• Penn Medicine’s Samuel Parry, MD, awarded 2026 Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award February 19, 2026 Samuel Parry, MD, the Franklin Payne Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn has been awarded the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM)’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.
• Where peak performance meets progressive disease February 18, 2026 A muscle science lab draws on personal experience at the extremes—world-class athleticism and muscular dystrophy—in seeking a safer gene therapy.
• Could ‘cyborg’ transplants replace pancreatic tissue damaged by diabetes? February 18, 2026 A new electronic implant system can help lab‑grown pancreatic cells mature and function properly, potentially providing a basis for novel, cell-based therapies for diabetes.
• America’s oldest hospital becomes Philadelphia’s newest museum February 15, 2026 America’s first hospital will mark its 275th anniversary by transforming Pennsylvania Hospital’s historic Pine Building into a museum, open this May.
• Michael D. Barber, MHA, named Chief Executive Officer of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health February 11, 2026 Michael D. Barber, MHA, has been named chief executive officer of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health after assuming the role of interim CEO last year.

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