January 2020

January 31: Drexel was mentioned in a Philadelphia Business Journal story about the office boom in Philadelphia. The piece noted Drexel's new academic tower that will house the College of Nursing and Health Professions and administrative offices and some programs for the College of Medicine. The story also mentions the completion of Drexel Square.

January 31: Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD, a professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, was quoted in a BBC story about differences in concussions for men and women athletes.

January 31: Donald Kaye, MD, an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Medicine, was quoted in a Men's Health story about antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

January 31: Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a Philadelphia Inquirer “Medical Mystery” column about an eczema patient presenting with unusual blisters and itching.

January 28: Rachael D’Auria, a second-year medical student, authored a bioethics.net post about grieving the death of a patient during medical training.

January 27: Drexel was mentioned in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about Iron Stone Real Estate Partners, a Philadelphia developer known for buying financially distressed health care properties, reaching a tentative agreement to acquire the buildings and property occupied by St. Christopher's Hospital for Children for $65 million. The Philadelphia Business Journal also reported the story.

January 2020: Vision 2020, an initiative in the at the College of Medicine's Institute for Women's Health & Leadership, was featured in an article in the January issue of Mainline Today about efforts underway to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.

January 15: John A. Rich, MD, and Ted Corbin, MD, co-directors of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice at the Dornsife School of Public Health, were interviewed on WTXF-TV (FOX-29)'s "Good Day Philadelphia" about recent violence in Philadelphia and how their initiative, Healing Hurt People, and other programs are helping people deal with the trauma associated with violence.

January 13: David Aizenberg, MD, a faculty member in the Department of Medicine's Division of General Internal Medicine, authored an opinion piece published in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the impact of the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital.

January 11: The death of Vivek Subramani, a third-year medical student, was reported by several media outlets, including WCAU-TV (NBC-10).

January 8: Andrew Louis DiMatteo, a second-year medical student, was featured in an American Medical Association story.

January 7: Jill M. Giordano Farmer, DO, MPH, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, was featured in a NeurologyLive panel discussion video about managing Parkinson's disease.

January 3: A column published in the Philadelphia Inquirer by architecture critic Inga Saffron about the Philadelphia Science Center as an innovation district mentioned Drexel’s partnership with Wexford on a building that will house two public schools and a new tower for the College of Nursing and Health Professions that will also include offices and programs for the College of Medicine.

January 1: The addition of 110 clinicians and staff from Drexel Medicine to the Tower Health Medical Group was reported in several media outlets including the Philadelphia Business Journal, WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pennsylvania) and the Lehigh Valley Business Journal

February 2020

February 27: Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership and president of Vision 2020, was interviewed for WHYY-TV's “You Oughta Know” segment on Women 100’s year-long campaign to highlight ongoing efforts for women’s equality. She was also interviewed alongside Elowyn Corby, program manager of Vision 2020, on an episode of WPHL-TV (PHL-17)'s "Politics in Focus" public affairs program about nonpartisan, yearlong plans at the Institute aimed at achieving women's economic, political and social equality.

February 26: Christian Sell, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, led research into the use of rapamycin to treat skin aging that was featured in MIT Technology Review's article on “10 Breakthrough Technologies 2020.”

February 21: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a TribLive (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) article about the approval of four new companies to do cannabis research with research institutions in Pennsylvania.

February 20: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a Bucks County Herald article about the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.

February 20: The Healing Hurt People program, a collaboration between the College of Medicine and the Dornsife School of Public Health, was featured in a WHYY story about counseling and other efforts to address trauma and prevent violence in Philadelphia.

February 20: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pennsylvania) story about the "medical explorers" program at Reading Hospital, which introduces careers in health care to high school students.

February 18: Joanne Murray, a historian at the Legacy Center, was featured in Patch as part of a story about Drexel's Vision 2020 program celebrating the 100th anniversary of the women's suffrage amendment. The story was also picked up by WWDB-AM TALK 860.

February 14: Alison J. Carey, MD, an associate professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a Passport Health blog post about how to stay healthy during cold and flu season.

February 13: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean, and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a Philadelphia Business Journal story about future plans for St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Winter 2020: Ted Corbin, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine and co-director of the Healing Hurt People program at Drexel, was mentioned in a Harvard Public Health magazine article about the program's co-director, John Rich, MD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health.

