January 20, 2021

Communicating Information about COVID-19 Using ‘Entertainment-Education’

Researcher and student team up to explore a strategy that uses storytelling to creatively and effectively communicate about health issues.

January 15, 2021

Anesthesiology, Engineering and Textiles Experts Team Up for ‘Gorilla Gown’ Creation

The innovative effort is reimagining ways to protect patients’ body temperature before, during and after surgery.

January 14, 2021

Try These Exercises to Help Manage Daily Stress

Mindfulness creates space between you and life’s stressors.

January 14, 2021

A Call for Action Against Racism in Medicine

Worn from carrying the burden of fighting against racial injustice, a group of physicians pen a letter titled “Dear White People” asking colleagues and students in medicine to take up the cause of anti-racism.

December 21, 2020

After Battling COVID-19, Jefferson Nursing Student Vaccinates Frontline Workers

Jennifer Paone, her husband and their four children all battled the virus, and that inspired her to volunteer.

December 17, 2020

Jefferson Offers Telehealth Training Free to Unemployed Participants

The “Reimagining Health Care – Telehealth Training Course” will start in January, as a pandemic surge and widespread unemployment are on the minds of many.

December 16, 2020

Students Volunteer to Help With COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Those studying nursing and pharmacy will serve various roles in the process as frontline workers receive COVID-19 vaccines.

December 16, 2020

Top Jefferson Moments of 2020

The Nexus looks back at a year like none other.

December 14, 2020

How to Keep Strong While Recovering from COVID-19 at Home

COVID-19 patients can lose muscle mass quickly while staying in bed. Experts demonstrate safe and effective ways to keep muscles and joints flexible and strong throughout recovery.

December 14, 2020

Our Year in Mental Health

In this collection of stories, The Nexus reflects on how the Jefferson community has come together to cope with the public health crises that upended 2020.

December 7, 2020

Shedding Light on the Experiences Transgender and Non-Binary Patients Face in the Doctor’s Office

Amplifying Voices: A collaborative research team works with the transgender community to gather perspectives on barriers to care, unique health needs, and discrimination.