Each member of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine Class of 2024 received Butterfly iQ+ ultrasound devices at a special event at the school today, Monday, October 4. The Katz School of Medicine provided the students with the handheld, portable ultrasound devices. This comes just two months after each member of the Katz School of Medicine Class of 2025 received the devices at the annual White Coat Ceremony thanks to a generous donation by Ronald Salvitti, MD ‘63. The gift was the first of its kind for medical students in Philadelphia and on the East Coast.
Jessica H. Beard, MD, MPH, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, joined KYW Newsradio’s “Flashpoint” podcast for a panel discussion about the coverage of gun violence in the media.
Sara Goldrick-Rab, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Medicine at Temple University and Founding Director of the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, spoke with WHYY about a new survey from the Hope Center that examined the barriers faced by Philadelphia residents who have not started or completed postsecondary education but want to do so.
Thanks to a new Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Institutes of Health, Temple researchers have the opportunity to further explore the therapeutic potential of a CBD analog known as KLS-13019.
When leaders of the Temple Emergency Action Corps (TEAC) learned that flights carrying Afghan evacuees would be arriving soon at the Philadelphia International Airport, the students at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine sprang into action to do what they do best – to lend a hand wherever they were needed.
For the members of the Physician Assistant Program class of 2023, the White Coat Ceremony represents an important transition, a significant milestone in their education. It means they are about to begin applying their medical knowledge in clinical settings.
Infection is the most common cause of hemolysis in G6PD-deficient individuals, but certain foods and medications may precipitate the destruction of blood cells, especially in children. Ibuprofen, commonly used for pain relief in pediatric medicine, is included on the list of suspected hemolysis-inducing drugs in G6PD-deficient children. But a recent literature review by researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine suggests that it should be removed from the list – ibuprofen very rarely causes hemolytic anemia in children with G6PD deficiency.