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Using AI to Uncover Hospital Patients’ Long COVID Care Needs
In a new study, Yong Chen, PhD and colleagues at Penn Medicine, used AI and latent transfer learning to analyze long-COVID data, identifying four patient sub-populations with distinct care needs, improving hospital resource allocation and tailoring treatment for diverse patient populations.
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Marylyn D. Ritchie, PhD, FACMI
Dr. Ritchie is an expert in translational bioinformatics, with a focus on developing, applying, and disseminating algorithms, methods, and tools integrating electronic health records (EHR) with genomics. The mission of […]
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Todd A. Miano, PharmD, PhD
Dr. Miano is a critical care pharmacist and epidemiologist whose work aims to reduce harm from adverse drug events in acutely ill patients. His research focuses on understanding the determinants […]
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Rebecca A. Hubbard, PhD
Dr. Rebecca Hubbard’s lab focuses on the development, application, and evaluation of statistical methods for the analysis of real-world data (RWD) such as electronic health records (EHR) and medical claims […]
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Kevin Johnson, MD, MS, FAAP, FAMIA, FACMI
Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS is the David L. Cohen University Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Computer and Information Science, Pediatrics, and Science Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, Vice President […]
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Wensheng Guo, PhD
Dr. Guo joined the Biostatistics faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998, and was promoted to Professor of Biostatistics in 2010. He was elected as ASA fellow in 2010 […]
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Michael Harhay, PhD, MPH
Dr. Michael Harhay specializes in the statistical design, analysis, and interpretation of large randomized trials and cohort studies. At Penn, he oversees a broad research portfolio, including serving as the […]
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Jinbo Chen, PhD
Dr. Jinbo Chen is Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Her research focuses on statistical methods […]
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Finding the Right Logic for Masking Rules
If Philadelphia’s masking policy aims to prevent spread of Covid-19, emphasizing hospitalization numbers, a lagging indicator, over case numbers isn’t wise, comments Michael Levy, PhD. “It’s like instead of using […]
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A Budding Epidemiologist Tests Positive
Epidemiology PhD candidate Katherine Strelau reached a new understanding when she tested positive for Covid-19: We have entered a new era of the pandemic, she wrote in an opinion piece. […]
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Deciding When to Suspend a Vaccine
Susan Ellenberg, PhD, discussed the risks of blood clots connected with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and weighed whether it was necessary to suspend use. Hear the coverage on the BBC