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Medical Student’s Documentary Honored at International Film Festival
School of Medicine student Michael Otremba won the award for best documentary feature in the second annual NYLA International Film Festival. Otremba’s film, “Twero: The Road To Health,” explores the...
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U.Va. Researchers Find Anthrax Can Grow and Reproduce in Soil
Anthrax has the unexpected ability to grow and reproduce while lurking in soil – increasing the deadly bacteria’s chances to infect cattle and other mammals, researchers at the University of Virginia...
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Chronic Conditions Offer First Clues About Risk for Fatal Sepsis
par par It’e2’80’99s a major cause of death, yet few of us have ever heard of it. Sepsis occurs when a patient’e2’80’99s immune system overreacts to an infection, triggering a potentially fatal,...
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Medical Student Group Opens Clinic for Underserved
par par Equal Access Birmingham’c2~(EAB), a medical student group at the’c2~University of Alabama at BirminghamSchool of Medicine, will open a clinic to provide medical care to underserved Jefferson...
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UAB First in Nation to Test Experimental Therapy for Emphysema
par par Researchers at the’c2~University of Alabama at Birmingham’c2~injected a foam sealant into the lungs of a former smoker on Oct. 29, 2012, to treat his worsening emphysema. He was the first...
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Emory's TravelWell Clinic; A National Resource for Patients with Hansen's...
Emory Healthcare’s TravelWell clinic, a specialty clinic designed to care for patients pre- and post-traveling abroad, has been awarded a contract by the National Hansen’s Disease Program (NHDP) to...
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Surgery Not An Easy Fix For Diabetes
Over the past few years, weight loss surgery has become an increasingly popular option to treat Type 2 diabetes, but Dr. Vivian Fonseca, professor of medicine at the Tulane University School of...
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Ultrasound Diagnoses Appendicitis Without X-Rays
Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, a new study by Washington University School of...
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UAB Neuropathologist Appointed Editor Of National Journal
Kevin A. Roth, M.D., Ph.D., has been named editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Pathology (AJP). Roth holds the Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed Chair in Pathology at the University of Alabama at...
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New Mixed-Use Neighborhood Rises Just North of University’s Medical Campus
Tim Parrish regularly checks in on the progress on his new home, a renovated row house located on the 1700 block of Chase Street in East Baltimore. He drives by whenever he can to sneak a peek at the...
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J-Term Class: Mindfulness Helps Students Handle Stress, Learn Self-Compassion
While universities teach many things, there are some things that they do not traditionally cover – like how to effectively handle stress and emotions – that are important elements of learning and...
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UND Physician Assistant Program To Present New Class With White Coats
GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Fifty-five health professionals begin the clinical portion of their studies next week to earn the Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree at the University of North Dakota...
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Nationally Recognized Researcher, Medical Administrator to Help Develop...
AUSTIN, Texas — Dr. Robert O. Messing, a nationally recognized addiction science researcher, will join The University of Texas at Austin as vice provost for biomedical sciences to help develop the new...
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Schlaggar Honored For Pediatric Research
Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD, the A. Ernest and Jane G. Stein Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the E. Mead Johnson Award for Pediatric...
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U.Va. Researchers Evaluating Drug-Free Diabetes Management
With the help of a simple lifestyle modification program, can people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes manage their condition without medication? A new study at the University of Virginia School of...
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Surgeons Find Better Ways to Treat Nerve Compression Disorder That Can...
Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest ways to improve surgical treatment for a debilitating condition caused by compressed nerves in the neck and shoulder....
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Rural Medicine, Law School Lead WVU’s U.S. News Grad School Rankings
Led by impressive showings from the College of Law and the School of Medicine, West Virginia University placed eight programs among the top 100 in the nation in the latest U.S. News Graduate School...
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UNM SOM among America’s Best Graduate Schools
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - The University of New Mexico School of Medicine (SOM) ranks second in the nation for its Rural Medicine Program in the upcoming issue ofU.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best...
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Medical Residency Destinations Revealed at Match Day
In a ritual played out nationwide, fourth-year students in the University of South Carolina School of Medicine learned where they would head for their residency at the annual Match Day (link here)...
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Fish Prone to Melanoma Get DNA Decoded
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have decoded the genome of the platyfish, a cousin of the guppy and a popular choice for home aquariums. Among...
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Eberlein Elected President of Surgical Association
Timothy Eberlein, MD, chairman of the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected president of the Southern Surgical Association. One of the...
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Dr. Larry Rhodes Named Chair of WVU Pediatrics
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Larry Rhodes, M.D., who has served as the interim chair of the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics for the past year, has been named its permanent...
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U of U Pathologist’s Study of ‘Good’ Bacteria Earns Her Selection as a Pew...
(SALT LAKE CITY)—For the second consecutive year, a University of Utah School of Medicine faculty member has been selected as a prestigious Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. June Round, Ph.D., an...
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Defects in Brain Cell Migration Linked to Mental Retardation
A rare, inherited form of mental retardation has led scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to three important “travel agents” at work in the developing brain. The agents...
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FDA-Approved Medications May Have Unexpected Use: Stopping Deadly Ebola
A class of drugs that includes treatments for breast cancer and infertility appears able to inhibit the deadly, incurable Ebola virus, new research suggests. As part of a collaborative effort,...
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International Allergy & Asthma Organization Honors Casale
The World Allergy Organization (WAO) honored Thomas Casale, M.D., professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology and chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Creighton University...
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School of Medicine, Renown Health announce partnership exploration steering...
By Susan Hill, APR The University of Nevada School of Medicine, Nevada’s only statewide public medical school, and Renown Health, the region’s largest integrated health care network, have formed a...
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WVU Pathology Student Trains Laboratory Staff in Botswana
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Alejandra Meza, a first-year student in the West Virginia University School of Medicine Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) Program, spent 10 days last month in Gaborone, Botswana,...
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Nurturing may protect kids from brain changes linked to poverty
Growing up in poverty can have long-lasting, negative consequences for a child. But for poor children raised by parents who lack nurturing skills, the effects may be particularly worrisome, according...
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