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News Archive from January 2010

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January 18, 2010

Jefferson Receives American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award

The American Stroke Association recently awarded Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s (TJUH) stroke program its Get With The GuidelinesSM–Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award at the association’s International Stroke Conference 2009. The award recognizes TJUH’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to evidence-based guidelines.

January 13, 2010

Danielle Duffy, M.D., Joins the Jefferson Heart Institute

Cardiologist Danielle Duffy, M.D., has joined the Jefferson Heart Institute. She has also been named an assistant professor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and joins the faculty after completing her fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Jefferson.

Featured in the Media

Featured January 26, 2010

Dr. Loren Discusses Photodynamic Therapy as a Cancer Treatment Option in Phila. Inquirer

PDT utilizes the administration of a light-sensitive drug, which is then exposed to a visible light beam, to destroy cancerous cells.

Featured January 25, 2010

Jefferson Dietician Emily Rubin Talks Gluten-Free Diets to ABC

Jefferson Dietician Emily Rubin was recently featured in a Channel 6 ABC story on gluten-free diets.

Featured January 15, 2010

Dr. Monti Talks Tai-Chi, Yoga on ABCNews.com's New Site

Dr. Daniel Monti of the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine is featured on ABCNews.com's new Complementary and Alternative Medicine site.

Featured January 06, 2010

Jefferson Reduces ER Overcrowding by 28 Percent

Jefferson’s strides in reducing emergency department (ED) overcrowding were cited in a Dec. 24 Philadelphia Inquirer article.

Featured January 05, 2010

New Parkinson's Disease Research

Daniel Kremens, a neurologist at Jefferson who specializes in movement disorders, talks to Main Line Today about ongoing research to find a cure for PD.

Featured January 05, 2010

Dr. Kremens Featured in Main Line Today on New Parkinson's Disease Research

Although there is no cure for Parkinson's disease (PD), with proper medical therapy the symptoms can be controlled for many years.