PIM in the News

May 09, 2008

• Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Patients with Congenital Retinal Disease
• Methodist Hospital Radiologist, Dr. Mark Cooper, Gets Own Exhibit at National Baseball Hall of Fame

April 29, 2008

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Designated Live Donor Liver Transplant Center by UNOS
• For Children With Heart Disease, a Risk of Attention and Behavior Problems
• Survey Names Fox Chase Cancer Center a Top Spot for Postdocs to Stop
• Penn Researchers Discover 'Modus Operandi' of Heart Muscle Protein

March 28, 2008

• Robotic Partial Nephrectomy; Precision Surgery and A Painless Recovery
• Jefferson Establishes New Center to Study Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
• Keystone Programs for Collaborative Discovery Launch at Fox Chase: Self-Assembled Scientific Teams to Pursue Major Cancer Research Questions

February 29, 2008

• Neurology Journal Devotes Special Issue to Penn Research
  
• CHOP Researcher Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
  
• Blocking Growth Protein Kills Prostate Cancer Cells, Inhibits Tumor Growth, Jefferson Scientists Find

January 29, 2008

• National Bariatric Surgery Organization Recognizes Pennsylvania Hospital for Excellence in Outcomes
  
• Temple University Hospital Is Among First to Implant a Medical Device to Treat Hypertension
  
• Should Children Be Permitted to Get Genetic Testing for BRCA 1 / 2 Mutations? Many Carriers of BRCA Mutation and Their Adult Offspring Say Yes

December 27, 2007

• Philadelphia International Medicine Sees Record Growth; Selects Karp President and CEO
  
• Penn Researchers Discover Link Between Chronic Kidney Disease and Oxygen-Deprived Tissue; Implications for New Approaches to Kidney Dialysis
  
• Jefferson Scientists See Breast Cancer Gene Activity from Outside the Body
  
• Men Unaware of Their Risk of Cancer When Female Family Members Test Positive for Cancer-Causing Gene Mutation

November 30, 2007

• Jefferson Specialist Only Orthopedist in Philadelphia Region and One of Few in Country Preserving Hips with New Surgery
  
• Three University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Professors Named 2007 AAAS Fellows
• Temple University Hospital Designated as "Center of Excellence;" Recognized for High-Quality Care in Bariatric Surgery
• Higher Doses of Radiation for Prostate Cancer Do Not Decrease Sexual Function Compared to Conventional Dose

October 23, 2007

• Jefferson Unveils 21st Medical School Facility: The only medical school facility in region to offer interdisciplinary learning and an integrated curriculum to students
  
• Penn's Department of Dermatology Ranked Best in Nation for Academic Dermatology Program
  
• Temple University and University of Pennsylvania Help Launch New Patient Registry to Track Deadly Lung Disease; Effort is a First for Lung Diseases in the US

September 26, 2007

• U.S. News & World Report Names The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia the Nation's Best Hospital for Children
  
• J. Robert Beck Named First Chief Academic Officer at Fox Chase Cancer Center
• Unanticipated Consequences of Health Care Information Technology

September 20, 2007

• The Philadelphia International Medicine (PIM) Board of Managers has named Leonard Karp as Acting President and CEO

August 24, 2007

• Pooling International Data About Childhood Tumors Helps Researchers Gauge How Aggressive Treatment Must Be
• Runaway Neuroblastoma Tumors Respond to New Molecular Methods
• Brain Implant Being Studied at Jefferson Could Predict and Stop Epilepsy Seizures Before They Even Begin
  
• Western Diet Linked To Increased Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Asian Women

August 21, 2007

• PIM Hospitals Among Top American Hospitals in U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings

June 26, 2007

• Fox Chase Doctors Conclude Temsirolimus Is an Effective New Treatment for Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Penn Researchers Link Cell's Protein Recycling Systems; Implications for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders
  
• Pancreatic Surgery Riskier for Obese Patients, Jefferson Surgeon Finds
• 'Nondanger' Signal Lowers Immune Reactions; May Be Used to Blunt Transplant Rejection, Autoimmune Diseases

May 24, 2007

• First Demonstration of New Hair Follicle Generation in an Animal Model Implications for Treating Hair Loss, Skin Disorders, According to Penn Study
  
• Live Webcast: Fox Chase Cancer Center Hosts "Toward a Future Without Cancer: Goals for the 21st Century." Symposium Features Heads of NCI, FDA, ACS, BIO and the CEO Roundtable on Cancer
• Bare-Metal Stents are Better for Some Heart Patients, Jefferson Scientists Find

April 25, 2007

• Children's Hospital To Open World's First Comprehensive Medical Unit for Mothers Carrying Fetus with Known Birth Defect
• Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers da Vinci Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery for Gynecologic Cancers Jefferson Scientists in Nationwide Trial to Study Creatine for Parkinson's Disease
• Penn: First Demonstration of Muscle Restoration in an Animal Model of Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy

March 29, 2007

• Fox Chase Cancer Center Taps National Leader as Next President and CEO
• Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers GPS-like Tracking Technology During Prostate Cancer Treatment
• Surgeons at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals are First in Pennsylvania to Implant Jarvik 2000 Heart Assist System in Heart Failure Patient
• A Closer Look Inside Our Lungs: Penn Researchers Develop Two Novel Imaging Techniques Aiming for Earlier Detection of Disease

