January 2017

January 31, 2017: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a New York Times story about how colleges are looking to recruit more students from rural locales, which often have higher poverty rates and lower education levels than those labeled as "urban." The story notes that Drexel's College of Medicine includes rural students among those served through its diversity office.

January 19: A 2013 study from researchers in the College of Medicine, which studied NBA players who had suffered ruptured Achilles, was mentioned in a USA Today story about Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay who was diagnosed with an injury at his last game.

January 18: Michael S. Weingarten, MD, a professor in the Department of Surgery and medical director of the Comprehensive Wound Healing Program, was interviewed in a WTXF-TV (FOX-29) segment about an ultrasound device they are developing to speed the process of healing chronic wounds. The project is also led by researchers in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems.

January 18: Daniel Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was interviewed on WURD Radio (900-AM) about an op-ed he wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer on economic and health disparities in Philadelphia.

January 16: Daniel Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a column for Philly.com about how economic inequality is resulting in health care disparities for children.

January 16: Allan Schwartz, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, authored a "Medical Mystery" column for Philly.com about the death of Joseph Stalin.

January 13: Sarah Long, MD, professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a Seeker.com story about the effects of President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of Robert Kennedy Jr. to chair a commission to examine the effectiveness of immunizations.

January 12: A Live Science story about the link between alcohol and overeating that quoted Jessica Barson, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, was picked up by the Huffington Post.

January 10: Kristene Whitmore, MD, professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Sarah M. Whitman, MD, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry, were quoted in a Philly.com story about ways people can improve their health in their 40s.

January 8: Leslie Everts, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine and medical director of the Drexel Student Health Center, was interviewed for a Q&A in the Philadelphia Inquirer about how to stay healthy this winter.

January 5: Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD, associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, and vice chair of the Division of Pain Medicine & Regional Anesthesiology, authored a piece for The Hill about the Affordable Care Act provisions that are under discussion and which parts of the law may soon change.

January 5: Mark Abdelmalek, MD, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, was featured in a segment on ABC's "Good Morning America" about the dangers of at-home chemical peels.

January 1: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, authored a piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer, as part of his presidential medical mystery series, about William Howard Taft, who likely suffered from obstructive sleep apnea due to his obesity.

February 2017

February 26: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, authored a Philadelphia Inquirer piece about Eleanor Roosevelt's battle with tuberculosis, as part of a series he is writing about presidential medical mysteries.

February 21: Amanda Moon, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology and chief of the Division of Pediatric Dermatology, was quoted in an Everyday Health story about how Crohn's disease can cause skin problems.

February 20: Thomas Trojian, MD, professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, chief of the Division of Sports Medicine and director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program, authored a Philly.com blog post about how 10,000 steps per day can lower heart disease risk and aid weight loss.

February 15: Neilanjan Nandi, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and associate director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship program, was quoted in an Everyday Health story about how to sleep better if you have ulcerative colitis.

February 14: Owen Montgomery, MD, chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about a new study that shows doctors may be prescribing too many opioid painkillers to new mothers. Montgomery is one of the authors of new Pennsylvania guidelines that offer recommendations for opioids in obstetric care.

February 13: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, professor in the Department of Medicine, authored a piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer, as part of a presidential medical mystery series, about Chinese Communist Party leader Chairman Mao Tse-Tung's battle with ALS.

February 13: Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD, associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about new guidelines from the American College of Physicians, which say that opioids should only be prescribed as a last resort for chronic back pain.

February 11: The College of Medicine's 24th annual Pediatric AIDS Benefit was featured in news segments on WPVI-TV (6-abc), KYW-TV (CBS-3) andWTXF-TV (FOX-29).

February 3: Michael J. Stephen, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, authored an opinion piece for Stat News about the importance of keeping protections for the most vulnerable patients when rethinking the Affordable Care Act.

February 3: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about the Philadelphia Coalition for a Cure (PC4C) — a collaboration between seven Philadelphia institutions, including Drexel, that will use precision medicine technology to further brain tumor research.

