2018

- Existing Disaster Resources Lack Information for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
  
  June 26, 2018
  
  Families with children who have access and mobility challenges, chronic illness, or intellectual or developmental disabilities require targeted messages before, during, and after disasters to ensure that they understand risks to their children's health.
  
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- Medicaid Expansion Under the ACA Increased Low-Income Patient Access to Kidney Transplants
  
  June 21, 2018
  
  A new study from Drexel researchers suggests that Medicaid expansion may have helped to curb racial and socioeconomic disparities in chronic kidney disease care.
  
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- Drexel, Congreso Partner to Map Neighborhood-Specific Violence Trends in Eastern North Philadelphia
  
  June 11, 2018
  
  A partnership between the Urban Health Collaborative and the non-profit Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. put together the first neighborhood-specific crime map for the area that's home to Philadelphia's largest population of Latino residents.
  
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- Eagles Autism Challenge Raised $2.5 Million to Benefit Autism Research at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
  
  June 04, 2018
  
  The Philadelphia Eagles' inaugural ride, run and walk raised $2.5 million for autism research that will be done by a trio of beneficiaries that includes the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute.
  
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- Trauma from Parents' Youth Linked to Poorer Health, Asthma in Their Own Children
  
  June 04, 2018
  
  A Drexel University study found that for each type of adverse childhood experience a parent went through, their children had 19 percent higher odds of poorer health.
  
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- 2018 Dornsife Awards
  
  May 25, 2018
  
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- Outgoing Graduate Student Association President Looks Back on Time at Drexel, Forward to Future in Global Health
  
  May 23, 2018
  
  Jerry John Nutor, a graduating PhD nursing student, has made his mark on the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and on the University at large. He looks forward to continuing what he started at Drexel through a postdoctoral position at Princeton University.
  
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- President Fry’s Contract Extended to Lead Drexel Into the Next Decade
  
  May 23, 2018
  
  At a recent meeting, the Board of Trustees extended President John Fry’s contract through 2023.
  
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- More Frequent Checks Control MRSA in Newborns, But Can Hospitals Afford Them?
  
  May 22, 2018
  
  Checking more often on newborns in the NICU provided positive results for preventing MRSA transmission, but hospitals must balance the high costs, a new study found.
  
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- In Photos: A Wet But Inspiring Eagles Autism Challenge
  
  May 21, 2018
  
  Despite heavy downpours at points during the morning, thousands turned up for the Eagles Autism Challenge to support research at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute.
  
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