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Neuro Diagnostics at the Patient’s Bedside 24 Jun 2013 | 09:02 pm
Patients with severe neurological injuries have access to comprehensive neurological care at Penn’s award-winning Neuro-Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvani...
Finding a Better Way to Diagnose Lung Cancer 23 Feb 2012 | 08:00 am
For years, the aggressive and deadly nature of lung cancer has hampered cancer researchers from finding an effective way of screening for lung cancer. The introduction of multidetector helical compute...
The Fight Against Heart and Vascular Disease Gets Personal 16 Feb 2012 | 08:00 am
Year after year, heart and vascular disease maintains its rank as the number one killer of Americans. Doctors at Penn Medicine are battling the epidemic through comprehensive and personalized manageme...
Identifying Alzheimer’s Disease 9 Feb 2012 | 08:00 am
There has never been a definitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. Doctors usually know if someone has dementia, and based on symptoms and testing they can predict whether the dementia is caus...
Correct Diagnosis is Key to Successful Treatment 2 Feb 2012 | 08:00 am
Penn Medicine’s excellent diagnostics and expert physicians provide patients with the best chance of a successful outcome. Effective medical treatment is based on an accurate diagnosis of each patien...
Gene Researchers: Curing Blindness 27 May 2011 | 03:10 am
As one of the premier patient care, teaching and research ophthalmology departments in the country, Scheie is a world leader in research and consistently ranks among the top five programs in the natio...
Focusing on Vision 27 May 2011 | 03:09 am
At Scheie Eye Institute and the F.M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology, scientists investigate the causes of important eye conditions including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, hered...
Penn Provides Specialized Care for Pituitary Disease 27 May 2011 | 03:08 am
The symptoms can be vague. Headaches, weight loss or gain, fatigue, and cold intolerance: Symptoms that might be dismissed as menopause or stress. But these symptoms can sometimes mask pituitary disea...
Advanced Neuro Critical Care 27 May 2011 | 03:07 am
It might look like every other intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital, but Penn Medicine’s Neuro ICU is a highly specialized unit with experts trained to monitor, treat and rehabilitate patients with...
Bringing Penn Medicine Expertise to the Community 27 May 2011 | 03:06 am
Patients throughout the region are realizing they don’t have to travel to Philadelphia to see a Penn Medicine physician. In many suburban communities, Penn Medicine is right around the corner. Beginni...