February 8: The Academy of Natural Sciences' "Survival of the Slowest" sloth exhibit and Vision 2020's "Seat at the Table," were highlighted in a Philadelphia Inquirer round-up of upcoming museum-related events.

February 6: Matthew Charnetski, a faculty member in the Medical and Healthcare Simulation Program, wrote a HealthySimulation.com article on the current state of trauma simulation "manikins" and the capabilities of the technology.

February 5: Donald Kaye, MD, an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Medicine, was quoted in a General Health magazine story about antibiotic-resistant bacteria and how antibiotics came to be overprescribed over time.

February 2020: The Institute for Women's Health and Leadership's 'Women 100' celebration was featured in a Visit Philadelphia post about ways to celebrate the centennial of the passing of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote.

March 2020

March 27: Charles B. Cairns, MD, Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg dean, was quoted in a Science News article about how antibody tests detect COVID-19 exposure and how they differ from diagnostic tests.

March 25: Akhil Vaidya, PhD, a professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology and director of the Center for Molecular Parasitology, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about people stockpiling an anti-malaria drug touted by President Trump as a treatment for COVID-19.

March 22: Drexel was mentioned in a Billy Penn story about the first medical school in the world for women.

March 22: Sebastien Trott, a second-year MD student, was featured in a Wall Street Journal article about family decisions to plan around the coronavirus.

March 2020: Donald Kaye, MD, an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Medicine, wrote a Healio article on the rare, life-threatening illness known as botulism.

March 15: Drexel was mentioned in the Philadelphia Inquirer, WCAU-TV (NBC-10) and WTXF-TV (FOX-29) stories about a St. Christopher's Hospital for Children physician testing positive for COVID-19. The hospital has taken a number of precautions, including closing its intensive care unit to new patients, requiring all ICU staff to wear protective personal equipment, and regularly checking the temperature of staff and patients in the ICU.

March 12: Robert T. Sataloff, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, was mentioned in a Variety article about Shania Twain nearly losing her voice after a Lyme disease diagnosis in 2003. The article was covered by several outlets.

March 6: Vision 2020’s year-long Women 100 celebration was featured in a Philadelphia Sunday Sun story and a City Suburban News article.

March 5: Vision 2020’s Women 100 celebration was featured in a Tribune article on how to celebrate women in Philadelphia during women’s history month.

March 3: The Legacy Center was mentioned in an AAMC article highlighting women pioneers in medicine.

March 1: Joyce Lewandowski, program director of Vision 2020, an initiative of the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership, was interviewed for an episode of KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM)'s "Flashpoint" about the "Seat at the Table" exhibit and other initiatives focused on promoting gender equality and commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment.

March 1: Vision 2020, an initiative of the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership, and its "Seat at the Table" women's suffrage and equality exhibit were featured in KYW-TV (CBS-3), WCAU-TV (NBC-10), The Philadelphia Citizen, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Main Line Today and Broadway World. The free exhibition runs through Sept. at the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus.

April 2020

April 23: Karen F. Heffler, MD, a researcher in the College of Medicine, was featured a WPVI (6-abc) story about research linking early screen time in infants with the development of autism spectrum disorder–like symptoms later in childhood.

April issue: Meera Nair Harhay, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, was quoted in Healio Nephrology in a story about the implications of mandating weight loss before a transplant.

April 20: Karen F. Heffler, MD, a researcher in the College of Medicine, and David S. Bennett, PhD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, were featured in stories in HealthDay, UPI and U.S. News & World Report about their research linking early screen time in infants with development of autism spectrum disorder-like symptoms later in childhood. The story was also reported by various broadcast media outlets nationwide including WTVH-TV (CBS, Syracuse, New York).

April 8: Nielufar Varjavand, MD, a professor of medicine, program director of the Physician Refresher/Reentry Course, director of Global Health Education and co-director of Case-Based Learning, was quoted in an AAMC News article about what retired doctors need to know before returning to work to fight the coronavirus.

April 6: Meera Nair Harhay, MD, an associate professor in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, was quoted in a Medscape article about prioritizing transplants when other surgeries are on hold during the pandemic.

April 1: Charles B. Cairns, MD, Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean, was quoted in multiple publications about new antibody tests being developed for the coronavirus, including Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo! News and more.

May 2020

May 29: The College of Medicine's virtual commencement ceremony was covered by KYW-TV (CBS-3) and WCAU-TV (NBC-10).

