The primary goal of healthcare-related research is to aid patient care. This is done by gathering scientifically based knowledge, which is then used to help make decisions regarding treatment, effective policies and practices.
Topics currently at the center of debate include healthcare financing, the uninsured, insurance reforms, quality of care, mental health, and the impact of changes in the healthcare market on providers and patients.
Penn researchers develop new, efficient way to create reprogrammed stem cells
This new technique is being called a “game changer”, increasing the efficiency of the process 100-fold.
Penn researchers publish new findings on causes of Alzheimer’s disease
The findings, which were published in the latest issue of “Nature Communications,” determined that a well-known chemical process called acetylation has a previously unrecognized association with one of the biological processes associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
Jefferson physicians report high lead levels in Chinatown kitchenware
Jefferson University medics believe the lead contamination may be even more severe than their findings suggest.
UPenn researchers discover groundbreaking pancreatic cancer treatment
The local hospital team has uncovered an entirely new method for fighting cancer.
Thomas Jefferson University researchers to conduct study on colon cancer
University researchers to examine if cholesterol-reducing drug can also help prevent recurrent colon cancer.
Penn Medicine professor selected to receive the Ferdinand C. Valentine Award in Urology
Dr. Alan J. Wein- chief of the division of Urology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Director of the Urology Residency Program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania- to receive prestigious award.
Local research team presents findings on Vitamin D
Recent Drexel University research reveals uncertainties about the benefits of Vitamin D.
Local doctors at the forefront of new mental disorder diagnosis methods
Montgomery County brain enhancement and treatment facility Quietmind Foundation is innovating drug-free and non-invasive methods to diagnosis and treat mental disorders.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers publish study on HIV
Findings could shed light on how the immunodeficiency virus reactivates after entering latency.
Penn scientists working to better predict ectopic pregnancies
New discovery could provide physicians with the first reliable blood test to predict ectopic pregnancies.