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Students Are Taking Stimulants to Help Them Study, But There’s No Evidence They Help

Along with a steeper financial burden and an increasingly competitive academic environment, this year’s incoming freshman university class will likely be confronted with the pressure to take a little pill that some popular culture references say will make you “awesome at everything.” Or they may eschew the temptation and rely on the standard practice of […]

University of Iowa Using $10 Million State Grant to Address Maternal Healthcare Crisis

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG)- Last month, UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown announced its obstetrics and women’s health clinic would be shutting its doors. It’s the latest in a change of closures. “We’ve had 34 hospitals since 2000 close their labor and delivery units,” said Stephen Hunter, University of Iowa Professor of obstetrics and gynecology and Vice-Chair […]

Lehigh University Physician Resigns After Health Center Investigation

Lehigh University said it has accepted the resignation of a former health center interim director, who was suspended amid sexual misconduct allegations after an investigation found a workplace inconsistent with university values and professional expectations. The announcement of Dr. Thomas Novak’s resignation was made in an email to students and staff Friday afternoon. It came […]

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Couple’s $10 Million Gift to University of Michigan Aims to Improve World Health

ANN ARBOR, MI – A couple’s $10 million gift to the University of Michigan will aim to empower faculty and students to seek new ways to address health needs of the disadvantaged. The gift from Tadataka and Leslie Yamada will allow UM to work with global partners to make a greater positive impact on the […]

Sanders Support Ticks Up Among College Students Following Heart Attack

A new weekly poll shows Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) remains the top choice among college students, despite being hospitalized last week due to a heart attack. According to a Chegg-College Pulse poll released on Thursday, 31 percent of Democratic voters attending college or university support Sanders, a 2-point increase from August and a one-point increase from […]

UCF Health Employees Frustrated as Pair of Clinics Post $6.8M Loss and Lack Patients, Supplies

A frustrated physician fired off an email to his supervisors and colleagues at a UCF-operated clinic last year, saying earlier that morning he had tried to inject a patient’s knee with a numbing substance but there was none in the building. “It’s completely unacceptable to not have ample supplies and it’s very poor patient care,” […]

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Bold Restructuring of ASU’s College of Health Solutions Results in Growth

One year after a large-scale restructuring, Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions has announced growth in enrollment, new faculty and research advancement. Last fall, the College of Health Solutions made a bold move to eliminate its five departments and schools and centralize all of its academic programs and research initiatives. The goal was to […]

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Half of Millennials and 75 Percent of Gen Zers Have Left Their Job for Mental Health Reasons

Cases of burnout have been increasing at an alarming rate in recent years among millennials and Gen Zers. It’s a growing problem in today’s workplace because of trends like rising workloads, limited staff and resources and long hours. It’s no surprise, then, that a recent study by Mind Share Partners, Qualtrics and SAP reveals that […]

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Sanford Health Namesake Now Has University Named for Him

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — T. Denny Sanford, the billionaire credit card mogul whose philanthropy fueled the rise of Sanford Health, now has a university named after him as well. National University in La Jolla, Calif., announced this week it would rename itself Sanford National University, with a formal launch of the new moniker set for […]

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Radford University Hires First Health Sciences Provost

Radford University announced Teresa Ann Conner will be the school’s inaugural provost for health sciences. The position was created to help manage the growing medical program at the university, according to school spokeswoman Caitlyn Scaggs. The university opened Radford University Carilion in Roanoke this year after merging with Jefferson College of Health Sciences. Conner will […]

California Governor Signs Bill Requiring Public Universities to Offer Medication Abortion

(CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday requiring medication abortion services at public state universities starting in 2023. “As other states and the federal government go backward, restricting reproductive freedom, in California we are moving forward, expanding access and reaffirming a woman’s right (to) choose,” Newsom, a Democrat, said in a […]

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Midway University Names New Dean of Health Sciences

MIDWAY, Ky. — Midway University has named a new dean of health sciences, Dr. Faith Garrett. In this role, she will direct all aspects of the School of Health Sciences which oversees the nursing and healthcare programs. “Dr. Garrett comes to Midway with an outstanding record of success in similar positions,” said Dr. Mary Elizabeth Stivers, […]

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