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Temple To Open COVID-19 Testing Center

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:08:03 +0000

As the Philadelphia Department Of Public Health calls the city a “high risk of community transmission” for COVID-19, Temple University will open a Covid-19 testing site in August and begin welcoming students back for the fall semester August 24th. The site will be staffed by members of the health services team and can accommodate about 400 tests per week. The test site is expecting to obtain…

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Temple University Hospital Treats COVID-19 Patients In New Clinical Trial

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 01:04:39 +0000

Temple University Hospital is enrolling participants in a new clinical trial using antibodies to treat critical COVID-19 patients. According to Temple Health, the clinical trial “will enroll up to 270 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 and clinical evidence of acute lung injury.” Dr. Gerard Criner is the Chair and Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis…

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Temple Update News Brief | April 20, 2020

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:15:49 +0000

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Healthcare Workers on the Frontline of a Pandemic

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:26:03 +0000

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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‘It’s a Huge Public Health Problem’ – TUH Team Examines Philly Mass Shootings

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:00:21 +0000

Time. Location. Victim Count. These are the three variables a Temple medical research team used to analyze mass shootings in Philadelphia through the lens of an urban neighborhood. “Firearm homicide is sort of the leading way that homicide happens around the country. We have a big problem with gun violence in Philadelphia. It’s a huge public health problem and obviously as a trauma surgeon…

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Students Experience New Mental Health Simulation

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:36:40 +0000

Temple nursing students are getting a chance to hear first hand what its like living with a mental illness. A new program at Temple’s College of Public Health gives students the chance to hear what its like to have Schizophrenia. The mental health simulation uses MP3 players to immerse students in hallucinations Schizophrenic patients might hear. Assistant professor Barbara Stephens is…

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TU Hospital Gives Community a ‘Fighting Chance’ Against Gun Violence

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:10:16 +0000

Temple University Hospital is taking strides towards helping the North Philadelphia community in the wake of gun violence. After the hospital treated more than 1,200 gunshot wounds last year, Tim Bryan, Assistant Director of Medical Services at Temple University Hospital, started the ‘Fighting Chance’ program to the give the community the power before first responders arrive.

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