Not all doctors are about just pure science – some have a pretty active imagination. For example: Vikram Paralkar is an oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania, and when he’s not focused on patients and researching cancer of the blood, he writes fiction (though it’s still related to medicine). His first published book “The Afflictions” […]
A competition between University of Pennsylvania mobile app teams, many with medical degrees, produced medical apps spanning eye tests for toddlers and adults and a Google Glass application for people recovering from strokes, which affect 900,000 people each year. Five medical teams were among the five finalists who were paired with a software company to […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the March of Dimes Foundation announced the establishment of a new $10 million center to study preterm births led by physicians and researchers from the University’s Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Prematurity Research Center will focus on projects aimed at discovering the causes of preterm […]
The National Institutes of Nursing Research is putting $3 million toward further research by Linda Aiken, a professor of nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, that is focusing on how changes in nursing practices can improve patient outcomes. The study, which is getting supplemental funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Alex Hillman Foundation, […]
A University of Pennsylvania bioengineering professor has won a MacArthur genius grant to get a better read of how the brain makes connections
Apple’s watch dominated headlines last week. At the PennApps hackathon over the weekend, one team demonstrated that healthcare applications arising from wearable hacks can excite interest. The healthcare apps, wearables and devices developed in the technology laboratory through a national gathering of university students yielded some interesting takes on how to motivate and produce healthier […]
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
A nationwide hackathon hosted by University of Pennsylvania this weekend added a new wrinkle with a mobile health division, PennApps Health. The move underscores the growth of mhealth submissions in the contest and the interest in shaping app development with clinical insights. Companies such as Independence Blue Cross, Main Line Health, and interestingly, electronic medical […]
Snoop Dog parodies, kegstands, Hollywood celebrities sharing personal stories. Where did it all go wrong? Despite working very hard to appeal to the all-important healthy and young millennial demographic, state and federal government has stumbled many times in making health insurance appealing to an age group struggling to pay off student debt and find a decent […]
A couple of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania identified parts of the country where stroke mortality rates are highest. The map, presented at the American Academy of Neurology meeting, found that there can be significant variation from one county to the next and even within one county, according to a statement from the university. […]
As the father of a son with a nut allergy, David Edwards is familiar with the anxiety and need for preparedness that comes with the territory. It inspired him to launch a business around a mobile health app he helped develop called Rescufy, through University of Pennsylvania’s AppItUP competition. It’s basically a checklist that streamlines […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
AbleGamers, a nonprofit foundation in support of developing tools for physically disabled gamers, estimated that there are 33 million gamers with disabilities. A couple of University of Pennsylvania engineering students have developed a device to increase access to gaming for people with limited dexterity. Dalton Banks and Noam Eisen of Bansen Labs demoed their devices […]
This week, Indiegogo is celebrating International Women’s Day. They had a one-day matching project on March 3, featured health projects on March 4 and will feature technology on March 7. (Many healthcare solutions fall under the tech category.) If you haven’t heard, now is the moment for women’s health. Check out these crowdfunded health projects led […]
Heart attacks, anaphylactic shock and clinical decision support for healthcare workers in rural clinics in developing countries. Those are the targets of a group of mobile health apps that could help decide the future of mhealth technology commercialization at the university. It’s part of a new program at the University of Pennsylvania. Six apps were […]
University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Technology Transfer is entering a new phase by adding mobile apps to its technology portfolio. That includes mhealth apps conceived by students and faculty at its Perelman School of Medicine and nursing school. Its inaugural app challenge AppITUP is tonight. It also represents the start of a new program within […]
Novartis (NYSE:NVS) has inked a deal with the University of Pennsylvania to invest $20 million to develop a stand-alone research and development center at the university to commercialize novel cellular immunotherapies for cancer that will create at least 100 jobs. The move is the largest academic-industry agreement of its kind for Penn to date, according […]