Oral health and systemic health are often siloed systems, says Modupe Coker, Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at Penn Dental Medicine. Her work builds a bridge between these two systems to show how both good and bad oral bacteria can affect overall health. Learn more about how #PennMatters to health: https://www.upenn.edu/about/penn-matters | University of Pennsylvania

Drug-resistant bacteria are one of the most urgent health challenges of our time. 🦠 Penn Vet is addressing the challenge with comprehensive infection prevention and control measures, as well as biosecurity strategies, to protect the animals, people, and communities served by its hospitals and facilities. Ryan Hospital and Penn Vet New Bolton Center Hospital each have dedicated infection prevention and control leaders responsible for developing, monitoring, and implementing disease control proto