Category: University of Pennsylvania

The Perplexing Psychology Of Saving For Health Care

Spending your own money on health care might mean that you’ll be more frugal with it. That’s the theory behind health savings accounts, a decades-old GOP concept that’s sparking renewed interest on Capitol Hill as Republican lawmakers look for ways to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Penn scientists discover clues that could lead novel therapies for preventing heart failure

Of the more than 700,000 Americans who suffer a heart attack each year, about a quarter go on to develop heart failure. Scientists don’t fully understand how one condition leads to the other, but researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have now discovered a significant clue – which ultimately could lead new therapies for preventing the condition.

A sick toddler needed a liver a ” so her new nanny donated part of hers

The baby girl for whom Miles had started caring had a rare, life-threatening liver disease in which her liver’s central bile duct had been inexplicably destroyed and bile was building up into her liver, the baby’s mother said. “Especially for a baby who can’t really ask for help, it didn’t seem like that much of a sacrifice,” she told The Washington Post, “because I’d be saving a life.”

A sick toddler needed a liver – so her new nanny donated part of hers

The baby girl for whom Miles had started caring had a rare, life-threatening liver disease in which her liver’s central bile duct had been inexplicably destroyed and bile was building up into her liver, the baby’s mother said. “Especially for a baby who can’t really ask for help, it didn’t seem like that much of a sacrifice,” she told The Washington Post, “because I’d be saving a life.”

Two years and multiple doctors often needed to diagnose polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder-and most common cause of infertility – affecting 9 to 18 percent of women around the world. Despite the prevalence of the complex and chronic condition, one-third of women diagnosed with PCOS saw at least three health professionals over the course of two years before receiving a diagnosis, according to a study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the US

In this photo provided by Joseph Roginski, taken May 13, 2011, Joseph Roginski, right, holds a package in a storeroom of the Misawa City Hall in Japan, where donations of clothing and supplies were being kept for earthquake relief efforts. He says that while the cost of living is higher in Japan, access to health care is not.