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DBEI & CCEB 2020 Research Day: Registration Now Open

Please join us on March 18 for this third annual event! The day will feature a lecture by behavioral science expert Sue Curry, PhD; high-impact faculty research; and our popular flash talk competition. Learn more and register to attend.

NASEM Report Frames Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing

M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, and colleagues on The National Academy of Medicine’s committee on Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Acute Pain have published their report, filled with practical points for researchers. Read or download the free report.

PennSIVE Now a Center of Excellence

The Penn Statistics in Imaging and Visualization Endeavor (PennSIVE), led by Russell (Taki) Shinohara, PhD, has begun a new phase, with status as a CCEB Center of Excellence and a brand new website. Faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine attended a November 18 Town Hall, to learn more details. Read more.

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In the News

Unraveling the Danger of Lung Transplants

October 2019

Why are so many patients dying after lung transplants? A new study led by Jason Christie, MD, MSCE, aims to identify risk factors for chronic lung allograft dysfunction, the top cause.

Read the article in Philadelphia Magazine

Last-Minute Amendment Weakens Bed Bug Bill

October 2019

Michael Levy, PhD, argues that a last-minute amendment weakens Philadelphia’s plan to stop being the nation's No.1 most bedbug infested city. Bedbugs are difficult to eliminate from homes, but they are not so difficult to control in a city, he writes. With the proper push, Philadelphia could turn around the epidemic.

Read the op ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Transplanted Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys Function Well, Study Finds

September 2019

"Our study showed that transplants with HCV-infected kidneys are now routinely performed at many centers, and they are functioning well at one year after transplant," said study co-leader Peter Reese, MD, MSCE.

Read the article in US News and World Report.
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About the CCEB

How can we answer and anticipate the pressing health issues we face together as a society? At the CCEB we rise to that challenge through research and training in epidemiology and in biostatistics. We solve problems facing patients and populations. MORE

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