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Turning Bystanders Into First Responders

One April morning in 2014, a sixteen-year-old sophomore at Franklin Regional Senior High, in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, stole two butcher knives from his parents’ kitchen, hid them in his backpack, and took them to school. He was wearing all black and, according to witnesses, had a “blank expression.” Just before first period, in the hall of […]

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Need For Nurses: Quad-Cities Colleges, Health Care Providers Work to Meet Growing Demand

We’re always going to need nurses. That’s what many Quad-Cities college students hear while picking a career. Baby boomers — a large portion of existing nurses — are graying, and upcoming generations aren’t large enough to completely replace them in the workforce. And as health-care needs expand, nurses are in high demand. Read More

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Suicide Prevention And Mental Health Awareness Event Draws Crowd to URI

“Suicide prevention and mental-health awareness is something that’s just so important. It needs to be vocalized more on campus.” Thus did University of Rhode Island junior Kylee Harris capture the essence not only of the school’s annual “Be 5K” fund-raising walk and run Sunday but also URI’s overall approach to caring for the minds of […]

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Harvard Economics Department Begins Efforts to Improve Ph.D. Student Mental Health

The Harvard University Department of Economics has begun its efforts of advancing its graduate students’ mental health after a survey distributed to Ph.D. students in the department found that they are experiencing high percentages of anxiety and depression. Conducted by Harvard University Health Services in 2018, the mental health survey found that the rates of […]

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Mumps Vaccine Clinic at Temple Delivers 2,285 Doses in First Day to Students Who Lined up For MMR Shots

On its first day, Temple University’s free vaccine clinic delivered 2,285 doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to students and faculty in the wake of a campus mumps outbreak that has sickened 106 people. The clinic comes two months after the initial case — thought to have been contracted outside the area […]

University Hospitals Joins National Health System Network to Transform Care for Medicaid Patients

University Hospitals (UH) has joined with leading health systems across the United States to participate in the Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP), a national effort to transform health care and related social needs for the nearly 75 million Americans who rely on Medicaid for health care. Led by AVIA and Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator of the Centers […]

University of Minnesota Launches CWD Program

The Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota recently announced that it has launched the Chronic Wasting Disease Response, Research & Policy Program (CWD Program) to respond to this wildlife disease crisis and its potential for animal-to-human and human-to-human transmission, according to an announcement from the university. Read More

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WPU to Offer First Bachelor’s in Disability Studies Degree in NJ

William Paterson University (WPU) has announced it will soon offer the first bachelor’s program for disability studies in the state of New Jersey, to address the high student demand for the program. The disability studies program will be designed for students who are interested in working with people with disabilities in the education and human […]

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University of Houston Open Safety-Net Health Clinic For Low-Income Residents

As part of its planned medical school, the University of Houston (UH) has announced it has partnered with Georgetown-based Lone Star Circle of Care to open a safety-net health clinic for low-income people living in the Houston area. Lone Star Circle of Care currently operates 19 clinics of this kind around the state of Texas. […]

Dr. Seleem Choudhury Named President of UVM Health Network/Porter Medical Center

Dr. Seleem Choudhury has been named the president and chief operating officer of the University of Vermont (UVM) Health Network/Porter Medical Center. Choudhury will succeed Dr. Fred Kniffin and will begin her new role on June 1. “After an exhaustive search and reviewing many qualified candidates, we are very pleased to be welcoming Seleem to […]

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Yang Uses Biostatistics, Public Health Data to Solve Environmental Health Issues

When Dr. Wei Yang came to the United States from China in 1991 as an international student after working as a physician and clinical epidemiologist after graduating from medical school, he originally planned to stay a couple of years after earning a Ph.D and gain some experience working in the U.S.

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$1.2M For Breast Health Over 13 Years

The local group focused on breast health has received another grant to continue the program as it has for more than a decade in the past. North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education’s Dr. Dan J Hawkins Community Health Resource Center (CHRC) has received a grant for the 13th year to continue providing breast health services […]

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