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News & Research
July 17, 2019 | STAT

It’s Time to Change the Definition of ‘Health’

Rather than pursuing the “absence” of disease, we need a more inclusive definition of health — one that works for more people — rather than categorically excluding an entire segment of the life course. A definition of health needs to work for a nation.

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July 17, 2019 | JAMA Network Open

Assessment of Medicaid Beneficiaries Included in Community Engagement Requirements in Kentucky

What proportion of Medicaid beneficiaries in Kentucky would be included in community engagement requirements to maintain insurance coverage in the state’s Medicaid demonstration waiver program?

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July 15, 2019 | The Wall Street Journal

Should You Find Out if You’re at Risk of Alzheimer’s?

With a simple at-home genetics test, some people are learning they have a higher risk of Alzheimer’s. Can they do anything to prevent the disease?

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Events
July
23
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Penn Bioethics Seminar | Jon Merz, MBA, JD, PhD

Learn More 2019-07-23 12:00:00 2019-07-23 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Jon Merz, MBA, JD, PhD Abstract and bio forthcoming. https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g358/p20494 1402 Blockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
July
30
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Penn Bioethics Seminar | Cara Fallon, PhD

Learn More 2019-07-30 12:00:00 2019-07-30 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Cara Fallon, PhD Abstract and bio forthcoming. http://medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/fellows/cara-kiernan-fallon 1402 Blockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
September
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Penn Bioethics Seminar | Isabel Gabel, PhD

Learn More 2019-09-24 12:00:00 2019-09-24 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Isabel Gabel, PhD Isabel Gabel, PhD Fellow in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics and Genomics Medical Ethics and Health Policy 1402 Blockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
October
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Penn Bioethics Seminar | Laura Gibson, PhD

Learn More 2019-10-01 12:00:00 2019-10-01 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Laura Gibson, PhD Laura Gibson, PhD Research Assistant Professor Medical Ethics and Health Policy 1402 Blockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
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The University of Pennsylvania will host the 15th World Congress of Bioethics, June 19-21, 2020.

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