Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the College of Medicine, authored a Sept. 13 "Medical Mystery" article for the Philadelphia Inquirer about a 13-year-old reporting redness and pain in her ears, despite nothing turning up in her initial physical exam. 

 

Garth Ehrlich, PhD, a professor in the Drexel University College of Medicine, was quoted in a Sept. 10 Grid Philly story about why we're seeing more cases of Lyme disease.

C. Virginia O'Hayer, PhD, a clinical associate professor in the College of Medicine, was featured in Cystic Fibrosis News Today in a piece about her research on a talk therapy telemedicine treatment for cystic fibrosis.

Meera N. Harhay, MD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine, led research reporting that Medicaid expansion has helped more low-income adults with advanced kidney disease avoid the costs and poor quality-of-life associated with dialysis. The findings were mentioned in an Aug. 23 WINK-TV (CBS-Fort Myers, Florida) story about a shortage of kidney transplants available in Florida. 

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the Department of Food and Hospitality Management in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, Sheetal Bahirat, a graduate student, and Cecilia Cirne, an undergraduate student, both in the College, along with Evan Ehlers, a recent graduate of the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship and founder of the startup Sharing Excess, were quoted in an Aug. 26 Environmental Health News article about the Food Lab and other organizations in Philadelphia working to reduce food waste with sustainable and “upcycling” methods. Deutsch was also featured in an Aug. 23 Specialty Food News video from his presentation at the Summer Fancy Food Show about food alternatives to drugs.

Nancy D. Spector, MD, a professor at the College of Medicine and executive director of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine, was quoted in an Aug. 3 Philadelphia Inquirer story about Philadelphia-area doctors fighting sexual harassment and gender pay gaps by joining Times Up Healthcare. Drexel College of Medicine is a signatory of Time's Up Healthcare.

Ted Corbin, MD, a professor and vice chair for research in the College of Medicine, and John Rich, MD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, were quoted in a Aug. 1 Philadelphia Citizen story about Healing Hurt People, their trauma recovery program.

Neilanjan Nandi, MD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a July 31 Health Central article about use of biologic drug therapies for ulcerative colitis.

The College of Medicine’s Health Outreach Project has received a $20,000 grant from CVS Pharmacy that will go toward overdose reversal training, naloxone distribution, and other education initiatives. The story was reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, WPVI-TV (6-abc) and Philadelphia Business Journal on July 24.

Paul Nyirjesy, MD, a professor in Drexel University College of Medicine, was quoted in a July 23 U.S. News and World Report article about whether the Candida diet can help prevent yeast infections.

Paul Nyirjesy, MD, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a July 11 Prevention article about common causes of vaginal itching. 

Meera Harhay, MD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine and Dornsife School of Public Health, was interviewed for a July 11 Philadelphia Inquirer Q&A about her recent research showing that those who lose significant weight — 10 percent of their body weight — prior to receiving a kidney transplant are at a higher risk for a poor outcome.