Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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What are COVID-19 Variants and How Can You Stay Safe as they Spread? A Doctor Answers 5 Questions
AUGUST 10, 2021 - With the delta variant making up over 93% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. at the end of July 2021, questions arise about how to stay protected against evolving forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here, pediatrician and infectious disease specialist Dr. Lilly Cheng Immergluck of Morehouse School of Medicine answers some common questions about variants and what you can do to best protect yourself.
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As Pandemic Surges, NCRN Launches App to put COVID-19 Resources in Hands of Highly Impacted Minority Groups
AUGUST 9, 2021 - App Makes it Easier for Highly Vulnerable Minority Populations to get Culturally Relevant Information in their Communities.
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For the Sake of Black People's Health, We're Mandating Coronavirus Vaccines for all Medical Students
AUGUST 5, 2021 - Opinion by Wayne A.I. Frederick, Valerie Montgomery Rice, David M. Carlisle and James E.K. Hildreth
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We Mourn the Loss of UF Health Jacksonville CEO, Dr. Leon Haley
JULY 26, 2021 - It is with profound sadness that we bring you word of Dr. Leon Haley's passing. Our dear friend and colleague was fatally injured in a tragic accident over the weekend.
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MSM Appoints Dr. Walter Conwell as Inaugural Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
JULY 22, 2021 - Experienced Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Leader Assumed Role July 19
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Novartis Pledges 10-year Commitment with MSM, 26 HBCUs, Medical Schools, and Leading Orgs to Create Solutions for Health Equity
JULY 20, 2021 - Novartis and the Novartis US Foundation to join forces with Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Morehouse School of Medicine, 26 other Historically Black Colleges, Universities and Medical Schools and others to address root causes of disparities in health and education
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Metro Atlanta Chamber to Present its Heroes of Global Health Award to Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice
JULY 14, 2021 - Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Carlos del Rio, Dr. Katalin Karikó, and frontline healthcare workers to be honored at the awards
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Lasker Foundation Announces Winners of Annual Essay Contest, Recognizing Next Generation of Science Communicators
JULY 13, 2021 - Morehouse School of Medicine student, Banafsheh Nazari, pins winning essay on the role of technology in healthcare.
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MSM's Center for Maternal Health Equity Studies Causes of Health Inequity Among Pregnant Black Women
JULY 1, 2021 - Research explores Maternal Near Misses, a condition that occurs when a woman nearly dies but survives from a complication occurring during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy
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Satcher Health Leadership Institute at MSM Launches Groundbreaking Health Equity Tracker
JUNE 30, 2021 - The Health Equity Tracker aims to give a detailed view of health outcomes by race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, and other critical factors.
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