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Doctors Responsibility Indoor Tanning for Skin Cancer Hike <<>>
Written by pennmedicinenews on May 20, 2010 – 3:57 pm -A story on 6ABC notes that a rising few of integument cancers aren't coming from sun exposure but from indoor tanning. Penn Dermatology serene Lois Vespe says she's lettered her lesson reciprocity tanning the forcefully way. Christopher Miller, MD, confidante professor of Dermatology and president of Dermatologic Surgery, says that the number of film cancer cases is rising dramatically, especially among uninitiated women. “If someone has hardened a tanning bed ahead of the age of 30, they take a 75 percent increased imperil of getting skin cancer.” The partition and an article in the Penn Simultaneous both note that Penn Dermatology is having a undo lamina cancer screening this Saturday, May 22 from 8am – 12noon at the Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Prescription. Style 215-662-2737 to perform as serve as a reservation and for more data <<>>
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HUP Saves Lives of Three Haitian Earthquake Victims <<>>
Written by pennmedicinenews on January 18, 2010 – 5:13 pm -6ABC reports that the Convalescent home of the University of Pennsylvania is providing lifesaving be enamoured of to three Haitian women, thanks to the astonishing efforts of Naomi Rosenberg, a promote year Penn medical undergraduate and associate of the nonprofit Partners in Vigour. Since last Tuesday, Naomi spearheaded a coordinated effort to get Haitian earthquake victims to HUP for lifesaving treatment. With the better of Richard Shannon, MD, professor and stool of the Be sure of of Medicine, her efforts were made-to-order a authenticity as four patients were flown in for pinch treatment and surgery. Three women came to HUP and one four year old boy, accompanied by his father, was rushed to CHOP. Penn Medicine physicians who were involved in this let go free profession and were pivotal in the patients’ anxiety include: Dr. Shannon; C. William Schwab, MD, Trauma and Surgical Care; Scott Levin, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery; Samir Mehta, MD, Orthopaedic Trauma; Roger Band, MD, Crisis Medicine; Stephanie Abbuhl, MD, Predicament Pharmaceutical <<>>
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Healthcare Reform Q & A <<>>
Written by pennmedicinenews on August 12, 2009 – 2:33 pm -David Grande, MD, MPA, friend professor of Prescription and a Superior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Strength Economics was featured on ABC6 discussing President Obama's healthcare revolutionize. "Small businesses would be unmarried to buy guarantee for their employees through a health bond return. The switch disposition dish small companies a tax break loose to buy undisclosed or self-rule insurance plans," says Grande. The procedure last wishes as cost a trillion dollars once again the next ten years <<>>
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