Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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Structural Racism and Cancer Disparities: Looking at All the Angles
OCTOBER 7, 2024 - MSM's Dr. Melissa Davis and other researchers are trying to determine whether some cancer disparities could be caused by structural racism and the toll chronic stress can take on a person's body.
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Why Do Black Americans Get More Aggressive Cancers?
OCTOBER 2, 2024 - Exposure to pollution -- not ancestry -- may be part of the explanation, according to a new study.
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MSM Launches Pain Equity Course Focused on Racial Healthcare Disparities
OCTOBER 2, 2024 - The course, one of the first of its kind, aims to equip trainees with the knowledge and tools to understand and address racial health inequities in pain prevention, treatment and management.
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MSM Hosts 10th Annual Community Engagement Day on October 5
OCTOBER 2, 2024 - Free community event features health screenings, food trucks, vendors, and entertainment.
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Atlanta Community Leaders Work to Prevent Gun Violence Using Data
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 - Representatives from Morehouse School of Medicine, the nonprofit 100 Black Men of Atlanta, law enforcement and elected officials discuss paths forward
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MSM Partners with Manifold to Integrate Social Determinant and Genomic Data, Advancing Understanding of Disparities in Cancer in Under-Researched Groups
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 - Leading cancer research institute will use Manifold's Cancer Data Science and Observational Study solutions to generate insights from previously siloed data sets.
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How Much Does Bias Contribute to Georgia's Maternal Health Disparities? Research Shows a Lot.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 - MSM resident Dr. Samuel Cook says anyone who works with patients could benefit from healthcare bias training.
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MSM to Celebrate New Students at 40th Fall Convocation & White Coat and Pinning Ceremony
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra will deliver keynote speech to incoming medical, public health, physician assistant and biomedical sciences students.
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Blood Test for Prostate Cancer Aims to Improve Odds for Black Men
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 - MSM prostate cancer researcher Dr. Leanne Burnham says data show that standard clinical guidelines don't match the needs of Black men, who are at higher risk.
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Black Health Experts Talk Black Infertility and Family Building at Legislative Conference
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 - Dr. Lasha Clarke of the MSM Center for Maternal Health Equity discussed the center's ongoing Fertility Equity Study.
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