Jafar Aljazeeri, MD, an assistant professor in Drexel’s College of Medicine, was senior author on a recently published systematic review and meta-analysis in the journal Sleep and Breathing that looked at six randomized controlled trials of 1,069 OSA patients taking the GLP-1 liraglutide or tirzepatide.
Corticosteroids creams or lotions are commonly prescribed to reduce inflammation that causes facial redness. They’re also the main ingredient in popular nasal sprays that aim to combat inflammatory responses that cause sinus issues. Now a recently published report in the journal Archives of Dermatological Research suggests that these widely prescribed medications may have a link with rosacea-like skin redness.
What insights can be gleaned from individual immune responses in these first few days following infection that tell us about their immune protection against infection up to a year after being diagnosed with COVID? To learn more, the Drexel News Blog checked in with Elias El Haddad, PhD, a professor in Drexel University’s College of Medicine.
In a recent article in Current Sports Medicine, lead author Moira Davenport, MD, a clinical professor of emergency medicine at Drexel University’s Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh) campus, and colleagues, detailed the many considerations needed for sideline medical bag preparation.
For Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the Drexel News Blog checked in with Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology, and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Drexel University’s College of Medicine about his experience researching Lyme disease and his thoughts on the prospects of a new Lyme vaccine.
A new COVID “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization known as BA.3.2 is circulating across the United States. Here to sort out the latest on the new variant, including whether we should be concerned about its ability to evade immunity from previous vaccination and/or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, is Sonia Navas-Martin, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology in Drexel’s College of Medicine.
As the college’s growing landscape creates more varied clinical opportunities for students, this expansion presents a challenge: how do you ensure students have vital mental health resources when they’re many miles away from campus?
Erum N. Ilyas, MD, interim chair of dermatology in the College of Medicine and colleagues sort out these questions in a recently published article in The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. The teamfound that those UPF claims — which refer to the hat’s ability to block UV — aren’t really that reliable for consumers seeking protection from the sun’s rays.
Earlier this month, the European Union announced a ban on a typical ingredient used in manicures and pedicures, classifying it as “carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction.”
Although the telltale signs of fall are already approaching – leaves changing, a chill in the air, kids going back to school – one harbinger of the season might look a little different this year: vaccine recommendations.