February 3: The College of Medicine was mentioned in stories in the Philadelphia Business Journal and Philly Voice about the Philadelphia Coalition for a Cure (PC4C) — a new project of seven institutions, including Drexel, focused on identifying individualized treatment options for patients with brain tumors.

February 2: Sanaz Attaripour, MD, a neurology resident, was quoted in a STAT News story about how President Donald Trump’s new immigration policy may affect her medical career in the United States.

February 1: Michael J. Stephen, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, authored an op-ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer about how medical professionals must look out for one another during an era of political uncertainty.

March 2017

March 29: Joshua Chang Mell, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, was quoted in a Cystic Fibrosis News Today story about a recent study he published, which profiled the genes of bacteria commonly found in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients.

March 26: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, professor in the Department of Medicine, authored a piece for thePhiladelphia Inquirer about Ronald Reagan's colon cancer diagnosis during his second term as president.

March 24: President John A. Fry and Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, were mentioned in a Philly Voice story about an upcoming professional networking event at the Union League, where they both will be speaking.

March 23: Michael J. Stephen, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, authored an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer about how his patient with cystic fibrosis could lose stable and adequate health insurance coverage if the proposed American Health Care Act becomes law.

March 20: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a WHYY-Newsworks/Kaiser Health News story about how the White House travel ban is affecting local medical students. The story featured Amin Rabiei, a doctor from Iran, who matched with Drexel for his residency on Friday.

March 17: Amy Fuchs, MD, senior associate dean for student affairs, and Rachel Snyder, a fourth-year medical student, were interviewed for a KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about Match Day, when medical student find out their residency assignments.

March 15: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a Philadelphia magazine story about the sale of The Wissahickon, a landmark apartment building in Germantown, which the buyer hopes will attract medical students after it is renovated.

March 14: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about the U.S. News and World Report annual rankings of the nation's best medical schools.

March 13: Robert Comis, MD, professor of medicine, was quoted in an NPR story about how chemotherapy remains a mainstay of cancer treatment, even as new treatments are emerging.

March 9: Paul Gittens, MD, clinical associate professor in the College of Medicine and founder of the Philadelphia Center for Sexual Medicine, was mentioned in stories in the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Tribune about Kenny and Faatimah Gamble's 20th Annual Wellness Breakfast for Men. Gittens was one of the speakers at the event.

March 9: Drexel's Sex and Gender Research Forum, sponsored by the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership, was featured in a Philadelphia Gay News story.

March 8, 2017: Drexel's Sex and Gender Research Forum, sponsored by the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership, was featured in a WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment.

March 3: Lynn Yeakel, director of the College of Medicine’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, was interviewed on the WGCU-FM radio show “Gulf Coast Live” about Vision 2020 and how the initiative is seeking to turn out all eligible women voters in the next four years.

March: Neilanjan Nandi, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, was quoted in two Everyday Health stories about what to eat during an ulcerative colitis flare and the connection between Crohn's disease and arthritis.

April 2017

April 30: Daniel Schidlow, MD, Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean, was mentioned as an honoree of the Voice Foundation’s 46th Annual Symposium in a Broadway World story.

April 28: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a NJ.com story about its former relationship with St. Peter’s University Hospital, which ended in 2014.

April 24: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine, authored a piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer about Theodore Roosevelt and his chronic osteomyelitis diagnosis following a post-presidency trip to Brazil.

April 19: Sneha Patel, MD, internal medicine resident, Monica Mohile, MD, rheumatology fellow, and Arundathi Jayatilleke, MD, assistant professor of medicine and Rheumatology Fellowship program director, published an article in The Rheumatologist about the effects of anchoring bias on diagnosing a patient. Dr. Jayatilleke was also published in The Rheumatologist on interactions between the pharmaceutical industry and fellows in training.

April 19: Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, was interviewed on a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about the Woman One program, which awards scholarships to exceptional medical students.

