PHILADELPHIA – Autism researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing have found a link between low birth weight and children diagnosed with autism, reporting premature infants are five times more likely to have autism than children born at normal weight.
The study was published in the journal Pediatrics.
Cancer survivor and student Yali Derman of the School of Nursing discusses her charitable line of handbags.
Dean Afaf Meleis of the School of Nursing is quoted about advanced degrees for nurses.
Mary Naylor of the School of Nursing is featured for her ideas about elder care.
Rosemary Polomano of the School of Nursing is highlighted for her work with opioid analgesics and their role in pain management.
Anne Teitelman of the School of Nursing comments on her study of HIV prevention.
PHILADELPHIA – Women’s Health and the World’s Cities (Penn Press 2011), an exploration of the relationships between urban environments and women’s health worldwide, was released this month by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing and Penn Institute for Urban Research.
Mary Naylor of the School of Nursing is cited for studying interventions that were successful at reducing hospital readmissions.
PHILADELPHIA — Susan B. Sorenson, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, has teamed up with Philadelphia Global Water Initiative, along with the Penn School of Nursing, to study water fetching and the need for access to clean water in developing nations.
Therese Richmond of the School of Nursing is cited for her research on predicting post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in injury patients.
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