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How Does Stress Affect the Body

WEBEstradiol is an ovarian hormone that interacts with stress hormones, like cortisol, in naturally-cycling women. Fluctuations in estradiol have been linked with …

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Making Conversations About Mental Health Mainstream

WEBBy Karuna Meda April 14, 2021. In a survey conducted by the CDC last year, a staggering 41% of respondents reported experiencing at least one negative mental health …

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Taking Care of Your Mental Well-Being During a Pandemic

WEBShe recommends turning off news alerts, visiting your trusted news sources only once a day, and limiting the news shows you watch to one or two per day. Try to …

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Pandemic Puts College of Population Health and Its …

WEBOpening in fall 2009, the University’s College of Population Health was first in the country, he says.Today, there are some dozen such schools and colleges and 40 …

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Explaining the Dire Need to ‘Flatten the Curve’

WEBBy Brian Hickey March 19, 2020. Amid preparations for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the phrase “flatten the curve” has become both a rallying cry and shorthand …

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Addressing the Body, Mind and Spirit — The Nexus

WEBIntegrative medicine addresses the whole person—body, mind and spirit—to help people optimize their health and maintain vitality long-term, using a broad range of …

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Jefferson Investigates: COVID and Platelets, Training for …

WEBParks Narrow Health Disparities — But Only if Visitors Feel Safe. As spaces to relax, exercise and socialize, parks offer clear benefits to those who live nearby — so …

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Digital Tools and Shared Decision-Making — The Nexus

WEBIn the 1980’s began in medical culture a shift towards a model of shared decision-making, where a patient and their providers discuss risks and benefits of …

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Vital Signs at Home and Any Time — The Nexus

WEBBy Edyta Zielinska September 12, 2019. Jeffrey Joseph was in the habit of taking his 90-year old father’s vital signs – blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, …

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Exploring Jobs of the Future: Medical Coding — The Nexus

WEBEmployment in the healthcare sector is projected to grow faster than average—about 16% between 2020 and 2030. In particular, medical coding jobs are in …

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Nationwide Study on Medical Students’ Empathy, at a Time When …

WEBThis is a nationwide, landmark study of 10,751 osteopathic medical students in the United States who completed the survey online in 2018, sponsored by AACOM …

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How Does Sustainable Design Help Create Better Healthcare …

WEBResearch from The Center for Health Design points to 12 factors that should be considered in healthcare design based on best practice research, such as access to …

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How Do We Improve Awareness About Menstruation and Period …

WEBThere are a lot of attributes that surround menstrual equity: communication norms and attitudes towards menstrual health and wellness, as well as advocacy and …

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How Can Researchers Engage with Marginalized Communities to …

WEBIn the U.S., there are stark and pervasive racial disparities in access to healthcare, mortality, chronic illnesses, and mental health. These disparities are a direct …

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Jefferson Investigates: COVID Risks, RNA in Cancer, and a New Use …

WEBA universal role of previously uncharacterized long-non-coding RNA in cancer growth. The spotlight of cancer research has traditionally focused on the …

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How Can Occupational Therapists Help People With Long COVID

WEBA: Long COVID affects each person differently, but the most reported symptom is fatigue. The level of fatigue may vary from person to person and day to day, …

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Communicating Information about COVID-19 Using

WEBThis is the underlying idea of entertainment-education: using stories to impart knowledge and influence behavior. This approach has been used to address a host of …

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What Is the Science Behind Using Cannabis to Treat Serious Illness

WEBA: The science behind cannabis use in patients with serious illness continues to lag far behind what our patients are using in real life. This risk/benefit …

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College of Pharmacy Match Rate Places University in Top 10

WEBOn March 13, graduating pharmacy students across the country found out where they would head for their residencies. Among local programs, Jefferson students …

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