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Amber Hughes Named VSU College of Nursing And Health Sciences Top Graduate

Amber Mariah Hughes of Macon, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 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 colleges — […]

State Senate Bill Revives Possibility For Abortion Medication at Public Universities

The Ashe Center may offer students medical abortions starting January 2023 if a California senate bill passes. Senate Bill 24 was introduced in December 2018 by Democratic State Sen. Connie Leyva, who represents District 20. It would require all University of California and California State University schools to provide students access to medical abortions at […]

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Tulane University, WHIV to Launch Inaugural Public Health Film Festival

The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, community radio station 102.3 FM WHIV-LP and the Southern Center for Health Equity will produce the inaugural Public Health Film Festival of New Orleans to showcase cinematic stories that emphasize disparities in both public health and basic individual rights. The film festival, which is free and open […]

OHSU Study Offers Hope For People With Multiple Sclerosis

In multiple sclerosis, the immune system eats away at the sheath that protects the nerves, disrupting signals between the brain and the body and causing problems in walking and eyesight. No drugs have ever been developed to restore that protective layer, called myelin. But a study out Thursday from Oregon Health & Science University offers […]

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AU Offering Free Health Physicals to Students

The school year is quickly coming to an end but for some student-athletes, there’s no such thing as an offseason. News 12 found out how Augusta University Health is helping high school athletes get their physicals without breaking the bank. Read More

Geoffrey E. Eaton Appointed Director of Community Affairs & Diversity at TouroCOM, Touro College of Pharmacy

Geoffrey E. Eaton has been appointed director of community affairs and diversity at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) and Touro College of Pharmacy in Harlem. Eaton has worked at TouroCOM for several years, serving in roles such as the founding member of the TouroCOM Harlem Community Advisory Board, where he currently serves as its […]

Boston Medical Center Receives $89M Federal Grant For Opioid Study

Boston Medical Center has received an $89 million federal grant to participate in a nationwide research study addressing the opioid crisis, with an ambitious goal of curbing opioid deaths in a broad swath of Massachusetts by 40 percent in the next three years. The grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the […]

Board of Regents Approves Another University of Iowa Health Care Rate Hike

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics annually for more than a decade has asked the Board of Regents to raise payer rates about 6 percent — and it did so again Thursday, receiving the standard board stamp of approval after repeating its refrain about health care headwinds and a need to grow. “Every year […]

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When Medical Schools Become Less Diverse

At Texas Tech University’s medical school, just 4 percent of students are Black; 13 percent are Hispanic. And those numbers might soon shrink. Research has shown that’s what happens when schools stop considering race in admissions, and that’s what the school plans to do. In late February, Texas Tech University reached an agreement with the […]

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BU Welcomes New Dean of Health Studies Faculty

An internationally recognized scholar in the fields of epidemiology, public health and preventive medicine and an experienced administrative leader in higher education will become Brandon University’s new dean of the Faculty of Health Studies. Dr. Jean (John) Moraros will assume the role of dean for a five-year term on Aug. 1, the university said in […]

UA and GAPSA to Provide Free Menstrual Products With New Pilot Program

Penn has approved a pilot program to provide free menstrual products in several buildings across campus — a move that comes after students called on administrators to make the products more accessible last semester. The Undergraduate Assembly and Graduate and Professional Student Assembly have held several meetings with administrators from the Vice Provost for University […]

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Hagerstown Community College Nursing Program Continues to Earn High Marks

There are a number of reasons that Program Coordinator Robin Hill believes the Practical Nursing Program at Hagerstown Community College is consistently ranked top in the state. One is the material used to teach and test students gets them ready for the format of the NCLEX-PN exam required to become a licensed practical nurse, or […]

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