Join Penn Medicine for A 5K Walk/Run Event This Spring

Spring is the season for dusting off the running or walking shoes and getting back into an outdoor fitness routine.

Miles for Myeloma

The Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group (PMMNG) is holding its fifth annual Miles for Myeloma 5K Run/Walk Saturday, April 27, 2013 on Martin Luther King Drive in Philadelphia.

Events like Miles for Myeloma raise important funds to allow this important research to continue. Last year, more than 1,000 participants, volunteers, and sponsors raised more than $140,000 bringing the total raised by this event to over $400,000 since its inception in 2009.

Register for the Miles for Myeloma event here. 

What is Myeloma?

Myeloma is a cancer of bone marrow plasma cells, which manifests in patients as low blood counts, painful bone lesions and fractures, kidney injury, and increased risk of infections. With several new medicines approved over the past 15 years, we can now routinely hope for many years of good quality life with the disease. However, there is still no cure, and improvements in therapy are certainly needed.

Lose Weight at Penn Medicine

Learn about medical weight loss in Philadelphia, and the Penn Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program at a free information session about weight-loss surgery in Philadelphia.

There, you will hear about your weight-loss surgery options, and how Penn can help you lose weight and get healthy for good.

Register for a free information session today.