When cancer surgeons remove tumors from the body, the difference between success and failure is often just a few cells. Any lingering malignancy could lead to a recurrence of the cancer, so it is vital […]
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Drexel Snapshot: Annual Golf Classic Raises $242,000 for Medical Scholarships
With the temperature in the 90s and a beautiful blue sky above, more than 100 golfers hit the links for the 14th annual Manuel Stamatakis Golf Classic, held by Drexel University College of Medicine, on […]
Quick Takes: Obamacare and Same-Sex Marriage are Both Public Health Issues
The Supreme Court issued its rulings today in the King v. Burwell case, upholding Obamacare’s subsidies and protecting access to affordable health care for millions of low- and middle-income Americans—a major victory in the view […]
Building a Digital Library Over a Dial-Up Connection
Slow connections, limited bandwidth, intermittent power and the occasional monsoon are just a few of the obstacles to overcome while you’re trying to build a digital health information repository for clinics in rural Uganda. Right […]
Drexel Snapshot: New Mental Health Screening Kiosk in University Recreation Center
Drexel’s Recreation Center now offers a new way for students, staff and visitors to maintain healthy minds in the same place where they attend to the health of their bodies. The new MindKare™ mental health kiosk […]
Quick Take: Drexel Sports Management Expert Discusses FIFA Scandal
On May 27, U.S. authorities announced an indictment against 14 soccer officials and sports marketing executives in a corruption investigation of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer. It was also announced that a Swiss investigation […]
Why a Drexel Professor Wants to Sell More Processed Foods to Low-Income Families
When it comes to healthy nutrition and low-income communities, you’ve probably heard these nuggets of conventional wisdom: Processed foods are unhealthy. The healthiest diets are composed of whole, unprocessed foods like fresh fruits and veggies, […]
Philadelphia Region Ranks 22nd Among Nation’s Fittest Cities
How is Philadelphia doing compared to other major U.S. cities when it comes to personal fitness? According to new rankings released by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the greater Philadelphia region is in […]
Quick Take: Drexel Public Health Expert Weighs Impact of Racial Health Inequality on Elections
By Kim Menard New research shows that premature death among racial groups translates into political inequities. To change racial health inequalities, voting is a critical step to influence the political process. Drexel School of Public […]
Why Diet Apps Fail
It’s actually not complicated at all. The reason most smartphone diet apps fail has nothing to do with the diet, and little to do with the app. A team of Drexel researchers is working on […]