Oliver Schaer, PhD, an assistant professor in Drexel’s LeBow College of Business, discusses his recent research that introduces a new, data-driven model for pre-launch predictions of a product’s sales.
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Q+A: Do Nicotine Pouches Really Help Smokers Quit?
Indeed, many brands have touted pouches as a way for smokers to quit over the past few years, but recently published data in the journal Tobacco Control from researchers at the Dornsife School of Public Health and the National Institutes of Health suggest it’s not a particularly effective way of doing so.
Q+A: How Can Feeling in Control Foster Healthy Aging Among Adult Cancer Survivors?
Having control over your own health through access to medical appointments, healthy foods, clean air and water, among other resources indeed fosters better health. It’s equally understandable that when an individual doesn’t have these, they are at risk for worse health. But simply believing that you don’t have control over your health could actually compound these problems, according to a recently published study from Drexel University researchers in the journal Psychology, Health & Medicine.
What News Media Gets Right and Wrong about SNAP Eligibility
Considering the importance of media coverage to SNAP’s success, is this coverage fair and comprehensive? Researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health set out to answer this question, recently publishing an article in the journal Health Affairs Scholar that analyzed 84 news stories from 1997 through 2022 about a measure of SNAP eligibility.
Q+A: How Hot is Too Hot for Indoor Living?
With summer months approaching, soon too will household battles over thermostat temperatures. A new research review, authored by Drexel University public health researchers, looking at 29 papers, spanning five continents, may inform these debates with insights on how indoor temperatures impact health.
Q+A: A New Path to Holistic Health Care: How is Mindfulness Meditation Helping Nurses?
Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions has created a 10‐week graduate-level “Mindfulness Meditation” class. The course is setting new standards — not only in reducing stress and burnout among students, but also in equipping future health care practitioners with essential self-care tools – to create a better education path to prepare nurses holistically.
Q+A: New Study Shows Maternal Illness During Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism
New research from NYU Grossman School of Medicine at New York University Langone Health, Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute and Aarhus University in Denmark has shown that maternal illness during pregnancy does not increase the likelihood of a being diagnosed with autism, despite many previous studies reporting a link.
Q+A: Can Hormonal IUDs Cause Rosacea?
Compared to users of other hormonal IUDs, those who chose Skyla® showed the lowest risk of developing rosacea one-year, three years and five years after placement, according to new data from researchers at Drexel University College of Medicine, recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Q+A: Is the Growth of Direct Primary Care Expanding Health Care Access Where It’s Needed Most?
The Drexel News Blog asked lead author Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, an associate research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, about this health care model, which patients are typically served by it, according to the study; and what its growth might suggest for the future of health care.
Q+A: Mapping Research on the Health Benefits of Being in Nature
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.