healthcare – Temple Update https://templeupdate.com On Air. Online. On Now. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:07:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://kleinsites-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/home/smcsites/public_html/wp-content/blogs.dir/47/files/2020/08/27112012/cropped-templeupdate-4-32x32.jpg healthcare – Temple Update https://templeupdate.com 32 32 Temple Researchers Developing a Safer Alternative to Addictive Painkillers  https://templeupdate.com/temple-researchers-developing-a-safer-alternative-to-addictive-painkillers/ https://templeupdate.com/temple-researchers-developing-a-safer-alternative-to-addictive-painkillers/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:38:02 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=30275 View More » ]]> For years opioids have been the standard for treating pain, but their continued use has resulted in a growing addiction crisis. However, at Temple University’s Center for Substance Abuse Research, Director Anjali Rajadhyaksha and her team are working on a potential solution. Their research focuses on targeting a specific brain protein to reduce the addictive effects of opioids.

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Temple to Cut Recreational Therapy Program https://templeupdate.com/temple-to-phase-out-recreational-therapy-program-shocking-the-department/ https://templeupdate.com/temple-to-phase-out-recreational-therapy-program-shocking-the-department/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:29:02 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=29255 Recreational Therapy undergraduate program. View More » ]]> In a move that confounded the program’s students, Temple University’s College of Public Health revealed plans to phase out the Recreational Therapy undergraduate program. No public record of the initial announcement to the RT department’s advisory committee exists. However, the Dean of the College of Public Health, Jennifer Ibrahim, confirmed to Temple Update that the Bachelor of Science in…

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Healthcare Workers Diagnosed with COVID-19 https://templeupdate.com/healthcare-workers-diagnosed-with-covid-19/ https://templeupdate.com/healthcare-workers-diagnosed-with-covid-19/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:41:28 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=21561 View More » ]]> Healthcare workers put everything at risk as an essential worker during a pandemic. The care of a COVID-19 patient requires layers of Personal Protective Equipment or PPE, something that is becoming harder and harder to find as the virus continues to infect patients each day. As the virus continues to require millions to stay home and quarantine, healthcare workers are risking themselves for the…

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Healthcare Workers on the Frontline of a Pandemic https://templeupdate.com/healthcare-workers-on-the-frontline-of-a-pandemic/ https://templeupdate.com/healthcare-workers-on-the-frontline-of-a-pandemic/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:26:03 +0000 https://templeupdate.com/?p=21242 View More » ]]> When COVID-19 reached the United States, millions were told to quarantine in their homes to prevent contracting and spreading the virus. Many businesses were deemed nonessential and were closed to have employees do remote work or terminate for the time being. As of March 29, President Donald Trump extended the quarantine and social distancing guidelines until April 30. All of these guidelines…

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