procedure—but for the six moms who have had eight babies to date through Penn’s program, it means the world.
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