Jefferson Study Finds AIDS Virus May Be Present in Patients’ Semen, Even If Not in Blood
A Jefferson research team found that the AIDS virus, HIV, is still present in potentially infectious form in the semen of infected men, even if the virus cannot be detected in their blood. full story...

Jefferson HealthCare College Debuts in January

In response to the many changing pressures on today’s primary care physicians throughout Jefferson Health System (JHS) and our region, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, a member of JHS, and Jefferson Medical College have developed the Jefferson HealthCare College.  full story...

LastWordŽ Goes Live January 23

LastWordŽ, the clinical information system replacing CORE, will go live Saturday, January 23, 1999. full story...

Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation Supports Jefferson’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation has given Thomas Jefferson University Hospital $10,000 to purchase a specialized infant incubator/isolette for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). full story...

New Stars in Our Galaxy
Jefferson Welcomes:

John L. Melvin, MD, MMSc, -- New Rehabilitation Chairman

Michael Vergare, MD, -- Appointed Chair of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Bernard L. Segal, MD, -- Director of Cardiology, Director of The Jefferson Heart Institute

Bruce M. Boman, MD, -- Cancer Specialist Joins Department Of Medicine

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