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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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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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Jefferson Launches Nation’s First Academic …

WEBJefferson has established a Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, the first of its kind in academic …

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What Is the Residual Impact of Slavery on African American …

WEBStudies also suggest that even when African Americans do seek out mental health care, the quality of care is inadequate. Erica Wilkins, PhD , associate professor …

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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 different treatment options, reveal …

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Pandemic Puts College of Population Health and Its Students in …

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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Taking Care of Your Mental Well-Being During a …

WEBIt’s important to develop a plan with your mental health provider and make sure you can reach them on a regular basis. Many therapists and counseling services, including Jefferson’s Student …

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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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How Can Researchers Engage with Marginalized …

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted just how deep these health disparities run through vulnerable communities – the CDC reported that COVID-19 hospitalization rates among non-Hispanic Black …

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JeffSolves Brings Medicine and Design Together to …

WEBDr. Kate FitzPatrick, Jefferson Health chief nursing executive officer, says nurses are uniquely positioned to address challenges in care delivery. “We gave our students access to innovation …

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Addressing the Body, Mind and Spirit — The Nexus

WEBDr. Monti chairs Jefferson’s department of integrative medicine and nutritional sciences and literally wrote the book on the field. Integrative medicine addresses the whole person—body, mind and …

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Years of Prep Led to Successful Student COVID Vaccine Clinics

WEBThrough this partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Health, the University would be prepared to facilitate mass dispensing of medication to the Jefferson …

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As the New ‘Healers of Society,’ Students Begin Their Med School

WEBChosen from a “staggering” application pool of 11,090 people, the Sidney Kimmel Medical College Class of 2026 ceremoniously donned their white coats for the …

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How Can Researchers Address Psychosocial Needs That Arise

WEBMy research examines the psychosocial needs of diverse, vulnerable populations during care transitions, like being discharged from the hospital. The ultimate …

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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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Patients Get Essential Telehealth Support Through …

WEBBy Karuna Meda February 16, 2021. In the early months of the pandemic, Jefferson Health received funding to provide iPads and remote patient monitoring devices to patients across the enterprise. The funds came …

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Community Trauma and Counseling Program Reaches …

WEBDr. Johnson’s goal is to educate faith-based leaders about trauma and help them use their power and advocacy to speak to their congregation about suicide …

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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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Jefferson Investigates: COVID and Platelets, Training for Inclusive

WEBDespite the major health implications this poses to the queer community, many physicians do not receive proper training to provide quality care to SGM patients. …

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How to Manipulate Brain Waves for a Better Mental State

WEBMeditation or Exercise. Regular meditation has been shown to increase alpha waves – your relaxation brain waves — and reduce beta waves – the brain waves …

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Students Have Transformative Experience Through Health Design …

WEBThe Health Design Lab’s Dr. Robert Pugliese says he isn’t aware of another research fellowship that allows students to advance the science of how better design …

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The Boy from Brooklyn — The Nexus

WEBFull Steam Ahead on the Kay and Harold Ronson Health and Applied Science Center. On Oct. 5, 2018, Jefferson leadership broke ground on the state-of-the …

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