Opinion | Rural EDs Shouldn’t Need Fundraisers to Keep the Lights On
Cho is a fourth-year medical student. I was traveling to my hometown in Central Pennsylvania when I read this fantastic investigative piece by MedPage Today‘s Kristina Fiore on Bucktail Medical Center, a hospital in the rural town of Renovo that solicited GoFundMe donations in order to keep the community hospital open. Located just over an […]
I Thought I Had A Headache. It Turned Out To Be Herpes (HSV-1) — In My Brain.
The author during her stay at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she was treated for encephalitis in 2015. “I do not remember this day,” she writes. Courtesy of Brigid Ward On Oct. 28, 2015, I left my high school teaching job early because I thought I had the flu. I had been […]
Here Are This Year’s Top Schools for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
For those looking to pursue a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, the University of Pennsylvania is once again the top place to do so, according to U.S. News & World Report. The University of Pennsylvania remained atop the 2022-2023 list after winning first place in last year’s inaugural BSN rankings. Emory University took […]
Opinion | ‘We Are in Very Scary Times’: What We Heard This Week
“We are in very scary times.” — Michal Elovitz, MD, a Pennsylvania maternal-fetal medicine specialist, discussing the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ decision to make its board certification exam virtual this year in part due to safety concerns after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “I thought it was the extreme act of courage, […]
Pennsylvania’s Fetterman Released From Hospital After Stroke
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke, his wife and his campaign said Sunday. “João is headed home — time to rest and recover (and annoy […]
Study reveals imaging approach with potential to detect lung cancer earlier, at the cellular level
Researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to identify lung cancer at the cellular level in real time during a biopsy, offering promise in the ability to detect the disease earlier and with more confidence. The findings, which build on previous Penn research, demonstrate that an imaging […]
Pennsylvania Doctor Issued Blanket Mask Exemptions for School
As children return to school — many of whom are too young to be vaccinated against COVID-19 — Pennsylvania, among other states, is requiring that masks be worn inside K-12 buildings and other early learning programs. But the public health measure hasn’t been without pushback, including anti-mask action taken by members of the medical community. […]