The world is changing. More than 70 million people – 2.3 million more than in 2017 – are currently displaced as a result of conflict, violence, and other factors, according to a United Nations report […]
Tag: public health
Puerto Rico Continues to Struggle from Devastation Caused by Hurricane Maria. Now a Drexel Team is Studying the Long-term Health Impact.
More than a year after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, investigations continue into the impact of the devastating storm. The United States Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is assessing damage […]
Autism Awareness Month: Meet the Expert, Nathaniel Snyder, Modifiable Risk Factor Researcher
Drexel News Blog speaks with Nathaniel Snyder of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute for the second in a series of conversations with autism experts throughout Autism Awareness month.
Media Watch: Smog Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
If you live in a county with “dirtier air” or high-levels of air pollution you have an increased risk of dying from a stroke and a shorter life expectancy, according to a new study that […]
Q+A: How Should We Be Tracking Progress Toward the End of the AIDS Epidemic?
In one of the less contentious moments of President Trump’s State of the Union address, he announced a strategy to stop the spread of HIV in the United States by 2030. Though few details of […]
Media Watch: EPA Disbands Pollution Review Panel
Earlier this month, the acting chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disbanded a panel of experts charged with reviewing microscopic airborne pollutants known to cause respiratory disease, The New York Times first reported. […]
Q+A: Why Are Hospitals Suddenly Expanding Into Rural Areas?
Providing quality health care to people in rural communities has long been a challenge in the United States, with many providers finding that they cannot make enough money to provide services in these locations. As […]
Preventing Falls in Older Adults: What Works and What Doesn’t
When you fall dozens of times a day as a toddler, you bounce right back up. Maybe you get some bruises on your elbows or knees, maybe not. But when an older person falls, however, […]
What Happens to Your Body When You Overdose – and Other Questions on the Opioid Crisis
There were more than 63,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016, mostly related to opioids, according to the most recent national data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Pennsylvania, the number […]
Bringing Work Home: 3 Pathways Work Hazards Can Impact the Home Environment
When we think about the effects of hazardous workplaces, we often draw an imaginary border between a person’s job and their home life. But a new Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene paper co-authored by […]