Meeta Prasad Kerlin and Scott Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about the effect of nighttime attending physicians on patient outcomes.
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School comments on Yahoo acquiring the micro-blogging site Tumblr.
Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on testing for BRCA mutation carriers.
With little evidence to guide them, many hospital intensive care units (ICUs) have been employing critical care physicians at night with the notion it would improve patients’ outcomes.
Carl June, David Porter, Michael Kalos and Bruce Levine of the Perelman School of Medicine are cited for testing CAR therapy in humans.
Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine is interviewed about the BRCA 1 mutation.
Garret FitzGerald of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about studying aspirin.
Debbie Cohen of the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for leading a study about the impact of yoga on hypertension.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU that functions as an artificial replacement for a patient's heart and lungs, has also been used to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Now, a novel study of this technique in the U.S.
Natasha Mirza of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on paralysis of a vocal chord.
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