Drexel's partnership with the Lazarex Cancer Foundation to establish Community IMPACT, a program that will focus on reducing cancer and improving health outcomes in Philadelphia, starting in West Philadelphia was featured in a July 3 Technically Philly story. The program involves the Dornsife School of Public Health, College of Nursing and Health Professions and College of Medicine. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, vice president for Health and Health Equity and professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted the story.

Lynn Yeakel , director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership at Drexel College of Medicine, was featured June 24 in a  WITF  segment on gender disparities among those in public office and efforts to mobilize female voters.

Brett Angel, MD , a faculty member from the College of Medicine, was quoted in a June 18 DotMed Health Care Business News story about collaborate research with Steven Wrenn, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering, to develop a cardiac imaging contrast agent triggered by the heart’s electrical activity.

The June 17 groundbreaking for the construction of the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health regional campus in West Reading was featured in the Reading Eagle, Lehigh Valley Business, and WFMZ-TV.

Austin Legido, MD, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a June 13 Spectrum News story about research out of George Washington University that suggests autism is caused by a genetic mutation that disables mitochondria in brain cells. 

A microbiology and immunology research lab, that focuses on identifying diseases carried by ticks, led by Garth Ehrlich, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was mentioned in a June 13Philadelphia Inquirer story about a similar lab currently being operated at East Stroudsburg University. 

Allan B. Schwartz, MD,  a professor in the College of Medicine, authored a May 3 "Medical Mystery" story for  The Philadelphia Inquirer  about what caused Gerald Ford to get a severe headache during the 2000 Republican National Convention.

Paul Nyirjesy, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an April 23 Bustle story about the idea of using garlic to treat yeast infections.

Kayla Soccarras, a doctoral researcher in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an April 23 Yahoo! Lifestyle story about an impending uptick in bug populations this summer and how to avoid tick bites.

A partnership between the College of Medicine and the New York Academy of Art, to provide art and medical students the opportunity to sketch and study human physiology, was featured in the May edition of National Geographic in a story about the legacy of Leonardo da Vinci. 

The Philadelphia Business Journal reported on April 3 the announcement of Charles B. Cairns, MD, as the new dean of the College of Medicine. President John Fry was quoted in the story.

Owen Montgomery, MD, a professor and chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a March 27 Everyday Health story about the effects of hormonal changes on fat and muscle for women heading into menopause.