The landmark report of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute’s Life Course Outcomes research program served as the statistical basis for many of the findings in a recent Government Accountability Office report to Congress. Using information […]
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Drexel Celebrates International Education Week
In celebration of International Education Week, Nov. 14 to 18, Drexel University’s School of Education is partnering with the Office of International Programs to provide various events in conjunction with other Drexel departments, including Student […]
Quick Take: Your Neighborhood Factors Into Your Stroke Risk
“Where we live influences our health in a lot of ways: Whether a neighborhood is walkable, the availability of health foods, the levels of security and stress we feel in our neighborhood and many other […]
Snapshot: Autism Institute Receives Funds Toward New Certificate Program
Last week, the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute received $60,000 to help create a new, non-credit certificate program designed to make the transition out of high school easier for those with intellectual disability and autism spectrum […]
Q+A: Tuberculosis as an Ongoing Threat
For many people in the United States, tuberculosis is a disease that seems dated, more likely to be associated with Ellis Island than a present day trip to the doctor’s office. However, the United States […]
Quick Take: Food Insecurity Remains High in the U.S. Despite Being ‘Solvable’
Annual numbers released by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service showed that the percentage of food insecure homes has decreased, but more than one in eight households remain unable to access enough […]
Q+A: Expanding Buprenorphine RXs — Can It Help With The Opioid Epidemic?
As part of a multi-pronged effort to address the growing opioid addiction epidemic in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that it would make one treatment medication more […]
Q+A: CDC Recommends Against Nasal Flu Vaccine, Back to Needles
Those looking to avoid the needle during this year’s flu season may be out of luck. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recommended against the use of […]
50 Years Later: How Medicare Changed Our Health System
In 1966, Medicare brought million of senior citizens health coverage as the first federal expansion of health insurance protection in the United States. The expansion became the largest of its kind in the country’s history. […]
Q+A: Are We Ready for the Zika Outbreak?
The Zika virus has reached Philadelphia, after the virus already struck two people in Pennsylvania and one in Delaware, all who acquired the infection during travel to affected areas. It is one of the latest […]