May 27: Kayla M. Socarrás, a Microbiology & Immunology PhD student and researcher, was quoted in a Men's Health article about how to get rid of ticks this summer. The article was also published by Yahoo.

May 2020: Donald Kaye, MD, an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Medicine, authored a Healio Infectious Disease News article on the rare disease tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever."

May 21: Mark B. Woodland, MD, professor and interim academic chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was quoted in a bizwomen article arguing that telemedicine is here to stay after the pandemic ends.

May 19: William G. Kussmaul, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, wrote an editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine that was quoted in a Medscape article about the relative risks of different drugs used to treat COVID-19 patients.

May 18: The "topping off" ceremony for the development of an additional site location of Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health was reported in a WFMZ-TV (MeTV-Allentown, Pennsylvania) segment. Construction of the new facility, which is slated to be complete in time to welcome the first 40 students for the 2021-2022 academic year, was also covered by the Reading Eagle.

May 16: Mark B. Woodland, MD, professor and interim academic chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was quoted in an article in The Washington Post about how the coronavirus pandemic influences the future of telemedicine in the United States. The article was also picked up by SFGate and MySanAntonio.com.

May 14: David S. Bennett, PhD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, was featured in a Healio Infectious Diseases in Children article about co-authoring research linking early screen time in infants with development of autism spectrum disorder-like symptoms later in childhood.

May 13: Erol Veznedaroglu, MD, Robert A. Groff Chair in Neurosurgery, was interviewed for a Metro article about the coronavirus, strokes and healthy habits.

May 12: Hans Kersten, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, were quoted in a New York Times story about pediatricians being worried about the impact of the coronavirus on children.

May 11: Karen F. Heffler, MD, a researcher in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an article in The Spokesman Review about the importance of diagnosing autism early in life.

May 6: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a Jewish Exponent article about Philadelphia medical students joining forces to supply personal protective equipment to area hospitals.

May 6: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about medical marijuana research at selected academic institutions across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

May 5: Research from Karen F. Heffler, MD, a researcher in the College of Medicine, and David S. Bennett, PhD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, linking early screen time in infants with development of autism spectrum disorder-like symptoms later in childhood was featured in Mediblurb, Business Daily and Neurology Advisor.

May 1: Karen F. Heffler, MD, a researcher in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Healthline article about research associating screen exposure in infants with the development of autism spectrum disorder-like symptoms later in childhood.

June 2020

June 22: Meera N. Harhay, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, co-authored a Health Affairs blog post on how to save safety-net hospitals, which are facing a tremendous human and financial toll from COVID-19.

June 19: Daniel Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, wrote a “Medical Mystery” article for the Philadelphia Inquirer about an unusual rash on a newborn’s feet.

June 19: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in an MIT Technology Review article about unanswered questions that remain about COVID-19 immunity.

June 17: Alison J. Carey, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a <a title="Emerging threat to coronavirus patients: ‘Superinfections’ with drug-resistant bacteria" href="https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/superinfection-coronavirus-covid19-interferons-20200617.html" target="_blank">Philadelphia Inquirer article about how a common complication of viral infections such as the flu or the coronavirus is a secondary, superimposed bacterial infection — or a superinfection — resistant to most antibiotics, including ones used earlier during treatment. The article was also published by the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and other newspapers nationwide.

June 17: David Reich, MD, professor and vice chair of the Department of Surgery, was quoted in a Berks Weekly story about Tower Health Transplant Institute's first organ transplant.

June 17: Zane Kaleem, an MD student, wrote a Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece about whether Camden is a good model for the future of policing.

June 7: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg dean, and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) "NBC10@Issue" story about researchers from the College of Medicine and Tower Health collaborating in a national NIH study on the immune responses of COVID-19 patients. The story was also covered by WPVI-TV (6-abc).

June 4: The College of Medicine's Physician Refresher/Re-entry program was featured in a Harvard Business Review article about how the pandemic has created a demand for older workers.

June 3: Zane Kaleem and Troy Anlage, students in the MD program, authored a MedPage Today article, which also quoted medical student Sam Hoegle, on the benefits of legalizing opioids to end the war on drugs.

June 1: Stan Silverman, vice chair of Drexel’s board of trustees, authored a Philadelphia Business Journal article that included part of his address to the College of Medicine graduates.

