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Senator Bill Frist, MD, Launches Preeminent Podcast On Innovation, Leadership To Address The Critical State Of The Healthcare Industry

Transplant surgeon, former US Senate Majority Leader and healthcare entrepreneur Bill Frist, MD, today launches the inaugural season of his new podcast: “A Second Opinion: Rethinking American Health with Senator Bill Frist, MD.” Amidst the unprecedented change that the healthcare landscape is currently experiencing, a time when our nation and the industry is redefining the delivery […]

July 22, 2019

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Sacred Heart Gets $2.4M to Combat Opioid Crisis Among Underserved

Connecticut residents are more likely to die of an unintentional drug overdose –most from prescription opioids – than in a car accident, according to Connecticut’s Department of Public Health. That’s why Sacred Heart University, based in Fairfield, Conn., is taking new steps to combat the opioid crisis. It just accepted a $2.4-million grant for a […]

July 22, 2019

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Lehigh Names David Rubenstein The First Executive Director Of Health And Wellness Center

Following a national search to lead the enhancement of student health services at Lehigh, Vice President of Student Affairs Ricardo Hall announced that David Rubenstein has been named to that new role. He is currently the vice president of Health and Wellness at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., and a clinical professor of psychology. Rubenstein […]

July 15, 2019

60 Students Start At TCU And UNTHSC’s New Medical School

In preparation for Monday’s first day of classes, the 60 students in the new joint medical school between TCU and the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) arrived on campus July 8 for a welcome week of orientation. During their welcome week, students of the nation’s newest medical school met faculty, staff and […]

July 15, 2019

Siemens, UM System, MU Health Care Launch $133M Precision Medicine Alliance

German healthcare technology company Siemens will provide $133 million worth of medical technology and equipment to boost the University of Missouri’s precision medicine efforts. Three organizations—Siemens Healthineers, the University of Missouri System and the University of Missouri Health Care—will jointly contribute to the establishment of the Alliance for Precision Health in amounts that could reach $40 million. Read More

July 15, 2019

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26 New Resident Physicians Welcomed At Riverside University Health System Medical Center

More than two dozen new doctors began working at this month at Riverside University Health System Medical Center, where they will spend the next three to seven years training in their specialized fields of medicine. The doctors are recent graduates from medical schools across the country. Dr. Roger Garrison, associate director of graduate medical education, […]

July 15, 2019

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There’s A Loneliness Crisis On College Campuses

When I arrived at USC 11 years ago as dean of religious life, my pastoral conversations with students mostly focused on their quests for meaning and purpose. They were striving to translate values into action, cultivate joy and gratitude, live extraordinary lives. But over the last several years, these conversations have taken a devastating turn. […]

July 15, 2019

America To Face A Shortage Of Primary Care Physicians Within A Decade Or So

Despite hospital systems and health officials calling out the need for more primary care doctors, graduates of U.S. medical schools are becoming less likely to choose to specialize in one of those fields. A record-high number of primary care positions was offered in the 2019 National Resident Matching Program — known to doctors as “the […]

July 15, 2019

Texas College Gives Every Student Help With Trauma, Mental Health

Paul Quinn College prides itself as a school that aggressively recruits the kids often ignored by big-name universities: Students who grew up in tough Chicago neighborhoods where it is common to lose a classmate to gang violence. Children from Los Angeles to New York to South Dallas who struggle to break the cycle of poverty. […]

July 15, 2019

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Even Researchers Don’t Know Which Doctors Medicare Advantage Covers

If you try to use Medicare Advantage, figuring out which doctors are available (and where) can be exceedingly difficult, if not impossible. Medicare Advantage is the government-subsidized, private alternative to the traditional public Medicare program. It has had strong enrollment growth for years. Read More

July 8, 2019

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University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy To Offer Medical Cannabis Education

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will offer the nation’s first graduate degree in medical cannabis, reversing a decision made two years ago to stay out of the field. Training for medical cannabis-related jobs has been dominated by little-known, unaccredited online entities, as traditional universities have shied away from training and research related to marijuana, […]

July 8, 2019

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UB Medical Student Is Chosen As NIH Medical Research Scholar

Esha Chebolu, a student in the Class of 2020 in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has been selected to participate in the Medical Research Scholars Program of the National Institutes of Health. The prestigious national program allows medical, dental and veterinary students to interrupt their studies for […]

July 8, 2019

What Philadelphia Is Losing When It Loses Hahnemann Hospital

As a physician, I recently have been devastated by the news that the hospital in which I practice and teach is closing. Philadelphia Academic Health System, LLC, the owner of Hahnemann University Hospital, announced on June 26th that the 171-year old institution would close in about 70 days. Immediate steps toward closure then decreased the number […]

July 8, 2019

Officials Rally Outside Hahnemann University Hospital Over Potential Public Health Crisis With Closing Of Hospital

Health care professionals rallied over what they’re calling the public health emergency that will happen when Hahnemann University Hospital pulls the plug. On a steamy Tuesday afternoon, nurses and staff rally against plans to close Hahnemann University Hospital. The Center City medical facility is expected to close completely by September, leaving a couple thousand people […]

July 8, 2019

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Oakland University Adding New Nutrition Program To School Of Health Science

The Oakland University Board of Trustees recently approved a new degree program for those interested in working in dietetics and nutrition. The Bachelor of Science in nutrition will be focused on training nutrition professionals to work with clients and the community in clinical care, schools, food and pharmaceutical industries. Career growth in the industry is […]

July 8, 2019

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One Vision. Two Universities. Three Years Of Work. The Payoff: A New Medical School

Finishing touches at Fort Worth’s new M.D. school were underway Friday, including filling student lockers with coffee mugs, T-shirts, medical scrubs and journals aimed at building a sense of welcome for the inaugural class. Members of the medical school’s incoming class of 60 begin their journey to become M.D.s on Monday. The school’s activities include a luncheon […]

July 8, 2019

UAB Health System Responds To Possibility Of UnitedHealthcare Cutting Ties

The University of Alabama Birmingham Health System is responding to the possibility of UnitedHealthcare not renewing contracts with the system. According to UAB, following months of negotiations, the current contracts are set to expire on July 30 between UnitedHealthcare and several UAB Health System entities including: UAB Hospital The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital UAB Medicine […]

July 1, 2019

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Savannah Technical College’s Surgical Technology Program Awarded 10-Year Accreditation

Savannah Technical College’s Surgical Technology program has been awarded continuing accreditation for 10 years by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, according to Savannah Technical College. STC’s Surgical Technology associate degree program offers the introduction, development and reinforcement of academic and technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to successfully work in the […]

July 1, 2019