April 13: Michael J. Stephen, MD, an associate professor of medicine and director of the Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, authored an opinion piece for Philly Voice about former Phillies manager Dallas Green, who recently died at Hahnemann University Hospital.

April 11: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a Huffington Post story about a New York college student who was accepted to 11 medical schools, including Drexel.

April 10: G. Peter Gliebus, MD, interim chair of neurology and director of the Cognitive Disorders Center at Drexel Neurosciences Institute, authored an April 10 opinion piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer about how finding a cure for Alzheimer’s will require the public’s participation in clinical trials.

April 9: The College of Medicine was featured in the Philadelphia Sun for commemorating the contributions of the late Dr. Maurice C. Clifford during a portrait dedication ceremony this month.

April 5: Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD,vice chair in the Division of Pain Medicine & Regional Anesthesiology and associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, co-authored an opinion piece for The Hill about how changes to health care policy can help to combat the opioid epidemic.

April 5: Neilanjan Nandi, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and associate director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship program, was quoted in an Everyday Health slideshow about how patients with ulcerative colitis can manage their fatigue.

April 4: Arundathi Jayatilleke, MD, assistant professor of medicine and director, Rheumatology Fellowship program, was interviewed in a Medpage Today article about the dose of allopurinol that can be used to safely lower serum urate (SU) in gout patients.

April 3: Sanaz Attaripour, MD, neurology resident in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a STAT story about how some hospitals are rushing to fast-track visa applications for foreign medical residents.

April 3: Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership, was quoted in a Ravishly story about what it means to be a modern-day feminist.

April 2: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, professor of medicine, authored a piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer about Ulysses S. Grant's throat cancer, which nearly kept the heavy smoker from finishing his memoirs.

April: Zachari Breeding, MS, RDN, LDN, a dietician in the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center, was quoted in the April issue of Today’s Dietician magazine in a story about how nutrition can boost quality of life for cystic fibrosis patients.

April: Stephanie Schleidt, director of graduate admissions and recruitment in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, was featured in a Q&A piece on the Society for Neuroscience's Neuronline website about 2016 Discovery Day.

May 2017

May 25: David Vearrier, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, was quoted in a Philly Voice story about the dangers of fentanyl and how the drug is complicating the opioid crisis.

May 23: Stan Silverman, vice chairman of Drexel’s Board of Trustees, authored an article for the Philadelphia Business Journal about his experience as the commencement speaker for the College of Medicine.

May 19: A Bucks County Courier Times article about the difficulty in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease, which quoted Garth Ehrlich, PhD, a professor in the Departments of Microbiology & Immunology, and Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, was picked up by WCAU-TV (NBC-10)'s website.

May 19: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine, authored a piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer about the unremitting pain that Andrew Jackson suffered for decades before his death.

May 19: The College of Medicine’s commencement ceremony at the Kimmel Center was featured in a WPVI-TV (6abc) news segment.

May 15: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor of medicine, authored a piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer about the illness that led to George Washington’s death.

May 13: Arundathi Jayatilleke, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, was quoted in a MedPage Today story about how abnormal knee sounds may be an easy way to screen for heightened osteoarthritis risk.

May 12: Garth Ehrlich, PhD, a professor in the Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, was quoted in a Bucks County Courier Times story about the difficulty in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease.

May 12: Tim Beck, an MD/PhD candidate, authored a post for the in-Training blog about the genome editing technology CRISPR-Cas9.

May 10: Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, was interviewed about Vision 2020 and 50/50 Day, a global day of action and conversations around gender equality, during a WHYY/Newsworks segment.

May 6: A May 11, 2016, Philly Voice column featuring Joanne Getsy, MD, director of the Drexel Sleep Center, was mentioned in a May 6 Today.com parenting blog about getting kids to fall asleep.

May 5: Robert Thayer Sataloff, MD, professor and chair of otolaryngology, was mentioned in a post on UltimateGuitar.com about whether vocal surgery can help singers.

