For the approximately 8 million Americans who suffer from binge eating disorder, help could be just a download away. Psychologists in Drexel’s Laboratory for Innovations in Health-Related Behavior Change are developing a new smartphone application […]
“We are trying to improve someone’s quality of life. If someone can breathe without a ventilator, then you’ve increased their independence, and that, to me, is a huge success.” –Michael Lane, PhD Walking is not […]
Scientists are seeking to make poop an easy pill to swallow. Once viewed by many physicians as a controversial treatment, fecal transplantation (though it is still classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as […]
No one is sure how the astonishing election of Donald Trump as president will impact health care in the United States. But with the backing of a Republican-controlled Congress, experts are warning Americans — and […]
Undergoing a mastectomy can feel like a “personal attack” on a patient’s womanhood, says Amanda Woodworth, MD, director of the Breast Health and Wellness Center at Drexel University College of Medicine. But thanks to recent […]
The engineer of the New Jersey Transit train that crashed at Hoboken Terminal last week, killing one woman and injuring more than 100 people, told federal investigators that he was going only 10 mph as […]
A fatigued business executive drives home on a stormy night after a trying workday. An anesthesiologist fails to notice a dangerous change in her patient’s vital signs while attending a long, complex surgery. An air […]
Update 10/26: Hans Kersten, MD, has made it to the final round of the Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge! That means he is one of four finalists in the competition and is guaranteed to […]
Drexel University College of Medicine was recently ranked seventh by U.S. News & World Report on a list of the top 10 medical schools with the most African-American students. The distinction means the college has bucked […]
When the heart quivers, you could be suffering from an ailment more serious than love sickness. But a new tool coming to Philadelphia today could help to mend the organ. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is […]