February 26, 2007

• 46-Year-Old Man Receives First Temporary Total Artificial Heart in Northeast U.S. From Penn Cardiac Surgeons
• Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Some Lung Cancers
• Temple University Hospital Investigates Treatment for Cervical Dysplasia: A Potential Advance In Preventing Cervical Cancer

January 24, 2007

• Children's Hospital Named Nation's Best Pediatric Hospital by Child Magazine
  
• Real-Time Visualization of Tumors Leads to More Precise Radiation Treatment; Fox Chase Cancer Center's Trilogy Offers Significant Technological Advance for Patients
• New Ideas from Penn Scientists on Developing Thought-Controlled Artificial Limbs
• Thomas K. Watanabe, MD, Named Clinical Director of the Drucker Brain Injury Center

December 27, 2006

• Protein Shows Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Patients Regaining Partial Movement in Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Study
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is Increasing Its Capabilities To Conduct Cutting-Edge Research in Pediatric Nursing
• Analysis by Fox Chase Oncologist, Others, Finds Older Men With Early Prostate Cancer Who Were Treated Lived Longer Than Those Who Were Not Treated

November 28, 2006

• Temple University Hospital Establishes Clinical Hub to Study Neurological Emergencies, Treatments as Part of NIH Grant
• CHOP's Dr. Meadows Pioneer in Field Studying Childhood Cancer Survivors
• Jefferson Oncologists Show Less Radiation Just as Effective in Fighting Brain Tumor, Saving Hearing
• Fox Chase: Largest Study to Evaluate PSA "Bounce" Shows Overall Survival Is Not Affected

October 26, 2006

• Temple Lung Center Performs Region's First Biologic Lung Volume Reduction
• Crozer Earns Top Ranking in National Cardiac Care/Surgery Ratings
• Fox Chase Clinical Trail To Help Determine Most Appropriate Breast Cancer Treatment for Individual Women

September 27, 2006

• Three Vaccine Scientists Honored With The Gold Medal of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Department of Defense Awards $10.7 Million Center of Excellence Grant to Fox Chase Cancer Center's V. Craig Jordan for Research on New Breast Cancer Treatment
• Temple University Hospital Lung Center Awarded JCAHO Certification; Among First in the Nation to Earn Gold Seal of Approval in Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

August 25, 2006

• Nawal Khafaji, MD Named PIM Vice President
• Lillian Higgins Named Director, PIM Institute of Education
• Jefferson Scientists Show "Miracle" Cancer Drug Gleevec Can be Toxic to the Heart
• Crozer-Keystone Physicians Offer Capsule Endoscopy: A Tiny Camera Providing Less Invasive, More Accurate Procedures
• Penn Researchers Discover "Remote Control" for Expression of Human Growth Hormone Gene Mistakes in Expression Implied in Growth Disorders.

July 25, 2006

• Wills Eye at Jefferson, one of the top three ophthalmology hospitals in the United States, is joining the Philadelphia International Medicine network for international patient care.

July 14, 2006

• U.S. News & World Report ranks Philadelphia International Medicine (PIM) hospitals among the nation's best in all 16 specialty listings, headed by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) which was again ranked as the best pediatric hospital in America.

June 23, 2006

• Most Advanced Proton Therapy Treatment Facility To Be Constructed by University of Pennsylvania; Will Decrease Destruction of Surrounding Normal Tissue
• Study by Jefferson Surgeon Shows Age May Not Have To Be Deciding Factor in Cancer Surgery
• With Approval of Second Cancer Vaccine, Fox Chase Cancer Center Recalls Role in Discovery and Development of First Vaccine

May 24, 2006

• Procedure for Patients at Risk for Esophageal Cancer being studied at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• MossRehab Physician Among Philadelphia's "Top Docs"
• Penn Researcher Receives First Annual Prize for Scientific Contributions to Women's Health from the Society for Women's Health Research

April 27, 2006

• Live on the Web: Jefferson Surgeons Perform Leading Edge Minimally Invasive Surgery to Remove Pituitary Tumor
• Therapeutic Prospects Beyond Vioxx: Penn Study Suggests New Class of Anti-inflammatory Drugs that Might Lessen Chance of COX-2 Cardiovascular Problems
• New Rotavirus Vaccine Traced Back to Three Scientists Associated with Children's Hospital

March 29, 2006

• Strokes in Children Need to Be Recognized Quickly
• Jefferson Offers Minimally Invasive Surgery for Removing Brain and Skull Base Tumors; Breakthrough allows doctors to remove brain tumors through nose and nasal sinuses
• Crozer-Chester Medical Center Opens 'Acute Care of Elders' Unit
• Penn Researcher Christopher M. Clark, MD, Selected for National Task Force on Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease

February 23, 2006

• Fox Chase Cancer Center Begins Ovarian Cancer Proteomics Study To Identify Biologic "Fingerprint" of the Disease
• Penn Researchers Create Technique to Engineer Nerve Tissue "Jumper Cables" to Repair Spinal Cord Injury, in Animal Model; Technique Holds Promise for Spinal-Cord Repair in Humans
• Experts Head New Jefferson Program Specializing in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Disorders

January 27, 2006

• MossRehab Adds Top Brain Injury Program to Suburban Philadelphia Campus
• Independent National Study Recognizes Crozer for Excellence in Cardiac Care
• Obesity Increases Endometrial Cancer Risk, but Minimally Invasive Surgery Offers Hope