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Precision Surgery for Melanoma

Giorgos Karakousis, MD, provides a general overview of precision surgery for primary and secondary melanoma lesions.

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Precision Surgery: A New Era in Surgical Oncology

Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Penn Medicine John C Kucharczuk, MD, discusses recent advances in surgical practice for lung cancer and the critical value of lung cancer screening for patients at risk.

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Long-Term Follow Up for Aortic Disease

Melanie Freas, MSN, CRNP-BC, offers a consideration of the long-term care of aortic disease at the Penn Thoracic Aortic Surveillance Program

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Penn Aortic Transfer Program: Lifeline for the Delaware Valley Part 1

Robert Higgins, RN, discusses the Aortic Rescue Program at Penn Medicine.

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Genetic Aspects of Aortic Disease: Treating Patients and Families

Staci Kallish, DO, considers aortic disease from a genetic perspective.

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Penn Precision Medicine – Accelerator Fund Projects: Artificial-Intelligence-Driven Targeted Therapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Robert Babak Faryabi, PhD, describes using artificial intelligence to develop algorithms to detect and interpret the effects of complex mutations in the cancer genome.

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Penn Scientists Develop 20-Subtype mRNA Flu Vaccine to Protect Against Future Flu Pandemics

An experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu strains in initial tests, and thus might serve one day as a general preventative measure against future ...

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Case Study: Limb Sparing Fracture Care and Microvascular Surgery at the Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center

A 37-year-old man suffered significant frostbite of the lower extremities after spending a night in -30° temperatures when he became lost while snowmobiling in Colorado. The following case study illustrates the unique capacities for microvascular ...

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Developed at Penn Medicine, Mi-DIEP Approach to Breast Reconstruction Virtually Eliminates Need for Post-Surgical Opioids

Plastic surgeon Suhail Kanchwala, MD, has developed a novel approach to breast reconstruction surgery that reduces post-surgical pain to levels that virtually eliminate the need for opioids during recovery.

UPHS releases sweeping Climate and Sustainability Action Plan

Inconsistencies of Genetic Markers for Predicting Heart Disease

Report comes as Washington considers ending the use of 14C jobs

Penn Medicine, AHA Team Up to Take Down High Blood Pressure

Study links liver-brain communication to daily eating patterns

Study of chemical exposure, dementia risk funded by $11M grant