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PHILADELPHIA Approximately 6.5 million people are under correctional supervision in the United States on any given day. Justice-involved individuals (people currently or recently in prison or jail, on probation or parole, or arrested) experience higher rates of substance use disorders than the general population. In fact, among people with opioid use disorder (OUD), more than half have reported contact with the criminal justice system.
Numerous clinical studies have shown that medications for OUD specifically, methadone or buprenorphine lead to superior outcomes for retention in treatment, reduced illicit opioid use, and decreased opioid-related overdose rates and serious acute care compared with treatments that rely on psychosocial interventions alone. However, due to a number of barriers, including access to health insurance, access to medications for OUD for those on parole, formerly incarcerated, or recently arrested remain significantly lower than the general po
A team led by scientists at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has illuminated the functions of mysterious structures in cells called nuclear speckles, showing that they can work in partnership with a key protein to enhance the activities of specific sets of genes.
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Single mRNA vaccine dose may be enough for those previously exposed to SARS-CoV-2
New research supports the notion that those who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, may only need one dose of an mRNA vaccine to boost immunity. The findings showed no increase in circulating antibodies targeting the virus’s spike protein or antigen-specific memory B-cells after recovered individuals received their second dose.
The boost in immunity from the first mRNA vaccine could help with population immunity by allocating additional doses to high-risk groups, unexposed individuals, and countries in need of vaccines. To date, over 117.5 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide, resulting in over 2.6 million deaths.
A partnership to help fight COVID and develop a STEM career pipeline Working with the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, University City District’s workforce development program, Penn Medicine is creating pathways to science careers for local jobseekers. As COVID-19 testing has ramped up at Penn, a trained staff was needed to take samples from patients and process them in the lab. The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) has helped meet that need. (Image: Dan Burke)
Ten years ago, University City District a partnership among local anchor institutions including Penn, small businesses, and neighborhood residents founded the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI). The Skills Initiative connects Philadelphians who are under- or unemployed to the region’s major employers, in an effort to move city residents into higher wage, secure careers, from which they have been historically disconnected.