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!”
Compared to users of other hormonal IUDs, those who chose Skyla® showed the lowest risk of developing rosacea one-year, three years and five years after placement, according to new data from researchers at Drexel University College of Medicine, recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
How has the rise of micromobility globally and nationally created challenges and opportunities for Philadelphia and other cities to make wise investments for safer streets?
The Drexel News Blog asked lead author Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, an associate research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, about this health care model, which patients are typically served by it, according to the study; and what its growth might suggest for the future of health care.
As global temperatures rise, the U.S. federal government and some states are taking renewed interest in protecting vulnerable workers against the dangers of prolonged heat exposure on the job. Most recently, Maryland joined a handful […]
