Featured in the Media
Featured July 28, 2011
KYW Newsradio interviews David Kastenberg, MD, about new, slightly less distasteful colonoscopy preparation.
Featured July 27, 2011
A large new study of computer-aided detection, CAD, reveals the failure of the mammogram technology in improving breast cancer detection and the increasing risk of wrongly informing women about having an abnormal mammogram.
Featured July 27, 2011
In a Healthcare Finance News interview, Dr. Richard Wender discusses the challenges of providing extraordinary care in a diverse community.
Featured July 25, 2011
Jefferson pharmacist Joanne Heil is leading a new effort to keep congestive heart failure patients from returning to the Hospital.
Featured July 25, 2011
Taunya English of WHYY Radio (90.9 FM) interviews Stephanie DeLoach, MD, about kidney disease and treatment, as well as what makes the disease so prevalent in the African American population.
Featured July 25, 2011
Seasonal affective disorder affects about 1 to 2 percent of Americans, and it doesn't just happen during the winter months, according to the interview.
Featured July 24, 2011
Tyler Sanzone, diagnosed with retinoblastoma at five months, was treated at Wills Eye Institute and Jefferson using a novel option proposed by ocular oncologist Dr. Carol Shields.
Featured July 21, 2011
Dr. Karl Doghramji of the Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center was on ABC News World News Tonight during a segment about heat and its impact on the body during sleep.
Featured July 21, 2011
Dr. Vaccaro examined the cadaver of the Elephant Man and used computer simulators to recreate his body and shape. It took a high-power computer months to figure out how a man like that got around, he explained.
Featured July 19, 2011
Dr. Kathleen Squires, director of the Infectious Diseases Division at Jefferson, attended the 6th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention to present her research findings from a study.
Featured July 18, 2011
Many hospitals are contracting out radiology services because it relieves hospitals of the need to have a radiologist on site all the time, according to a KYW Newsradio report. This has started to significantly impact the field of radiology.
Featured July 18, 2011
According to the article, Dr. Kavuru explains that excessive sweating, light-headedness and fatigue are all beginning signs of heat-related illnesses.
Featured July 17, 2011
Ohio State University (OSU) astronomers are working with experts like Jefferson medical physicist Yan Yu to better target radiation treatment that won't damage the rest of the body.
Featured July 14, 2011
The article is on the FDA panel's decision on the use of the experimental drug Adcetris for Hodgkin's lymphoma and anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
Featured July 12, 2011
A Health.com article highlights eight famous people with ulcerative colitis and how they manage the condition.
Featured July 11, 2011
Edith Mitchell, MD, FACP, says that it's important to have a diet high in fiber and calcium and low in fat.
Featured July 11, 2011
Dr. David Loren's patient, Ronald Whitehead, credits photodynamic therapy for giving him more time to spend with his family.
Featured July 11, 2011
Ms. Garofola was featured as an "achiever" in a Burlington County Times article.
Featured July 08, 2011
Dr. Ronald Myers chatted with KYW Newsradio on the importance of colorectal screening. He's backing a plan to have hospitals, doctor's offices and health insurance companies increase colonoscopy awareness.
Featured July 07, 2011
In July, a code orange advisory was issued for air quality for the Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley regions due to high ozone levels.
Featured July 04, 2011
Dr. Brainard and other researchers hope that by studying the effects of artificial light on the body it will lead to a new generation of lights and screens designs.
Featured July 01, 2011
The Jefferson-sponsored Fund A Cure for Pancreatic Cancer's Run Over Cancer 5K Race is featured in a July 1 article.