News

Penn MSHP current students and alumni are frequent contributors to op-eds and journals, bringing research-informed takes on contemporary issues to a broader audience outside of academia. They are often featured in news articles and give interviews to help translate their research to the general public. Select news items are below.

Largest-Ever Study of Palliative Care Demonstrates Scalable Strategy Kate Courtwright, MD, MSHP

Determinants of Plasma Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker Use Kyra O'Brien, MD

ORIGINAL RESEARCH: The Effects of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Emna Bakillah, MD

Development of a Lived Experience Panel to Inform Dementia Care Jane Muir, PhD, RN

Trust in Provider and Stigma during Second-Trimester Abortion Arina Chesnokova, MD, MPH, MSHP

Earnings of US Physicians with and without Disabilities Mihir Kakara, MD, MBBS

Association of ER Environment on Patient Care and Nurses Jane Muir, PhD, RN

ORIGINAL RESEARCH: Mapping Buprenorphine Access at Philadelphia Pharmacies Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, MSN, RN, MSHP Rachel French, BSN, RN

Fear of Opioid Treatments Ashish Thakrar, MD

Mayor Parker's Approach to Drug-Users Raises Questions Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, MSN, RN, MSHP Ashish Thakrar, MD

‘Dramatic Rise’ in Patients with Opioid Addiction who Leave Hospitals Early Ashish Thakrar, MD

Cardiovascular Complications in States with Most Restrictive Abortion Policies Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP

ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC REPORT: The Open Abdomen in Mesenteric Ischemia Emna Bakillah, MD

Opinion: City Council's Plan with Kensington Raises Concerns Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, MSN, RN, MSHP

Opinion: Prior Authorization from Insurance Companies Hurts Patients Dori Abel, MD

Study reveals an increase in opioid-addicted patients after leaving hospitals early Ashish Thakrar, MD

Can Behavioral Economics Help Cancer Patients Quit Smoking? Brian Jenssen, MD, MSHP

Pregnant Women have Increased Cardiovascular Risks in Strict Abortion Policy States Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP

CHOP’s MFP program offers free tax preparation and financial counseling services George Dalembert, MD, MSHP

Penn Medicine's Match Day 2023 celebrates MSHP student Canada Montgomery

A New Approach to Domestic Violence from Anita Ravi's Health Clinic PurpLE Anita Ravi, MD, MSHP

Oz-Fetterman debate discourse illuminates our 'discomfort' in disability Mihir Kakara, MD, MBBS

Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequities in access remain despite close proximity to TAVI centers, Ashwin Nathan says Ashwin Nathan, MD,MSHP

Expanding the child tax credit lifted millions of children out of poverty Zoe Bouchelle, MD

What Does It Really Mean to Be 6 Weeks Pregnant? Sarah Horvath, MD

More moms need adequate breastfeeding support by Stacey Kallem Stacey Kallem, MD, MSHP

LDI Implementation Science Working Group Expands Into Major Initiative

Safer Consumption Spaces in the US: Expert Q&A Jessica Meisner, MD, MSHP

Why some Philly women are clamoring for contraception before Inauguration Day Sarah Horvath, MD

It’s Time to Routinely Test Youth for HIV

Intersection of ID & OUD Epidemic: What ID Clinicians Should Know Jessica Meisner, MD, MSHP

Disappointed By the AMA, Doctors Start a New Organization To Fight Trump's Health Care Policies Jane Zhu, MD, MSHP

Three PennMSHP Students Receive 2019 LDI Pilot Grants Joseph Nwadiuko, MD, MPH Austin Kilaru, MD,MSHP Kirstin Manges, PhD, MSHP

Colon cancer screening loophole in Medicare - and surprise billing - still waiting for Congress to act Shazia Siddique, MD, MSHP

Patients' Rights Should Be a Bipartisan Issue Jane Zhu, MD, MSHP

Family separation doesn't just happen at the border Mical Raz, MD, MSHP

Legislators, health advocates rally support to fix Philadelphia schools overrun with asbestos George Dalembert, MD, MSHP

New Penn Scholarship Named for Penn Medicine's David Asch Katharine Freeman Michel, MD, MSHP

E-cigarettes, JUUL and Vaping: What Pediatric Health Care Providers Need to Know Brian Jenssen, MD, MSHP

Opinion - The opioid crisis shows why racism in health care is always harmful, never ‘protective’ Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, FNP-BC, MSN, RN, MSHP Utsha Khatri, MD

Uber, Lyft and the Urgency of Saving Money on Ambulances Krisda Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP

MSHP Student Named to MQF's 40 under 40 Priscilla Mpasi, MD

Why Philadelphians should be carrying naloxone right now Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP

The single word most associated with negative hospital reviews

Nursing homes fear accepting patients who may have coronavirus exposure in hospitals Ashley Ritter, PhD, MSN, MSHP CRNP

FDA Grant Awarded

MSHP Alumni on Panel on How Military Has Minimized Racial Disparities Krisda Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP

More mandatory reporting won't keep children safe from predators Mical Raz, MD, MSHP

Hey, millennials and Gen Z, this isn’t spring break. It’s a pandemic. Utsha Khatri, MD

Hepatitis C's hidden dangers -- a personal perspective (Opinion) Navin Vij, MD, MSHP

Most moms on Medicaid who screen positive for depression don’t get follow-up care Stacey Kallem, MD, MSHP

Human Sex Trafficking Survivors Need Better Trained Doctors Anita Ravi, MD, MSHP

Please, Stop Shooting. We Need the Beds. Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP

Transportation doesn't fix all no-show woes Krisda Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP

Barriers and facilitators in treating opioid addition in the ER Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP

What we get wrong about the poverty gap in education Mical Raz, MD, MSHP

Mortality from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in Sepsis Patients Catherine Auriemma, MD, MSHP