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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Sunday February 23, 2025 ( 4 items )  

AI 'Scribe' Increases Face-to-face Time With Patients
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * AI 'scribe' increases face-to-face time with patients Using an artificial intelligence-powered system to "listen" to patient visits and take notes increased clinician face time with patients and reduced after-hours work PHILADELPHIA--When doctors teamed with an artificial intelligence tool that "listened" in and took notes on patient visits, the tool si  more

Governors Call for Energy Permitting Reform
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Governors Call for Energy Permitting Reform Secretary Burgum Addresses National Governors Association Winter Meeting Washington, DC - National Governors Association (NGA) Vice Chair Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joined Governors from states and territories across the nation in calling for policies to streamline the permitting process for v  more

New MRNA Therapy Could Repair Damaged Lungs
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New mRNA therapy could repair damaged lungs Penn researchers designed an organ-specific mRNA and lipid nanoparticle therapy which could lead to new targeted treatments for damaged organs. PHILADELPHIA - A combination of mRNA and a new lipid nanoparticle could help heal damaged lungs, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the   more

Wilkes University Welcomes New Members to the Board of Trustees
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22 -- Wilkes University issued the following news release: * * * Wilkes University Welcomes New Members to the Board of Trustees Wilkes University recently welcomed four new members to the Board of Trustees, which oversees and evaluates the University's operations including fiscal affairs and academic program quality. Susan Maier Davis '85 Susan Maier Davis graduated from Wilkes University in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's degree in  more