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 […]
Tag: public health
Q+A: Preventing Mother-to-Baby HIV Transmission
The National Institutes of Health released findings this week that said HIV therapy for breastfeeding mothers can virtually eliminate transmission to their babies, according to results from a large clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. […]
Q+A: How Can You Stay Healthy in the Heat?
As Philadelphia heads into another day of high temperatures, the National Weather Service has declared an “excessive heat warning” in the region until 6 p.m. tonight. Health experts warn that extreme heat is more than […]
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. […]
Quick Take: Drexel’s Gambescia Testifies in Favor of Soda Tax
“A founding principle of public health measures is such policies aim to benefit all, and lowering sugar intake fits this principle at many levels. This should trump the social economy argument against the tax and […]
Drexel Study: Are You Really OK to Drive Right Now?
While anyone who has taken a high school health class knows the perils associated with drinking and driving, other factors that contribute to motor vehicle accidents — like marijuana, fatigue and texting — are more […]
Q+A: Pumping the Brakes on Painkillers
The federal government has published the first-ever national guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers, such as OxyContin and Percocet, in an effort to halt the overuse of the highly addictive drugs. The Centers for Disease Control […]
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 […]
Q+A: The Public Health Effects of a Philly Soda Tax
To date, only one city in the United States has passed a soda tax: Berkeley California. But Mayor Jim Kenney reportedly hopes to have Philadelphia soon join the west coast city in taxing sugary beverages. […]
Q+A: Is Zika Virus a Threat to the United States?
A mosquito-borne illness that has spread throughout South America, Central America and the Caribbean adds fuel to growing fears about where viruses could strike next, infectious disease experts say. The Zika virus, previously restricted […]