Research

Antibiotics Asthma Allergies

Antibiotic use before age 2 may lead to health issues later in childhood

Prescription fish oil doesn't improve heart health – and may even harm it

FIsh oil heart health

X-rays could raise risk of testicular cancer, Penn researchers find

Penn Medicine TGCT

One in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days, study finds

coronavirus mental illness study

Telemedicine can reduce wait times for highly-sought dermatology visits

Dermatologist Consult Telehealth

Limiting capacity at restaurants, stores could drastically reduce COVID-19 spread, study suggests

Inflammatory bowel disease genetically tied to stress, depression, CHOP finds

Link between IBD and depression

Getting a flu shot may help prevent you from getting COVID-19, study shows

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

Breast cancer drug trials should include younger women, FDA says

Breast cancer young women

Spotted lanternfly

Penn State spotted lanternfly study reveals insights on effective use of insecticides

spotted lanterfly penn state

Nearly one in three millennials now suffer from mental health conditions, according to study

millennials mental health COVID-19

NIH study confirms remdesivir shortens COVID-19 recovery time

NIH remdesivir report

Wasp venom may help solve the problem of drug-resistant infections

Wasp Venom Penn

College students are drinking less alcohol, but smoking more weed

Young adults drinking less

Is early physical therapy better for lower back pain? The answer is complicated

Physical Therapy Back Pain

Lesbian, gay and bisexual people may be more prone to migraines

LGB migraine risk

Alcohol consumption surging amid pandemic – particularly among women

Alcohol consumption COVID-19 pandemic

Women often don't receive aggressive care for heart attacks – unlike men

Intermittent fasting, a popular weight loss method, may have a big downside

Intermittent fasting muscle loss

Children's Health

Teenagers at higher risk for COVID-19 than young children, CDC finds

Children COVID-19 risk

Spotted lanternfly

Spotted lanternfly expert talks predators, 'dumb ones' and how to win this war

Spotted Lanternfly Predators

KN95 masks shouldn't be used when treating COVID-19 patients, safety group warns

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine the latest to enter late-stage trials

Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine

TV ads may be contributing to treatment disparities for psoriasis, eczema

Psoriasis Eczema TV Ads

Children's Health

MIS-C may be leaving children with heart damage, CHOP researchers find

MIS-C Myocarditis Children

Teens want COVID-19 advice that gives them safe ways to socialize – not just rules for what they can’t do

COVID-19 Guidelines Teenagers

Self-care, social support key to good mental health as pandemic drags along

COVID-19 mental health

COVID-19 pandemic causing surge in chronic kidney disease

Kidney health and COVID

People with substance use disorder need action plans to mitigate COVID-19 risk, addiction experts say

COVID-19 Addiction

Millennial caretakers at greater risk of stress-related conditions, study finds

BCBS caregiving report

Penn researchers advance potential cure for type 1 diabetes

Penn Diabetes Islet

Flu shots given to pregnant women do not increase risk of autism, study finds

Sleep experts: Abolishing daylight saving time will benefit public health

daylight saving time

Steroids reduce death rate of critically ill COVID-19 patients, WHO analysis says

COVID-19 antibodies last longer than previous research showed

Cell phone location data could guide responses to future COVID-19 outbreaks

Work from home during COVID

A phone app may effectively treat bulimia and binge eating disorders

Eating Disorder Phone App

Excessive, high-dose opioids commonly prescribed after knee surgery, Penn study finds

Penn Knees Opioids

Long naps may be bad for your heart, study finds

Napping heart disease

Warning signs may appear in the weeks before sudden cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest warning signs

Yoga may help lessen symptoms of atrial fibrillation, like lowering high blood pressure, study says

Yoga atrial fibrillation

Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick

Cloth Masks Protection

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