July 2020

July 27: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, and Joseph Amon, PhD, a clinical professor and director of the Office of Global Health in the Dornsife School of Public Health, were quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about whether there is a safe way for the MLB to continue its season.

July 26: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was featured in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) "NBC10 @Issue" segment about initial results of a COVID-19 vaccine trial at the University of Oxford.

July 23: Daniel V. Schidlow, MD, professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Pharmacology & Physiology, and Medicine, was quoted in an Al Día story about preserving the memory of those who died in a bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires 26 years ago.

July 17: Daniel Taylor, DO, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, co-authored an opinion article for the Philadelphia Inquirer about the importance of accurate and rapid COVID-19 testing for kids.

July 16: The continued construction of the College of Medicine at Tower Health was mentioned in a WFMZ news story about state funding for development in Wyomissing.

July 15: A story featuring Elias Haddad, PhD, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine and director of the MD/PhD dual degree program, about Moderna’s phase-one trial results of a potential coronavirus vaccine, was published by KFYR-TV (FOX- Bismarck, North Dakota).

July 15: Drexel was mentioned in Becker’s Hospital Review about the appointment of Donald Mueller as the new CEO of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.

July 15: Research led by Nancy Spector, MD, executive director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, was mentioned in a Becker’s Hospital Review about the role of gender and racial implicit bias in the workplace.

July 14: Paul McGonigle, PhD, co-director of the division of Interdisciplinary and Career-Oriented Programs in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, and Ole Mortensen, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and physiology and director, Pharmacology & Physiology graduate program, were quoted in a Knoxville News Sentinel article about scientists partnering on cutting-edge discoveries in a race against COVID-19. The story was also featured in the Oak Ridger and the Tennessean.

July 14: Elias Haddad, PhD, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine and director of the MD/PhD dual degree program, was quoted in a WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment about Moderna’s phase-one trial results of a potential coronavirus vaccine.

July 14: Drexel University College of Medicine was mentioned in a WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pennsylvania) story about a Reading to Philadelphia rail proposal gaining steam.

July 13: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a Reading Eagle article about economic activity in Greater Reading.

July 12: John Clarke, MD, emeritus professor in the Department of Surgery, wrote a perspective piece in the Washington Post about the importance of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

July 10: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was interviewed in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about the "Drexel Health Tracker," a coronavirus health-tracking app.

July 7: Drexel was mentioned in a Philadelphia Business Journal story about Tower Health’s Brandywine Hospital establishing its first residency program. The program is a collaboration between the College of Medicine’s psychiatry training program and Brandywine Hospital’s clinical services in behavioral and mental health. The story was also reported by the Daily Local News.

July 7: Drexel was mentioned in the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Business Journal in articles about the appointment of Donald Mueller as the new CEO of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. Mueller joins St. Christopher's from Children's Hospital at Erlanger in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he had served as CEO since July 2015.

July 7: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about coronavirus health tracking apps.

July 6: Kitty Zheng, an MD student, was quoted in a WHYY story about area medical and nursing students volunteering to provide online tutoring to kids of frontline medical workers.

August 2020

August 29: The College of Medicine was mentioned in articles in New Castle News and The Herald about receiving a million-dollar grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to support the rapid advancement of research into COVID-19 antibody protection.

August 28: The construction of Drexel College of Medicine at Tower Health was mentioned in a Sanatoga Post (Montgomery County) article about plans for rail service between Philadelphia and Reading.

August 27: Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership and founder and president of Vision 2020, was quoted in a KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) story about the Equal Rights Amendment. Yeakel was also interviewed by WCAU-TV (NBC-10) about the Women 100 celebration.

August 27: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a Philadelphia Business Journal article about receiving a million dollar grant – the largest grant on the list given to institutions across Pennsylvania – through the commonwealth's COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies program established to support the rapid advancement of ways to prevent and treat infections.

August 25: Wei Du, MD, a professor and academic chair of psychiatry, was quoted in stories in MyChesCo and West Chester Patch about behavioral health services offered by Brandywine Hospital during the pandemic.

August 21: Vision 2020’s Women 100 campaign was mentioned in a Patch article about the Justice Bell being used to commemorate the centennial of the passing of the 19th Amendment, which ruled that the vote cannot be denied on the basis of sex.

