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First Measles Case Reported in San Antonio by University Health System

A case of the measles virus has been diagnosed in San Antonio, officials from University Health System have confirmed amid an outbreak of the disease that’s swept through Texas and 10 other states. UHS diagnosed the patient last week via a lab test, spokeswoman Elizabeth Allen confirmed. Read More

Opinion: Building a Diverse And Inclusive Health Care Company Takes Work But is Worth the Effort

Diversity and inclusion tend to get more lip service than action, often because business leaders don’t always recognize the connection between the two and company performance. That’s a mistake, because they are inextricably linked. Read More

University of Utah Health Improves Turnaround Time With New Imaging Tech

University of Utah Health provides care for residents of Utah and six surrounding states, with a referral area of about 10 percent to 15 percent of the continental United States. THE PROBLEM Given this large area, and the increasing number of imaging studies being performed, the health system found it had far too much data. […]

Trinity College Dublin Becomes Tobacco-Free Campus

Almost three years after establishing tobacco-free zones on its campus, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has announced it will officially become a tobacco-free campus beginning on National No Smoking Day, or March 6. TCD Students’ Union initially were resistant to the idea, said health promotion officer Martina Mullen. However, the momentum to create a tobacco-free campus […]

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Howard University President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick Runs for Sickle Cell Cure

Running an institution of higher learning is one challenge after another. But that hasn’t stopped Howard University president Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick from taking on another challenge. Frederick, 48, who was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth, has launched the Run to Cure Sickle Cell campaign to increase awareness about the disease that disproportionately afflicts Blacks […]

Health Care Educator Focuses On Closing Health Disparities

The University of New Mexico (UNM) has named clinician and public health researcher Dr. Tracie Collins as the dean of its newly established College of Population Health, effective July 2019. Collins joins the UNM faculty after serving as the Kansas Health Foundation Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public health […]

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Eastern Nazarene, Regis Colleges Partner to Provide More Health Degree Programs to Students

Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) and Regis College have formed a new partnership that will allow Eastern Nazarene students to complete their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in health services disciplines at the other institution. Under the agreement, a total of five bachelor’s and master’s programs were established that students can participate in – one accelerated 16-month […]

Researchers Plan to Use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Health Care

Researchers at the University of Iowa are working on developing algorithms in artificial intelligence to learn from sample data and ultimately attempt to predict disease outcomes. Graduate research assistant Zhihui Guo, who has worked with the team for two years, is very interested in the potential it has for health care. Read More

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Doctoral Student Aiming to Encourage Residents Pursuing Wellness Goals With New Class

A Mary Baldwin University student is using her studies to help local residents of all ages reach wellness goals. Virginia native Catherine Western will lead a four-week wellness program at the Staunton-Augusta Family YMCA as part of her doctoral work starting Tuesday. She hopes the course – which she designed herself – will equip community members with knowledge […]

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This N.J. Hospital ER Billed Thousands For a Stomach Ache. The Patient Fought Back — And Won.

Who knows whether it was the stuffing, cranberry sauce, or that vegetable casserole, but something at Thanksgiving dinner didn’t sit right with Evan Acuna. Two days after the big feast he was still feeling the effects of what the 27-year-old suspected was food poisoning. When he couldn’t even keep down water and started to get […]

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Sutter Health Opens Modern CPMC Van Ness Campus Hospital in San Francisco

Not-for-profit health system Sutter Health has opened a modern new hospital, California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Van Ness Campus hospital in San Francisco. The new state-of-the-art facility, which includes 11 floors and 274 acute-care beds, offers inpatient and primary care services with a focus on maternity care, pediatrics, transplant, emergency and cardiac care and many […]

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Dr. Barbara Damron Returns to UNM College of Nursing as Associate Professor

Dr. Barbara Damron, a previous cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Higher Education Department, will return to The University of New Mexico College of Nursing faculty as an associate professor. “I am thrilled to have Dr. Damron return to the College of Nursing,” said Dr. Christine E. Kasper, dean of the College of Nursing. “Her […]

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