May 3: Hans Kersten, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was featured in a Berks-Mont News story about a talk he gave at Honey Brook Food Pantry’s fundraiser dinner on food insecurity.

May: Nicole Mann, second-year medical student, was quoted in the May issue of Cosmopolitan magazine in a story about barriers to contraception.

June 2017

June 29: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine, authored a “medical mystery” piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer about how Calvin Coolidge’s depression may have contributed to his cardiovascular issues later in life.

June 28: Ryan Offer, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was interviewed during a WTXF-TV (FOX-29) “Good Day Philadelphia” segment about how expecting mothers can track fetal movements during pregnancy.

June 27: A study about modeling the motor cortex led by Ilya A. Rybak, PhD,a professor in the College of Medicine, was featured in a June 27 post by Evolution News & Science Today.

June 26: Samuel Cook, a third-year medical student, was mentioned in a Huffington Post piece written by his mother about raising successful black men.

June 22: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer about the White House's 2018 budget proposal and how its proposed reductions in programs could affect his patients' access to housing, food, education and health care.

June 17: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a post on Heavy about Google choosing Susan La Flesche Picotte as one of the subjects of its daily doodle. Picotte graduated from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.

June 16: Paul Nyirjesy, MD, professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was quoted in a Prevention story about common household products that can soothe vaginal itching.

June 16: Alexander Mazin, PhD, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, was quoted in a TrendinTech story about his recent study that found how a protein is vital in RNA-dependent DNA repair.

June 16: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a “medical mystery” for the Philadelphia Inquirer about his own 7-year-old daughter who suffered from an infection that caused behavioral abnormalities.

June 15: Deborah Sandrock, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a Fit Pregnancy and Baby story about baby formula, which brand to choose and how to store a prepared bottle.

June 9: James Roberts, MD, a professor and vice chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, was quoted in a MedPage Today story about the painkiller Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market.

June 6: A study about a possible treatment for Gulf War Illness by Peter Baas, PhD, a professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, was featured in a Laboratory Equipment news article.

June 2: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, professor in the Department of Medicine, authored a "Medical Mystery" column for The Philadelphia Inquirer about Thomas Jefferson's debilitating headaches, which have long been the source of debate for physicians and historians.

June 1: Uri Hershberg, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine and the College of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, and Andrew Cohen, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, contributed to a paper that was recently published in the journal Nature. The paper led to a story about Cohen’s image sequencing lab’s work to glean data from a 3D video of organelles in a live cell, which was featured in Technically Philly.

June: Paul Langevin, MD, associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, was quoted in a feature in the June issue of Reader’s Digest about what cardiologists do to protect their hearts.

July 2017

July 31: Michael J. Stephen, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, authored an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer about how cuts to Medicaid could lead to more hospital closures in Philadelphia.

July 26: Florence Gelo, DMin, NCPsyA, an associate professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, was mentioned in a Philadelphia Citizen story about ARTZ Philadelphia, a nonprofit that uses museum visits to connect medical students and patients with dementia. Gelo brought a version of the program to Drexel and Jefferson University.

July 24: Carla Brown, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow, was interviewed for a WHYY/Newsworks.org story about "CD4 Hunter," a game created by Brown and researchers in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology that teaches players how HIV infects and replicates in the human body.

July 21: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine, authored a piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer about President James A. Garfield, who was shot in the back but survived for 80 days before dying.

July 20: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored an op-ed for The Philadelphia Inquirerabout the high rates of sudden infant deaths in Philadelphia and what parents can do to protect their children.

July 19: Drexel's Mini-Med Summer Camp was mentioned in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about the Rudman Foundation and the summer camp it sponsors.

July 11: Owen Montgomery, MD, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was quoted in a WHYY/Newsworks.org story about how doctors are reassessing the optimal level of pain medication to prescribe to women after C-sections.

