Graduates, Take Risks and Fly High

Stan Silverman, vice chairman of Drexel's board of trustees, authored a May 21 Philadelphia Business Journal column about his message for college graduates.

'Keep Our Communities Whole'

Drexel’s Healing Hurt People program, based in the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, was mentioned in a May 11 Philadelphia Tribune story about the Gun Violence Reduction Initiative, which will offer $1.5 million in grants to fund organizations, including HHP.

Dangerous tick found in Hunterdon County, NJ

Kayla Socarras, a PhD candidate in the College of Medicine, was interviewed for a May 9 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) news segment about the migration of dangerous, exotic ticks that are traveling internationally with people to the United States and not dying out over mild winters.

HealthSmart: Lung Cancer Doesn’t Just Hit Smokers

Erol Veznedaroglu, MD, director of the Drexel Neurosciences Institute in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Davis Enterprise (Yolo County, California) article about whether hospitals have specialized stroke centers.

Medical Mystery: Did This President Suffer a Death by Cherries?

Allan B. Schwartz, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, authored a May 3 presidential medical mystery article for the Philadelphia Inquirer about the questions surrounding Zachary Taylor’s death.

20 Confirmed E. coli Cases in Pennsylvania Link to Romaine Lettuce

Neil Nandi, MD, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine, was interviewed for a WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment about how to avoid food-borne illnesses.

On Mistakes

Kevin F. D’Mello, MD, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine, authored a piece for Philadelphia magazine’s May “Top Doctors 2018” issue about making – and owning up to – mistakes made while practicing medicine.

Today I Told A Woman She’s Going to Die Read

Damien Croft, MD, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine, authored a piece for Philadelphia magazine’s May “Top Doctors 2018” issue about his personal journey into the medical profession and how he may never be able to relate to his patients on the level he once imagined.

Drexel Honors Trailblazing Scientist at 16th Annual Woman One Ceremony

Janine Barber, executive assistant and program manager for the College of Medicine’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, was interviewed for a KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) on April 30 about the Institute’s Woman One Award ceremony, which honored scientist Gloria Chisum and raised scholarship funds for Drexel medical students.

Investigation: Is the 'Five-Second Rule' Legitimate?

Neil Nandi, MD, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an April 27 Philly Voice story about the potential health dangers associated with eating food after it has been dropped on the floor.

We're Facing a Summer "Tick Explosion." Here's How to Keep Yourself Safe.

Kayla Socarras, a PhD candidate in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an April 27 Men’s Health story about how to protect yourself against Lyme disease during tick season.

Recalling 1992’s ‘Year of the Woman,’ Lynn Yeakel Assesses Gender Equality in 2018

Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership in the College of Medicine, was interviewed during an April 26 segment on WHYY’s “Morning Edition” about gender equality, her Vision 2020 initiative and how to get more women to run for office.