Corticosteroids creams or lotions are commonly prescribed to reduce inflammation that causes facial redness. They’re also the main ingredient in popular nasal sprays that aim to combat inflammatory responses that cause sinus issues. Now a recently published report in the journal Archives of Dermatological Research suggests that these widely prescribed medications may have a link with rosacea-like skin redness.
As both the number of days with extreme temperatures fueled by climate change and the number of incarcerated Americans increases (roughly two million people are currently incarcerated in the U.S.), a new health crisis is emerging for many of those in Pennsylvania’s prisons, particularly for women, according to a recently published study in Nature Communications from researchers at the Dornsife School of Public Health.
What insights can be gleaned from individual immune responses in these first few days following infection that tell us about their immune protection against infection up to a year after being diagnosed with COVID? To learn more, the Drexel News Blog checked in with Elias El Haddad, PhD, a professor in Drexel University’s College of Medicine.
In a recent article in Current Sports Medicine, lead author Moira Davenport, MD, a clinical professor of emergency medicine at Drexel University’s Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh) campus, and colleagues, detailed the many considerations needed for sideline medical bag preparation.
For Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the Drexel News Blog checked in with Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology, and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Drexel University’s College of Medicine about his experience researching Lyme disease and his thoughts on the prospects of a new Lyme vaccine.
The Drexel News Blog checked in with Paul W. Brandt-Rauf, ScD, MD, DrPH, a distinguished university professor and dean of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, who has studied peptide therapies for treatment and prevention of cancer, to ask him about the potential for peptides and possible safety risks.
A new COVID “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization known as BA.3.2 is circulating across the United States. Here to sort out the latest on the new variant, including whether we should be concerned about its ability to evade immunity from previous vaccination and/or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, is Sonia Navas-Martin, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology in Drexel’s College of Medicine.
Indeed, many brands have touted pouches as a way for smokers to quit over the past few years, but recently published data in the journal Tobacco Control from researchers at the Dornsife School of Public Health and the National Institutes of Health suggest it’s not a particularly effective way of doing so.
Concern about bird flu seems to be growing steadily locally and nationally. Here to sort out what we know, and steps to minimize health risks, is Thersa Sweet, PhD, a teaching professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health.
As the college’s growing landscape creates more varied clinical opportunities for students, this expansion presents a challenge: how do you ensure students have vital mental health resources when they’re many miles away from campus?