July 11: Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, John Rich, MD, a professor, and Sandra Bloom, MD, an associate professor, both of the Dornsife School of Public Health, were named in a Notebook story as keynote speakers for a conference on trauma awareness and education.

July 5: Christina Chung, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Dermatology, was quoted in a story in The Atlantic about the relatively small skin cancer risks associated with gel manicures.

July 4: A post from the College of Medicine about the places on an airplane with the most germs was mentioned in a story in the French edition of Grazia magazine.

July 2: Youngmoo Kim, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering and director of the ExCITe Center, and the College of Medicine’s Medical Simulation Center were mentioned in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about the STEAM lab at Roxborough High School, made possible through a collaboration with Drexel and a five-year $2.5 million grant. Through the collaboration, high school students visit Drexel for training in science, technology, engineering and math.

August 2017

August 26 & 27: Women’s Equality Day events hosted in Philadelphia by Vision 2020, a national coalition based out of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, were featured in news segments on KYW-TV (CBS-3), WTXF-TV (FOX-29) and the CW Philly

August 23: Garth Ehrlich, PhD, professor in the Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about a project his lab is undertaking to collect ticks from the public and use advanced gene sequencing techniques to study their microbiomes. Dr. Ehrlich’s research study was also quoted in a KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) on August 26.

August 23: Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, was interviewed for a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about two upcoming Vision 2020 events Saturday, August 25 that celebrated Women’s Equality Day.

August 23: The College of Medicine was listed as one of the top 10 medical schools with the most applications received for the 2016-17 school year in Becker’s Hospital Review and in the Philadelphia Inquirer on August 25.

August 22: National Women’s Equality Day events hosted by Vision 2020, an initiative of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, were previewed in a Philly Voice article. The events were also highlighted in an Aug. 21 Uwishunu post about things to do in Philly this weekend.

August 17: Felix Kim, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, was mentioned in a FierceBiotech article on Sigma1 research.

August 17: Arundathi Jayatilleke, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, was quoted in a Med Page Today article on gout’s effect on knee replacement in osteoarthritis

August 14: Theodore Corbin, MD, an associate professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured in a Philadelphia Citizen story about Healing Hurt People, a hospital-based intervention program based in Drexel’s Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice. Corbin is medical director of the program and co-director of the center.

August 11: The College of Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony was featured in a KYW-TV (CBS-3) news segment and mentioned in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) news segment.

August 10: Donna Russo, PhD, senior associate dean for curriculum, was quoted in a Philadelphia Business Journal story featuring the College’s new MD curriculum launching this fall.

August 9: A Hello Giggles post cited a Drexel College of Medicine list of the "6 germiest places on an airplane and how to avoid them."

August 9: Drexel and Context Therapeutics were mentioned in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about Philadelphia biotech firms attracting out-of-town investment and acquisition capital. Context is a Drexel spin-off co-founded by Felix Kim, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology.

August 7: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a TIME magazine story that cited a Drexel Medicine post about the “germiest” places on an airplane and how to avoid them.

August 6: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor of medicine, authored a piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer about Golda Meir, Israel’s first and only female prime minister, who suffered from lymphoma

August 4: Michael S. Weingarten, MD, a professor in the Department of Surgery; Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; and Peter A. Lewin, PhD, the Richard B. Beard Distinguished University Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, authored an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer about the wound healing technology they are developing at Drexel, and the importance in safeguarding against public cynicism about these efforts.

August 1: Drexel was mentioned in a MedCity News article about the Philadelphia Coalition for a Cure, a collaboration between the College of Medicine and other local institutions to advance brain cancer research.

September 2017

September 26:The Drexel Medicine Fall Health Fair at the Shops at Liberty Place was previewed in a WPVI-TV (6-abc) news segment.

September 22: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, authored a “Medical Mystery” piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer about Chester A. Arthur, who suffered from inflammation of the kidneys shortly after becoming president.

