Arthur Frank, MD, PhD, a professor emeritus and clinical professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Dec. 17 KGTV-TV (ABC-San Diego) segment about whether tap water that’s ...

Drexel was mentioned in Dec. 10 WHYY, Philadelphia Inquirer and Philly Voice stories about Palak Raval-Nelson, PhD, an alumna, being appointed to lead Philadelphia's Department of Public Health.

Philadelphia has a new health commissioner, Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson. She has close to 30 years of experience and is familiar with the city and its health programs. Mayor Cherelle L. Parker made the ...

The holidays are supposed to be full of joy, but for Jannette Santiago, they remind her of the hardest day of her life. Last year, just two days before Thanksgiving, her 33-year-old son, Oscar, was ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Joe Biden touted his administration’s economic legacy during remarks at the Brookings Institution on Tuesday and argued that the country is at a “critical moment” for ...

suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has appointed Palak Raval-Nelson to lead the city’s Department of Public ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson will be the new Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Health, an appointment made by Mayor Cherelle Parker on Monday. Raval-Nelson currently ...

She also named Palak Raval-Nelson, a deputy commissioner in the city’s Department of Public Health, as the next health commissioner. Pennridge administrators are investigating the drawing of a ...

Palak Raval-Nelson, who has served as deputy commissioner since March 2022, will fill the role left vacant by Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, who stepped down in February. Frank A. Franklin has been serving ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has appointed Palak Raval-Nelson to lead the city’s Department of Public Health, highlighting her nearly three decades of service in the City of Brotherly Love.

Palak Raval-Nelson, a deputy commissioner in the city’s Department of Public Health and an expert in environmental health, will be Philadelphia’s new health commissioner, heading one of the city’s ...