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How MSU Helped Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among Students

A university-wide social norms marketing campaign has reduced high-risk drinking and adverse outcomes of drinking, according to a new study from Michigan State University in the Journal of American College Health. MSU’s social norms campaign was created to educate MSU students about actual drinking behavior on campus. When misperceptions are corrected, behavior will change to […]

New Task Force to Recommend College Mental Health Policies

A Connecticut task force has been charged with recommending a statewide policy for mental health services offered for college students across the state. The group was created by the General Assembly during the 2019 legislative session. Task force members, who include mental health experts, college mental health counselors and others, are expected to issue a […]

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Study: College Football Players’ Hearts Take a Beating

Collegiate football can be demanding on the body, but typically, research has focused on the impact of concussions on football players. One study looks at how changes in weight and blood pressure for college football players may impact their heart health over time. The study looked at 126 college football players over a three-year period. […]

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Knee-Jerk Vaping Bans Will Fail Public Health, Experts Argue

Bans and other policies restricting e-cigarette sales could do more public harm than good, according to a group of public-health, tobacco-policy and ethics experts. In a piece published online today (Dec. 12, 2019) in the journal Science, the authors, including three public health deans, caution that blanket policies developed in a rush to address two […]

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‘Magic Mushroom’ Ingredient Could be Used to Treat Depression, Study Says

“Magic mushrooms” may have moved one step closer to becoming a treatment for depression. The active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms is called psilocybin — and a new British study suggests it could safely be used to treat depression when other drugs have failed, offering hope to millions of patients worldwide. Read More

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Amber Eagen Named VSU College of Nursing and Health Sciences Top Graduate

VALDOSTA — Amber Faith Eagen of Tallahassee, Florida, is the recipient of the Fall 2019 President’s Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Valdosta State University. The President’s Award for Academic Excellence is presented to the graduating student with the highest grade point average in each of VSU’s six […]

Tower Health, Drexel Complete $50M Deal for St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

West Reading-based Tower Health and Drexel University in Philadelphia have finalized their $50 million acquisition of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. The proposed deal for the 188-bed North Philadelphia pediatric medical center was approved in September by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The closing of the sale, which became effective Sunday, returns the 144-year-old […]

Drinking Problems Rampage Among College Students Causing Severe Health Risks

College students often assume that they can escape most of the negative physical and mental effects of consuming alcohol because they are young and healthy and some don’t drink all that frequently. But even minimal consumption of alcoholic beverages can still have significant negative impacts on health regardless of age. That’s according to Dr. Mashkoor […]

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Manhattan College to Offer Public Health Major in Fall 2020

Manhattan College will introduce a new public health major beginning in the fall of 2020. “Public health affects all of us,” said Tekeyah Sears, Ed.D., MPH, program director of allied health. “From individual health to societal health, public health focuses on the promotion and prevention of health in all areas.” Read More

FSU to Name College of Health Sciences and Technology After Alumni Who Donates $500K

The Fayetteville State University College of Health Sciences and Technology will be named after retired physician Clarence Lloyd who recently donated $500,000 to the university. Lloyd, who retired in March of this year as a radiologist at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Winston-Salem, was a member of the Fayetteville State University class of 1965. […]

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Diversity at Public Health Schools Improves at a Crawl, Report Finds

A 20-year update on a 1999 study found that public health schools are diversifying – but not nearly at the rate that they should be. In particular, minority faculty remain concentrated in junior positions.

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Researchers Identify Top Ways to Stop Projected 142% Rise in Latino Cancer

SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 9, 2019) – As U.S. Latinos face a staggering 142% projected rise in cancer cases by 2030, UT Health San Antonio leaders gathered international cancer experts to publish a new book with innovative research and recommendations to reduce Latino cancer. The book, Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos in Springer Open […]

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