School of Medicine
News Story
Crystal Brown's commitment to community service began as a child, when she would attend community health fairs in the Watts section of Los Angeles with her mother, who worked in health care. Now the Temple School of Medicine degree candidate has made an impact in her adopted community in North Philadelphia, where she has led service projects as community service chair of Temple’s Student National Medical Association.
May 14, 2013
In the Media
Tick season is upon us. Stephen Aronoff, chair of pediatrics at Temple, advises avoiding tick infested woodlands and wearing light colored clothing...
May 8, 2013
News Story
With one semester to go at West Chester University, Chris Kleinberg quit school to play electric guitar with his rock band, “Me without you.” But during seven years of touring and “living the dream,” he unexpectedly uncovered a deep love of science that would eventually lead him to medical school. This week, Kleinberg will graduate from Temple’s School of Medicine bound for a residency in emergency medicine at Temple University Hospital.
May 13, 2013
In the Media
As agencies begin to implement budget cuts due to sequestration, alarm is arising within the research and development community. At Temple, a group...
May 2, 2013
In the Media
Temple’s Robotic Career Day held last week at Temple’s School of Medicine gave juniors and seniors from Archbishop Ryan High School a chance to...
April 23, 2013
In the Media
By repurposing an existing drug, researchers say that they can prevent seizures in an extremely rare form of epilepsy and possibly create future...
April 23, 2013
In the Media
If you want to live your optimal best during your senior years, know your numbers by heart—your weight, your blood pressure, your cholesterol and...
April 15, 2013
In the Media
Sequestration has cast a shadow of uncertainty over public funding for medical research. Steven Houser, director of the cardiovascular research...
April 4, 2013
In the Media
Understanding the health implications of immigration reform may contribute to the public discourse, and may also provide insights to the equally...
March 19, 2013
In the Media
The gateway to heroin addiction is not through other illicit drugs, but through prescription opiates like Oxycontin. It follows that one of the...
March 13, 2013
News Story
Temple's flagship graduate and professional programs continued their ascent with a strong showing in the 2014 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings released yesterday.
March 12, 2013
In the Media
Despite a growing number of health clubs and diet and exercise trends, baby boomers aren't nearly as healthy as their parents were. "People are...
March 4, 2013
Accolade
Sharon J. Herring, an assistant professor of medicine, public health and obstetrics/gynecology at Temple School of Medicine, physician in the Section of General Internal Medicine at Temple Hospital and member of Temple’s Center for Obesity Research and Education, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Mid-Atlantic Society of General Internal Medicine’s Clinician Investigator Award.
Sharon J. Herring, an assistant professor of medicine, public health and obstetrics/gynecology at Temple University School of Medicine, physician in...
March 5, 2013
Accolade
Temple University freshmen Damara McDowell and Cindy Zhang have been selected as recipients of Comcast's Gustave G. Amsterdam Leadership Award, which honors students who graduated from a Philadelphia high school and are continuing their education at a Philadelphia college or university.
Temple University freshmen Damara McDowell and Cindy Zhang were recently selected as recipients of Gustave G. Amsterdam Leadership Award, presented...
February 27, 2013
In the Media
According to new data, 36 percent of those living with mental illnesses smoke, compared with 21 percent overall. Mental-health professionals have not...
February 21, 2013
News Story
Studies led by Domenico Praticò, professor of pharmacology and microbiology and immunology in Temple’s School of Medicine, have found that controlling or inhibiting the brain enzyme 5-lipoxygenase could be a key to controlling the two proteins that are major brain pathological signatures for Alzheimer’s disease.
February 10, 2013
In the Media
Temple researchers have found a link between a form of epilepsy and HPV, a common cause of cervical cancer. “This is particularly interesting,...
February 4, 2013
In the Media
Temple researchers are testing a new treatment that may give emphysema sufferers a better quality of life. Patients with emphysema have diseased...
January 18, 2013
In the Media
A quadruple-dose flu vaccine for the elderly also provides better protection for people with HIV, researchers reported. Some doctors may begin...
January 3, 2013
Pharmacology professor selected a senior editor for Alzheimer’s journal
Accolade
Domenico Praticò, professor of pharmacology and microbiology and immunology in Temple School of Medicine, has been selected a senior editor for the...
January 2, 2013
In the Media
In a Q&A with the Inquirer, Larry Kaiser, president and CEO of Temple’s health system and dean of the School of Medicine, outlined the big...
December 17, 2012
In the Media
In an essay, Matt O’Brien, assistant professor of medicine and public health at Temple, explains that there is a strong tie between educational...
December 11, 2012
In the Media
Gleevec is the drug of choice for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (or CML) but it doesn’t kill stem cells, leaving some patients at risk for the disease to...
December 10, 2012
News Story
Angiocidin, a tumor-inhibiting protein discovered by Temple School of Medicine Neuroscience Professor George P. Tuszynski, has been shown in pre-clinical experiments to reduce acute myeloid leukemia cells in mice by almost two-thirds.
December 7, 2012
In the Media
Raul DeLa Cadena, assistant dean at Temple’s School of Medicine, was selected one of the “Delaware Valley’s Most Influential Latinos” for 2012. “Dr....
November 19, 2012