August 18: Stories by WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pennsylvania), Reading Eagle and Sanatoga Post reported that the College of Medicine and Tower Health have recently enrolled 36 COVID-19 patients in the "IMmunoPhenotyping Assessment in a COVID-19 Cohort" study, or IMPACC, that aims to develop effective treatments for COVID-19.

August 17: Charles B. Cairns, MD, Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was featured in a CBS3 (KYW-TV) story about Pennsylvania’s plans to launch a coronavirus-tracing app next month.

August 17: Will Dampier, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, was quoted in a Gizmodo story about whether it's possible to get a disease from a toilet seat.

August 13: Meera Nair Harhay, MD, associate professor of medicine, was quoted in a Healio Nephrology article about how quality of life assessments are associated with varying wait times for a kidney transplant among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.

August 9: The College of Medicine’s development of a new medical school location in Wyomissing was mentioned in a Times Herald editorial about efforts to restore rail service along the Schuylkill corridor.

August 7: Wei Du, MD, professor and academic chair of the Department of Psychiatry, and Donna Sudak, MD, professor and vice chair for education in the Department of Psychiatry, were quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about the mental health toll of the pandemic in the United States.

August 7: The College of Medicine’s 2020 White Coat Ceremony, during which 269 first-year medical students in the class of 2024 officially started their medical education at Drexel, was covered by WPVI-TV (6-abc), WCAU-TV (NBC-10) and KYW-TV (CBS-3). A related story on WDSU-TV (NBC-New Orleans)featured the achievements of Andrew Joseph, one of the students who participated in the event.

August 6: Ted Corbin, MD, associate dean for community and external affairs, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Emergency Medicine, and co-director of the Center for Nonviolence & Social Justice, was quoted in a WTXF-TV (FOX-29) story about the importance of community involvement to prevent gun violence in Philadelphia.

August 5: The College of Medicine was mentioned in a WTAJ-TV (CBS-Altoona, Pennsylvania) story about the Pennsylvania Department of Health approved the eighth and final clinical registrant that will be part of the commonwealth’s research program for medical marijuana on Wednesday.

August 3: Charles Cairns, MD, Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg dean, and senior vice president of medical affairs, was interviewed in a WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment about the Drexel Health Tracker app.

September 2020

September 30: Research by Meera Harhay, MD, an associate professor of medicine, finding that a neighborhood’s overall socioeconomic status, including income and education level, may influence its residents’ risk of chronic kidney disease, was reported by the Ladders.

September 28: Research by Meera Harhay, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, finding that a neighborhood’s overall socioeconomic status, including income and education level, may influence its residents’ risk of chronic kidney disease, was reported by KXXV-TV (Waco, Texas) and KSTU-TV (Salt Lake City, Utah)

September 22: A Philadelphia Inquirer obituary explored the life of Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, an internationally known scientist in neonatal medicine, who had served as a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and director of neonatal intensive care at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Delivoria-Papadopoulos died Friday at age 90 of endometrial cancer.

September 17: Nancy Spector, MD, executive director, and Barbara Overholser, communications and relationship manager, both in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program in the College of Medicine, wrote a JAMA commentary mentioned in a Quartz story about how COVID-19 has widened the gender gap among the world’s top scientists.

September 17: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, wrote a Philadelphia Inquirer article about how COVID-19 is changing the way medicine is practiced.

September 16: Robert Thayer Sataloff, MD, a professor and academic chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, appeared in a Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast about vocal nodes surgery.

September 9: Dylan Kaye, a second year medical student, co-authored an opinion article on WHYY.org about Drexel's response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

September 3: A license agreement between Drexel University and Rain Therapeutics Inc. for DNA-repair technology developed in the lab of Alexander Mazin, PhD, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, was covered Biospace and Tech Transfer eNews Blog.

September 3: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, wrote a WHYY.org story urging Pennsylvania to protect its citizens against eviction to promote health.

October 2020

October 27: Nancy Spector, MD, a professor of pediatrics and the executive director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, was interviewed in a Bloomberg TV segment on the widening gender gap in medical research.

October 17: Lynn Yeakel, director of the College of Medicine’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, was quoted in KYW Newsradio (1060-AM), KYW-TV (CBS-3), CW Philly and Al Dia features about the SHE Leads Road Rally, a 45-car road rally from Philadelphia to Seneca Falls, New York, hosted by the Institute’s Vision 2020 initiative, a bipartisan effort to push for gender equality and voting.

