Meet TraumaMan
TraumaMan, the sliceable, bleeding training mannequin, is the newest hands-on tool available to medical students in Drexel’s College of Medicine. TraumaMan was purchased thanks to a gift from the family of the late Morton H. Perlman, who served as a professor in the Department of Surgery for more than 30 years.
A Bitter Pill
Parents and physicians still aren’t doing enough to address the rise of “pharming,” or recreational use and abuse of prescription drugs, among teenagers, a new Drexel study says. According to federal data cited in the study, adolescents abuse prescription medications more than any other drug except marijuana and 14 percent of high school seniors have used prescription medications recreationally at least once. The study lists recommendations for parents and physicians, including talking to teens about the risks and restricting access to medications at home.
Head Count: Autism in Pennsylvania
A recently completed census of the size of Pennsylvania’s population on the autism spectrum by researchers in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute estimates that there are over 55,000 children and adults with autism receiving services, which is almost triple the number initially identified by their first census in 2009.
Sounding the Alarm on Chimps’ Habitat
Drexel researchers traveled with an international team to study a unique and endangered chimpanzee in Cameroon. Their work suggests the apes could be lost soon if more measures aren’t taken to ensure their fragile habitat is protected.