The National Commission on Hunger released its final report Monday, detailing the myriad causes of hunger in the United States that range from under-employment to racism while also providing concrete steps forward that could combat […]
Category: Health & Medicine
ICYMI: How Art Therapy is Helping Children Raised in Poverty
Ninety-four percent of patients at Drexel’s Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services have been exposed to one or more childhood traumas, according to a survey conducted by the center. A recent feature […]
Q+A: With or Without the ACA, Health Costs Will Keep Climbing
With Congress gearing up to send a bill with provisions to repeal core components of the Affordable Care Act to the desk of President Barack Obama, Drexel’s Robert Field is concerned about the effects […]
Quick Take: Your Coloring Book is Not Your Therapist
“Art is a very powerful, symbolic language that expresses those internal life experiences for which we have no words. A trained art therapist helps people create, express, and understand their own symbolic language which can […]
Drexel Docs Testing New Way to Ease Painful Periods
They can lead to heavy menstrual bleeding, pain, fatigue and sometimes pregnancy loss. But women affected by uterine fibroids often suffer in silence, says Dipak Delvadia, DO, an obstetrician and gynecologist (OB-GYN), and assistant professor […]
Quick Take: Elected Officials Must Step Up to Fight Hunger
“Clearly, we need to improve our current programs but we also need to address the root causes of hunger and make sure that we are counting and supporting the most vulnerable citizens of America,” — […]
From Anxiety to ADHD: Affordable Child Therapy from Drexel’s Psychological Services Center
Since opening last October, Drexel’s Psychological Services Center has been breaking down barriers to mental health care by offering cutting-edge treatments at an affordable price to members of the community. In the past year, the […]
Q+A: Are ‘Natural’ Ingredients Healthier? Behind the Campbell’s Soup Change
By dropping some synthetic ingredients in its signature chicken soup, Campbell’s has become the latest food company to strive for a more “natural” product. The soup-maker follows in the footsteps of companies like Kraft — […]
Drexel Snapshot: Providing Medical Care in the Himalayas
How do aspiring doctors spend their summers? For second-year medical student David Tomajan, a flight and a 3-day road trip across rugged terrain brought him to a remote, desert region in the Himalayas called Spiti […]
Accessing the ACA’s Full Potential
Although research by a new Drexel professor has shown important increases in health care access for the United States’ Latino population under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), he feels expanding it to include undocumented immigrants […]