October 14: Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, was quoted in the Finger Lakes Times (Geneva, New York) and Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania) about the SHE Leads Road Rally from East Falls, Pennsylvania, to Seneca Falls, New York, the birthplace of the women’s rights movement.

October 13: Zachary A. Klase, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about the potential role of potent immune-system proteins called monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

October 12: John Clarke, MD, an emeritus professor in the Department of Surgery, was quoted in a Calendonian Record editorial about the importance of wearing masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

October 7: Daniel Taylor, DO, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, wrote an opinion article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about being a proud doctor of osteopathic medicine, and the similarities between a DO degree and an MD degree.

October 7: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate clinical professor at the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine, and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was quoted in a WHYY story about how to vote in person safely when Pennsylvania isn’t requiring masks at the polls.

October 6: Arturo Zinny, program director of Healing Hurt People, a program of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice at the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine, was interviewed in a WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment about rising homicide rates in Philadelphia and how Healing Hurt People addresses the psychological and physical wounds of trauma.

November 2020

November 24: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a Bucks County Courier Times article about distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine in Pennsylvania. The article was also published by the Doylestown Intelligencer.

November 24: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a Philadelphia magazine article about preparations for COVID-19 vaccination in Philadelphia.

November 16: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was interviewed in WCAU-TV (NBC-10) live segment about an upcoming coronavirus vaccine produced by Moderna and how it compares to a vaccine produced by Pfizer.

November 20: Michele Kutzler, PhD, assistant dean for faculty development, and an associate professor in the Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer about why COVID-19 vaccines are performing better than experts first anticipated.

November 19: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about hurdles to distributing a COVID-19 vaccine.

November 13: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was interviewed in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about potential side effects and challenges associated with an upcoming COVID-19 vaccine.

November 8: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was interviewed in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) "NBC10@Issue" segment about what researchers have learned about the novel coronavirus and what questions remain unanswered about the rapidly changing pandemic.

November 8: Nancy Spector, MD, professor of pediatrics and executive director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, was quoted in a Bloomberg Best podcast about how the pandemic has changed work and gender disparities in health care.

November 7: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, professor of medicine, was mentioned in a PBS Newshour article about how a mysterious ailment ended Eleanor Roosevelt’s life.

November 7: Ellen Turner, MD, clinical adjunct professor, was quoted in an "Eating Well" article published by MSN Health about how to plan a safer cookie exchange this year.

November 4: A Bloomberg TV segment featuring Nancy Spector, MD, professor of pediatrics and executive director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, on the widening gender gap in medical research, was picked up by MSN Money.

November 3: Karen F. Heffler, MD, researcher, was mentioned in a article in The Fox Magazine about screens, students and autism spectrum disorder tips for meeting a child’s needs.

December 2020

December 30: Zachary Klase, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article, which also ran in the Sacramento Bee, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and many other outlets, that addressed questions about the new variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain.

December 17: Ellen Turner, MD, adjunct faculty instructor, was quoted in a Parade article about how to minimize coronavirus risk while shopping in a grocery store.

December 16: Meera Nair Harhay, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, was quoted in an Undark article about racial disparities in kidney transplantation in the United States. The article was also picked up by Scientific American.

December 15: Robert Thayer Sataloff, MD, professor and academic chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, was quoted in a Psypost article about the potential negative impact of cannabis on the voice.

December 14: Robert T. Sataloff, MD, professor and academic chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about whether a humidifier could help ward off COVID-19.

December 11: Ellen Turner, MD, an adjunct faculty instructor, was quoted in an NBC News article about outdoor dining while dating during the pandemic.

December 10: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) article, which also ran on MSN News, about distribution of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.

December 8: Daniel R Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece about the benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine.

December 8: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a live WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment that answered questions about a new coronavirus vaccine.

December 5: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a live WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about the increasing spread of COVID-19 in our area. Cairns was also quoted in a KYW Newsradio segment about the rise in cases in the region.

December 4: Daniel R Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, wrote a Philadelphia Inquirer “Medical Mystery” article about a patient whose nosebleed signaled an uncommon disorder.

December 1: Wanda Odom, director of communications for the national women’s equality initiative Vision 2020, was interviewed in a live WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about high-achieving women in 2020 and what it means for the cause of shared leadership for women.

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