Registered Dietitian Jennifer Nasser, PhD, an associate professor in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, shared her insight on the American diet, ultra-processed foods, FOP labeling and other public health dietary initiatives.
As winter approaches – replete with COVID, flu, colds and other ailments – so does the season of throat clearing. But this hem, ahem, hawk, cough, or tickle in the throat doesn’t have to linger […]
Kymberlee Montgomery, DNP, a clinical professor and senior associate dean of Nursing in Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, shared her experience as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and what this new CDC guidance will mean for patients and their health care providers when it comes to contraception choices.
Drexel researchers exploit the “sweet tooth” of hungry immune cells in this emerging era of immune-targeted therapies.
Fred Krebs, PhD, an associate professor in Drexel University’s College of Medicine and an expert in viruses and viral infections, shared whether it’s safe to drink cow’s milk, how to keep farm workers safe, the current state of monitoring and testing, and whether the U.S. is prepared in the event of a bird flu outbreak in humans.
Dahlia Stott, a graduate student in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions recently reviewed studies on the health benefits of interacting with nature to identify gaps in the research, next steps for researchers and provide recommendations for how we can best benefit from nature.
Esther Chernak, MD, a clinical professor at the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine and Director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, explains the current global situation for dengue, how to minimize the disease’s spread, and what the United States needs to do.
As the extreme heat effects of climate change intensify, it may not be possible to beat the heat by going inside. In fact, this is already the case for many people in vulnerable communities throughout […]
Researchers, led by Alexa Tompary, PhD, an assistant professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, are examining the parts of the brain they believe are responsible for the distortions in memory and if these distortions can be reduced.
Some researchers are concerned that some negative views towards COVID-19 vaccines could extend beyond COVID-19 into other beneficial vaccines. In a recently published study in the journal Vaccine, a team of researchers from seven universities, including Drexel University, conducted a nationwide survey to measure whether the COVID-19 pandemic had such an effect on views about Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination.
