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$80,000 in Grants Going to Five Virginia Universities for Tobacco-Free Campus Initiatives

Five Virginia universities, including three in Richmond, are getting a total of $80,000 in grants to help them eliminate the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes on campus. The retail pharmacy chain CVS Health Corp. announced the grants on Tuesday, along with the American Cancer Society and the Truth Initiative, a non-profit tobacco control […]

March 20, 2019

Robert Morris University Unveils Plan to Consolidate Schools

Robert Morris University unveiled its plan Wednesday morning to reduce its number of schools from five to four. The university did not eliminate one of the schools, as had been speculated. Instead, three of the five schools — the School of Communications and Information Systems, School of Education and Social Sciences, and the School of […]

March 20, 2019

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Allen University, Wofford College Get Grants Toward Tobacco Free Campus

Two universities here in South Carolina are aiming to have their students incorporate a healthier lifestyle for themselves and their peers. The CVS Health Foundation, Truth initiative along with The American Cancer Society are helping them do just that with a $28 thousand dollar grant given to them today, Tuesday March 19th, 2019. Read More

March 20, 2019

Laredo Trailblazer Dr. Joaquin Cigarroa Jr. Dies at 94

Joaquin Cigarroa Jr., a trailblazing doctor who served the Laredo area for over six decades, has died at the age of 94. Cigarroa, a father of 10, was the first Harvard University medical student from the Texas-Mexico border. Read More

March 20, 2019

Teaching Assistants Go on Strike at University of Illinois at Chicago: ‘We Have to Fight For the School to Care About Us’

Graduate student employees at the University of Illinois at Chicago, saying they don’t earn a living wage, went on strike Tuesday after more than a year of contract negotiations failed to produce a new work agreement. Graduate and teaching assistants formed picket lines outside of several east campus buildings and held an afternoon rally and march. […]

March 20, 2019

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University of Houston-Downtown Expands Food Scholarship Program to All Students

The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has announced it has expanded its existing partnership program with the Houston Food Bank to provide food scholarships for fresh and healthy meals to all UHD students. Students can apply for the food scholarship by visiting the Food for Change Market in UHD’s One Main Building and filling out the […]

March 20, 2019

University of Michigan, Apple Launch Collaborative Research Study on Apple Watch, Health Data

The University of Michigan (UM) and Apple, Inc. have partnered on a research study to determine whether data collected from an Apple Watch in addition to other health information, can give additional information about an individual’s health, wellness and possible disease to doctors and nurses. “This study is a unique opportunity to work with patients […]

March 18, 2019

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Stanford Graduate Students Voice Concern After Announcement of Increased Health Care Premium Costs

Stanford University’s Vaden Health Center has announced that its Dependent Health Insurance Plan (Dependent Plan) – that provides coverage for dependent spouses and children – would experience an increase in premium costs for the 2019-20 academic year. The increase, which would be between 12 and 15 percent higher than the previous school year, depending on […]

March 18, 2019

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Miami Health Exec Philip Esformes Paid Around $700K in College Admissions Scandal

A Miami Beach health exec was so adamant about his son being admitted into the University of Pennsylvania that he paid around $300,000 in bribes to its basketball coach and sent over $400,000 to Key Worldwide Foundation, a charity at the focus of a nationwide college admissions scandal. Esformes first reached out to UPenn’s varsity […]

March 18, 2019

Central Wisconsin’s First Medical Students Find Out Where They’ll Serve Residencies

She was understandably nervous before the announcement: It would essentially determine the course of her life, and that of her family, for the next three years and beyond. Britt DeRuyter, 34, a Stevens Point native, was one of 13 graduating Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin students participating in the first-ever Match Day celebration for the Wausau-based […]

March 18, 2019

Mt. San Antonio College Faculty Protest Proposed Health Insurance Switch

Contract negotiations between Mt. San Antonio College faculty and administrators have remained at a standstill for more than a year, the divisive issue a proposed change to the health insurance plan. The change would move Mt. SAC Faculty Association members from the State Public Employee Retirement System health insurance to coverage from the Self-Insured Schools […]

March 18, 2019

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Mumps Outbreak at Temple Rises to 50 Confirmed Cases

The number of total reported cases of mumps at Temple University has increased to 50, officials said, following the report that 16 cases of mumps were confirmed last week. The outbreak has spread from the university’s main Philadelphia campus to its Ambler campus in Montgomery County. According to the officials from the University Health Services, […]

March 18, 2019

Boston College Adds New Major in Neuroscience

Boston College will introduce a major in neuroscience within the Department of Psychology next fall, enabling undergraduates to obtain a research-focused degree in a field whose interdisciplinary nature and application has made it increasingly popular among college students. BC administrators and faculty say establishing the neuroscience bachelor of science major addresses a longstanding student demand […]

March 18, 2019

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U.S. Communities Reach Out to Homeless as Liver Disease Surges

This industrial city in central Massachusetts has had many nicknames through the years, including “the Heart of the Commonwealth” and “Wormtown.” Among them was this less-known medical moniker: “Hepatitisville.” Worcester has endured several outbreaks of the liver-battering disease, including one that sidelined 90 members of a college football team in 1969. Read More

March 13, 2019

New Director Appointed to Oversee Maine Veterans’ Health Care

Come mid-April, there will be a new director of Veterans Affairs Maine Healthcare System. Tracye Davis has been appointed to the position overseeing the comprehensive health care system that provides care to about 43,000 enrolled Maine veterans, which has an operating budget of more than $370 million. She will officially begin her post April 14. […]

March 13, 2019

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Clearwater Company OnMed Reveals Health Station That Can Diagnosis Patients, Dispense Medications

It’s the typical doctor’s visit: Patient confers with a physician or nurse. Patient gets medication. On Tuesday, this transaction didn’t take place in a doctor’s office or clinic, but in a medical kiosk. Read More

March 13, 2019

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Ana West | Loneliness at Penn is Rampant, And It’s Time to Stop Hiding it

Penn students talk a lot about various aspects of our campus culture and the negative effects that accompany them. We all know how our pre–professional culture creates stress among students and negatively impacts our mental health; we frequently talk about flashy displays of wealth and the insular, out–of–touch environment that we have here, so much so that terms like […]

March 13, 2019

How to Help College Students Counteract Depression and Anxiety

One in 5 students battle depression, anxiety and related mood disorders during their college years. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people ages 15 to 34 in the U.S., according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Depression is the most common underlying cause for these deaths. Unfortunately, there is no single known cause for depression and […]

March 13, 2019