September 21: Ralph Riviello, MD, a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, was quoted in a Daily Mail story about the dangers associated with “Jansporting,” a technique some college students are using to prevent intoxicated friends from asphyxiation. Riviello was also interviewed about this topic during a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment and on NBCPhiladelphia.com.

September 21: A letter to the editor by Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, about including male voices in conversations about women’s equality, was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

September 18: A paper co-authored by College of Medicine researchers, which reviewed how virtual reality could play a role in pain relief, was featured in a TechXplore story.

September 15: Arundathi Jayatilleke, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, was quoted in a U.S. News & World Report article on heart and lung disease, and other complications with rheumatoid arthritis.

September 14: Laurence Belkoff, MD, a volunteer faculty member and director of the Urologic Surgery Residency program, was honored with a Life Time Achievement Award in a Philadelphia Business Journal health care innovator report.

September 8: Court testimony from Richard Hamilton, MD, professor and chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine, was quoted in stories in CNN, the Courier-Journal and dozens of other news outlets about a high-stakes trial deciding the fate of the last abortion clinic in Kentucky.

September 4: Asyia Ahmad, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Jennifer Schwartz, DO, a second-year resident, and Shelini Sooklal, MD, a fellow, authored posts for the in-House blog about their perspectives as women in gastroenterology careers.

September 3: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a "Medical Mystery" article for the Philadelphia Inquirer about a 4-year-old patient who kept coming down with fevers.

September 1: Herbert Allen, MD, an emeritus professor in the Department of Dermatology, was quoted in a story in The Scientist about the possible connection between bacteria and Alzheimer’s disease.

October 2017

October 30: Thomas Trojian, MD, a professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, was quoted in a Reuters story about the need for more research and awareness on concussions in high school sports.

October 26: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine, authored a “medical mystery” piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer about when President Dwight Eisenhower suffered a major heart attack on the golf course.

October 25: Kevin F. D’Mello, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about a new state report showing that fewer patients are dying in Pennsylvania hospitals from 12 common conditions.

October 23: A Fortune story about the dirtiest places on an airplane mentioned a Drexel College of Medicine post suggesting that seat-back pockets should be avoided

October 22: A study about potential treatments for Gulf War Illness by Peter Baas, PhD, a professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, was mentioned in a Laboratory Equipment story.

October 20: Barbara Schindler, MD, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, and vice dean emerita of educational and academic affairs, was quoted in a Bucks County Courier Times story about how Drexel is educating medical students about substance abuse to improve outcomes for drug-dependent mothers and their children.

October 15: Anita Ko, MD, an assistant professor of medicine and director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship program, was interviewed in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about sleep apnea, its symptoms and its consequences. Ko was also interviewed for a WCAU-TV "10@Issue" segment about whether later school starts—allowing teenagers to sleep longer—can improve behavioral and academic performance.

October 12: Drexel's College of Medicine was featured in a WPVI-TV (6-abc) story about Discovery Day.

October 11: A story featuring Daniel Schidlow, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean of the College of Medicine, and his achievements, appeared in Al Dia.

October 5: Linwood R. Haith Jr., MD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine, was interviewed for a Q&A in The Philadelphia Inquirer about burn treatment and prevention.

October 4: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored an opinion piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer on the importance of reviving the national conversation about teen suicide.

October 4: Tips from a post on the Drexel Medicine website about how to avoid getting sick on airplanes were mentioned in a Business Insider story that was picked up by TIME.

October 3: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, authored a "Medical Mystery" for The Philadelphia Inquirer about Benjamin Franklin, who suffered from a form of inflammatory arthritis.

October 3: Lamar Ekbladh, MD, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was quoted in a Philly Voice story about the lack of scientific evidence to support a House bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks.

October 2: Paul Nyirjesy, MD, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was interviewed in a segment on Health Professional Radio about the FDA approval of a new drug to treat bacterial vaginosis. Nyirjesy was an investigator in a clinical trial to test the medication.

