What's New at Jeff

Inaugural Care to Cure Event
The inaugural Care to Cure event raised awareness about Parkinson’s disease as well as more than $510,000 to help fund a state-of-the-art rehabilitation center at the Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience at Jefferson.
11/01/18

Jefferson Receives Hearst Foundation Grant for New Nursing Program
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation granted $150,000 to the Institute of Emerging Health Professions (IEHP) to support the launch of a certified nursing assistant program within the Stephen Korman Center for Community Engagement.
10/25/18

Bosom Buddies
Some people knit baby blankets and booties and sweaters and scarves. Others, like Anita Strainick, knit “knockers.”
10/18/18

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF), essentially scarring of the lungs, affects millions of people worldwide and is a major source of distress.
09/11/18

Video Conferencing Connects Doctors With Families During Heart Surgery
From long-distance family reunions to business deals, video conferencing is used widely in all walks of life.
08/22/18

Are Detox Teas Safe?
Detox teas have become a hot commodity, peddled by celebrities and raved about by family and friends on social media.
08/21/18

Gastroparesis Awareness
Gastroparesis is a condition that occurs when the stomach takes too long to empty food.
08/13/18

Alumni Profile: Drawing on Many Mikes
There’s something whimsical about the doodles Mike Natter, MD ’17, posts on Instagram, a popular photo and video-sharing social network. It’s not that they aren’t serious.
08/01/18

Faculty Profile: Feeling All the Bumps
Jefferson Oncologist Looks at the World from Behind a Camera
08/01/18

25 Years of JeffHOPE Clinics
Student Volunteers Shape Patients’ Lives—and Their Own
07/31/18