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 […]
Category: Health & Medicine
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 […]
Quick Take: Pediatricians Urged to Join Fight Against Childhood Hunger
“It’s high time [that pediatricians screen all patients for food insecurity]. We know food insecurity drives up health care costs, is associated with more hospitalizations and is related to poor childhood development and health.” – […]
The Way to a Woman’s Heart is Through Her Stomach, Too
You’ve heard that romance starts in the kitchen and not in the bedroom. Well, researchers at Drexel University finally have the science to support that saying – but not the way you might think. In […]
The Science of Why Philadelphia’s Public Housing is Going Smoke Free
On July 16, 2015, Philadelphia’s public housing agency became the largest in the country to go smoke-free in its communities. It’s a new policy informed by a solid base of scientific evidence—some of which was […]
Autism/Autismo: Films Reach Diverse Audiences with Families’ Personal Stories
This spring, a set of videos premiered in Philadelphia, documenting the experiences of local African-American families as each dealt with a child’s autism diagnosis. The films, produced by social worker Karen Krivit with a team […]