October: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was a guest on the WTXF-TV (FOX-29) "Good Day Philadelphia" show to talk about rising rates of teen suicide.

November 2017

November 30: Susan Kellogg Spadt, PhD, an affiliate faculty member, was quoted in a Thought Catalog post about how breastfeeding can impact a woman's sex drive.

November 24: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine, authored a medical mystery piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer about the strokes Winston Churchill suffered – and tried to keep secret – after World War II.

November 22: Barbara Schindler, MD, a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, and vice dean emerita of educational and academic affairs, was interviewed for a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story on about how the Caring Together program, based at Drexel, helps pregnant women and recent mothers who are addicted to opioids.

November 22: The College of Medicine was mentioned in segments on CBS, ABC and NBC affiliates including KHOU-TV (CBS-Houston) and WXIA-TV (NBC-Atlanta) about the germiest places on airplanes.

November 21: A tick collection research project led by College of Medicine faculty was mentioned in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about how confirmed cases of Lyme in Pennsylvania reached their highest toll in 2016.

November 21: Robert T. Sataloff, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, was quoted in a Live Science story about how opera singers are able to hit extremely high notes.

November 15: Ted Corbin, MD, associate professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Emergency Medicine and associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health,and John Rich, MD, were featured in a Philadelphia Tribune story on a grant that their program, Healing Hurt People, secured.

November 14: The Marion Spencer Fay Award Ceremony, hosted by the College of Medicine’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, was highlighted in a KYW-TV (CBS-3) segment.

November 13: Research by Ankita Patil, a doctoral student in the College of Medicine, was mentioned in The Scientist in a story about the origins of Gulf War Illness.

November 7: Erica Harris, MD, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine, was interviewed during a segment on the WTXF-PHI (FOX-29) show “Good Day Philadelphia” about Drexel’s Healing Hurt People program and how it aids gun violence victims.

November 3: Elsa Waldman, a nurse midwife and faculty member in the College of Medicine, and Laniece Coleman, DNP, MSN, an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, were quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about Waldman, who delivered a mother’s baby in a van on Broad Street last week.

November 3: Drexel was included in a Philadelphia Business Journal story about Tenet Healthcare Corp. and its legacy in Philadelphia.

November 2: Ted Corbin, MD, an associate professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about how Healing Hurt People, the Drexel-based intervention program, is breaking the cycle of gun violence in Philadelphia. The story also featured Jermaine McCorey, a Healing Hurt People community health worker.

November 2: Marcin Jankowski, DO, a faculty member in the Department of Surgery, was featured in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about how the trauma team at Hahnemann University Hospital treats gunshot victims.

November 1: Arundathi Jayatilleke, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, was quoted in a U.S. News & World Report column about a new, non-drug treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. She was also quoted in a Nov. 6 U.S. News & World Report story about the lack of published studies on the use of cannabinoids to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

December 2017

December 29: Michael Lane, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, was interviewed on an episode of the SCI Curecast about his research involving cell and rehabilitation therapies to improve breathing in spinal cord injury patients.

December 20: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a WUSA-9 (CBS-Washington, D.C.) broadcast about the areas on an airplane that carry the most germs.

December 18: An obituary remembering the life of Andres E. Castellanos, MD, who was an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, ran in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

December 12: Sarah S. Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was interviewed for a Healio video about infectious diseases related to underwater birthing.

December 5: Howard Eisen, MD, FACC, FACP, the Thomas J. Vischer Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, was listed as one of the top 27 cardiologists in a Forbes article.

December 5: Lamar Ekbladh, MD, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was quoted in a Philly Voice story about Pennsylvania’s State House Health Committee advancing a bill that would restrict abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

December 3: Howard Eisen, MD, chief of cardiology, and the Thomas J. Vischer Professor of Medicine, was quoted in a Quartz story about the history of cyclosporine, an immunosuppressant drug that revolutionized heart transplants.

December 1: Sarah S. Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was interviewed for a Healio video about how to treat fever in infants.

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