
The Unpredictable Course of COVID-19
Much has been learned about the novel coronavirus within the past seven months, including risk factors for severe illness, treatments...

New Initiative from Penn researchers Aims to Advance Anti-racist Healthcare Models
Eight Penn healthcare researchers, including PISC Senior Scholar Eugenia South, MD, MSHP and PISC Internal Advisory Board Member, Rachel...

Nursing Homes Serving Black and Latino Residents Need More Support
Black and Latinx nursing home residents have been disproportionately impacted during the current pandemic. They have historically resided...

Why Don’t Hospitals Have Enough Masks? Because Coronavirus Broke The Market.
PISC Internal Advisory Board Member, Rachel Werner, PhD, along with Tara Lagu, MD, and Andrew Arenstein, MD, cover the current covid-19...

Warm Weather Draws Risky Crowds to Parks. Here’s How Philly Can Make Them Safer.
In her most recent Op-Ed, PISC Senior Scholar Eugenia South, MD, addresses social distancing issues in the Philadelphia area. In March,...

Laura Vargas, PhD, on Amplifying Nursing
Tune in to the latest episode of the Penn Nursing podcast, Amplifying Nursing, featuring PISC Postdoctoral Fellow Laura Vargas, PhD, and...

Penn Nursing Offering New Telehealth Online Course Free to All Healthcare Providers
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing is responding to sudden shifts to telemedicine by offering free online training in...

Doctors on the return of sports: 'Fans may not be in stadiums until well into 2021'
PISC Executive Director Douglas Wiebe, PhD, along with fellow experts spoke with The Guardian about the impacts of Covid-19 on the future...

As Coronavirus Surges, Crime Declines in Some Cities
A Marshall Project analysis found that in some big cities, reported crime dropped in the week ending March 22 compared with the week...

On Social Media, These Doctors and Nurses Give A Peek Into The Front Lines
PISC Senior Scholar Mucio 'Kit' Delgado, MD, was featured in a recent article by the Philadelphia Inquirer. This article highlights the...