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Prevention

New injectable HIV drug may offer stronger protection than PrEP pills

New Injectable HIV Drug

Prevention

Cats can infect other cats with COVID-19 – but do they pose a risk to humans?

Cats humans COVID-19

Mental Health

Addressing sex bias in some diseases may improve treatment, doctors hope

Sex bias in disease

Children's Health

Penn, CHOP researchers receive $1.05 million grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to study childhood obesity

CHOP Chan Zuckerberg

Wellness

Millennial doctors in training aren't more likely to burn out, despite perception

Generational differences in doctors

Adult Health

Two antiviral drugs fail to meet hopes as COVID-19 treatments

Lopinavir not effective against COVID-19

Adult Health

Obesity a strong predictor of severe COVID-19 cases among younger adults

Adult Health

A 'motivational' talk with your doctor may reduce your risk of heart disease

Motivational Interviewing by doctors

Illness

COVID-19 treatments are urgently needed, but clinical trials take time – by design

Adult Health

Penn Medicine is looking for COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma

Penn plasma trial

Opioids

Obesity increases likelihood of long-term prescription opioid use, researchers find

Obesity linked to long-term opioid prescriptions, according to Boston University researchers

Children's Health

Infants may have higher risk of coronavirus complications than older children, studies show

Infants may have higher risk of COVID-19 complications than older children

Volunteering

Volunteering in impoverished areas does not build caregiver empathy, Jefferson study finds

Past experience with poverty is not enough to build caregiver empathy

Adult Health

Air pollution increases the chance of going blind, study finds

High pollution levels in cities linked to rise in glaucoma

Adult Health

Caffeine won't turn you into Hemingway – but it can boost your problem-solving skills

Caffeine won't turn you into Hemingway -- but it can boost problem-solving

Mental Health

Transcendental meditation soothes anxiety by changing connections in the brain

Meditation anxiety stress

Addiction

More stringent regulations are reducing tobacco retailers in Philly, study finds

Tobacco retailers Philly

Women's Health

Struggling to eliminate the sweets? Try getting some more sleep

Poor sleep leads to overeating

Parenting

To help infants avoid asthma, go easy on the cleaning – at least for a bit

Chemicals in cleaning products could trigger asthma

Senior Health

Golfing may help older adults live longer, study finds

Women's Health

Cervical cancer could be eliminated in the U.S. within 20 years, Harvard researchers say

Cervical cancer elimination

Mental Health

More teens are coming out as LGBTQ, but suicide attempts remain high

LGBTQ Teens Attempted Suicide

Senior Health

Brokenhearted over the death of a loved one? These heart medications could save your life, scientists say

Grief Broken Heart Health

Men's Health

For advanced prostate cancer patients, statins offer hope of a longer life

Statins reduce mortality in prostate cancer patients

Women's Health

Virtual reality offers women a new pain relief option during childbirth

VR in childbirth

Parenting

Here's how long your baby should be sleeping at night – and when to become alarmed

Baby sleep patterns normal

Women's Health

Some women who have C-sections are at higher risk for postpartum depression, researchers say

Postpartum depression after cesarean delivery

Addiction

Quit smoking at least 4 weeks before surgery, WHO advises

Quit smoking before surgery

Adult Health

Here's why stress turns your hair gray

Women's Health

New medication may be an alternative to surgery for some women with fibroids

Adult Health

There may be a sweet spot for having knee replacement surgery, scientists say

Adult Health

People age in at least 4 different styles, Stanford study finds

Scientists identify four different types of aging

Fitness

You can get a workout by watching a movie – if you're at the theater

Watching a movie in the theater may be good for you

Health Stories

Born without a uterus, Philly-area woman births milestone baby thanks to transplant at Penn Medicine

Uterus Transplant Baby Penn Medicine Gobrecht family 1

Senior Health

New blood test can improve triage for elderly concussion patients

New blood test to rule out brain tissue damage

Children's Health

Children who watch healthy cooking shows are more likely to eat nutritious foods, study says

Cooking shows healthy food children

Prevention

Administering century-old tuberculosis vaccine in a new way may make it more effective

Volunteering

Adding good deeds to your New Year's resolutions may reduce physical pain

Good deeds can reduce physical pain

Mental Health

Growing up with dogs may lower the risk of schizophrenia as an adult, study finds

Link between having a pet dog in childhood and developing schizophrenia

Addiction

Nearly as many teens are vaping marijuana as nicotine, NIH reports

Vaping Marijuana

Senior Health

Sleeping – and napping – too long may increase risk of stroke

Sleep Stroke Risk

Politics

Wharton professor: Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax could fall $1 trillion short of proposed goal

Elizabeth Warren wealth tax study

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