Health & Medicine

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg School for Communication comments on President Obama’s upcoming address to the nation on health care.

The Scheie Eye Institute is highlighted for its advances in curing blindness.

Mark Pauly of the Wharton School is cited for his research on “community rating” and health insurance.

Neil Fishman of the School of Medicine discusses the H1N1 virus and what to expect this flu season.

Arthur Caplan of the School of Medicine authors an op-ed piece on government and health care.

Mark Pauly of the Wharton School comments on the health-care job market in Philadelphia.

Jane Barnsteiner of the School of Nursing comments on the work of Betsy McCaughey.

Chanita Hughes-Halbert of the School of Medicine and the Penn Center for Population Health and Health Disparities discusses patients’ mistrust of the health system.

Mariell Jessup of the School of Medicine discusses automatic defibrillators.

Mary Ersek of the School of Nursing discusses palliative care.