May

Children:

• Activating an Estrogen Receptor Can Stop Pancreatic Cancer Cells from Growing
• Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP, Named New Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn Medicine
• Financial Incentives Boost Doctor Training in Opioid Treatment Medication
• Follow-up Treatments After Opioid Overdose Rare Among Insured Patients
• Gene Therapy Program at Penn Medicine Joins AAVCOVID Vaccine Project
• New “Blueprint” of Exhausted T Cell Lifespan Could Help Build Better Immunotherapies
• New Cancer Immunotherapy Targeting Myeloid Cells Slows Tumor Growth
• New Liver Cancer Research Targets Non-Cancer Cells to Blunt Tumor Growth
• New Mental Health Platform Provides Support for Healthcare Workers
• Penn Medicine Brings Healing Power of Music to Patients with Virtual Philadelphia Orchestra
• Penn Researchers Discover Key Mechanism of Cytokine Storm in Castleman Disease
• Penn Researchers Receive $1.05 Million Grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
• Reddit Reveals Peaks of Public Interest in COVID-19 Topics
• Researchers Suggest Increased Risk of Respiratory-Tract Infections in People on Certain Psoriasis Treatment
• Steep Decline in Organ Transplants Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
• Taking Inventory of Which Drugs the World Is Using to Treat COVID-19
• Updated Data Show Promise of Targeted Therapy in Castleman Disease