Medicine

The Hinkson Holloway Mentorship Program, a collaboration between the Perelman School of Medicine and the College of Physicians, will serve as a pipeline for new Black male doctors in Philadelphia.

A study co-authored by Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine finds that dogs can be trained to detect chronic wasting disease in deer feces.

Alumni Julio Galvez of the School of Dental Medicine and Alan Miller of the Perelman School of Medicine, and retired professors John Ditunno and Stephen A. Liebhaber of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted on their participation in a Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' sculpture class and why many medical professionals have practiced stone carving here.

Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing and the Leonard Davis Institute is quoted on how naloxone’s ability to save someone’s life far outweighs any risks of someone misusing the medication.

Marilyn Howarth of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the complicated health risks for those exposed to hazardous chemicals released during a train derailment.

Indira Gurubhagavatula of the Perelman School of Medicine says that most adults should aim for seven to nine hours of sleep a night, which includes about two hours of REM sleep.

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the highly contagious avian flu ravaging the globe and how outbreaks in some mammals are a cause for concern.

Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that some people might be more open to treatment for problem drinking if they could take a pill on an as-needed basis.

The Hinkson and Holloway Mentorship Program, a collaboration between the Perelman School of Medicine and the College of Physicians, will support Black men entering med school through mentors like Steven Handler and Horace DeLisser.

Bonnie Milas of the Perelman School of Medicine recalls how her husband, with no medical training, was able to give her sons a chance at recovery by using naloxone.