Medical Education

New Orleans, LA -- A new study of how the 2020 major hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic affected each other as well as disaster response found that although prior experience enabled community-based organizations to respond to the…

Credit: UVA Health UVA Health's Christopher Kramer, MD, FACC, will be honored this spring with the American College of Cardiology's 2021 Distinguished Mentor Award for his work with trainees ranging from medical students to advanced…

New Orleans, LA - An LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health study reports a positive association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 incidence at the census tract level and recommends that more resources be allocated to…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2021) - After conducting a study to assess the need for cancer education materials in Appalachian Kentucky, members of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Appalachian Career Training in Oncology…

1-2 March Lugano, Switzerland, 23 February 2021 - The ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2021, designed for basic scientists, physicians and translational researchers belonging to academic settings, industry and regulatory…

New Orleans, LA - A retrospective study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans reports that contrary to previous research, most patients who drop out of peritoneal dialysis may do so for psychosocial reasons. The findings are published in…

Credit: University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA (February 18, 2021) - With stressors mounting daily on the health care system due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a de-prioritization of the childbearing family has been noted. Their care has…

Timely presentations of trial data will accelerate transition from research to practice LUGANO, Switzerland, 17 February 2021 - ESMO, the leading organisation for medical oncology, has launched an important new service for rapidly…

TAT 2021, March 1-2, 2021Credit: ESMO LUGANO, Switzerland, 16 February 2021 - On the occasion of the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Virtual Congress 2021, the European Society for Medical Oncology is pleased to announce that…

Credit: MU Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Throughout her career, Lori Popejoy provided hands-on clinical care in a variety of health care settings, from hospitals and nursing homes to community centers and home health care…

A six-month-long study led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry found hazardous alcohol use increased monthly for those under stay-at-home ordersCredit: Photo: University of Arizona Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. -- The…

Data shows high core temps, low hydration among bands, little access to healthcare LAWRENCE -- Nearly every fall, as football teams return to the field, tragic stories of players falling ill and even dying of heat trauma make the…

Washington, February 10, 2021--After the COVID-19 crisis hit last March, federal student aid applications among potential college freshmen in California dropped 14 percent between mid-March and mid-August, relative to prior years. While…

Credit: ETH Zurich /Giulia Marthaler Scientific and public health experts have been raising the alarm for decades, imploring public officials to prepare for the inevitability of a viral pandemic. Infectious epidemics seemingly…

National University of Ireland Galway will lead a major new European project on pandemic preparedness and response, starting February 2021Credit: National University of Ireland Galway/Wild Island Pictures New €9.75m Irish-Led…

Survey of nearly 200 countries reveals that most national health authority websites contain errors that may make navigation difficult for disabled populations Stopping the spread of COVID-19 is difficult enough. It's even more complicated…

January 25, 2021 -- In a study to gain understanding of the future public health workforce, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), conducted…

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (January 25, 2021) - While eating less and moving more are the basics of weight control and obesity treatment, finding ways to help people adhere to a weight-loss regimen is more complicated.…

New Orleans, LA - An analysis by Nicholas Gilpin, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Associate Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Michael Taffe, PhD, Professor of…

Millions of students around the world could benefit if their educators adopted a more flexible and practical approach, say Swansea University expertsCredit: Swansea University Millions of students around the world could benefit if…