The growing popularity of weight-loss medications like GLP-1s has triggered a broad reevaluation of the driving forces behind our relationship with food. As a result, researchers are also taking a fresh look at the neurological and psychological drivers of eating disorders — including binge-spectrum eating disorders, which affect approximately 2.8 million adults in the United States.
Earlier this month, the European Union announced a ban on a typical ingredient used in manicures and pedicures, classifying it as “carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction.”
Although the telltale signs of fall are already approaching – leaves changing, a chill in the air, kids going back to school – one harbinger of the season might look a little different this year: vaccine recommendations.
Considering the importance of media coverage to SNAP’s success, is this coverage fair and comprehensive? Researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health set out to answer this question, recently publishing an article in the journal Health Affairs Scholar that analyzed 84 news stories from 1997 through 2022 about a measure of SNAP eligibility.
With summer months approaching, soon too will household battles over thermostat temperatures. A new research review, authored by Drexel University public health researchers, looking at 29 papers, spanning five continents, may inform these debates with insights on how indoor temperatures impact health.
Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions has created a 10‐week graduate-level “Mindfulness Meditation” class. The course is setting new standards — not only in reducing stress and burnout among students, but also in equipping future health care practitioners with essential self-care tools – to create a better education path to prepare nurses holistically.
New research from NYU Grossman School of Medicine at New York University Langone Health, Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute and Aarhus University in Denmark has shown that maternal illness during pregnancy does not increase the likelihood of a being diagnosed with autism, despite many previous studies reporting a link.
Alis Panzera, DrNP, an associate clinical professor in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions and a women’s health nurse practitioner, explains the importance of regular HPV screenings and what this new testing option means for both patients and health care providers.
Laura Baehr, DPT, PhD, assistant professor and director of the PACEE Lab (physical activity, access, community, equity, empowerment) at Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, shared some tips for starting fresh exercise habits and strategies for supporting healthly behaviors and helping them stick.
Registered Dietitian Jennifer Nasser, PhD, an associate professor in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, says “you can have your cake and eat it too!”
