Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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MSM Maternal Mortality Study to Go Forward In Spite of State Budget Cuts
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 - The Georgia Recorder reports on how MSM will continue with plans for its Center for Excellence on Maternal Mortality despite statewide budget cuts affecting a $500,000 grant previously awarded to the program.
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Erectile Dysfunction in Former NFL Players Linked to Concussions
AUGUST 27, 2019 - New findings show a connection between concussions in retired professional football players and erectile dysfunction. Morehouse School of Medicine's Herman Taylor, MD, contributed to the research.
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MSM's Associate Dean of Research Talks Cancer Health Equity on WCLK
JULY 23, 2019 - Morehouse School of Medicines' Associate Dean of Research James Lillard, Ph.D., recently appeared on WCLK Jazz 91.9's "The Local Take" to talk about cancer health equity. During the radio interview, Lillard discussed the American Association of Cancer Research's 2020 by 2020 Program to Cure Cancer and why MSM is the only HBCU involved in this effort.
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Vincent Bond, Ph.D.: Unsung Hero of the HIV Response in Atlanta
JUNE 12, 2019 - "From the 1980s into the '90s if you had HIV and did not have access to standard anti-retroviral treatment, this would have been a death sentence," says Vincent Craig Bond, Ph.D., reflecting on the early HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S.
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Fortune: MSM Leads All HBCUs in Number of Patents
MAY 21, 2019 - Fortune Magazine recently reported on the number of patents produced by Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Morehouse School of Medicine is at the top of that list. Between 2009 and 2019, MSM has been granted 63 patents. Howard University and Florida A&M trailed with 53 and 41 respectively.
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Pew: Black Women in the South are More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer
MAY 15, 2019 - Pew talked to several leaders and researchers in the field of breast cancer, including two experts from MSM, to try and figure out why so many more Black women are dying from this disease than their white counterparts.
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MSM Partners with AACR to Increase Awareness of Cancer Disparities and Clinical Trials Among Atlanta Community
APRIL 16, 2019 - More than 100 community members joined the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) on Saturday March 30 for "Progress and Promise Against Cancer," a public education event held on the campus of Morehouse School of Medicine.
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Colorblindness in the Medical Workplace
APRIL 12, 2019 - Third-year M.D. student Yaw Owusu shares his experiences and challenges with working in the medical field while being colorblind.
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'These Young Doctors Will Make a Difference' Says Jill Biden During Cancer Talks with MSM Students and Staff
APRIL 1, 2019 - She came here to find hope. That's what Jill Biden, Ed.D., co-chair of the Biden Cancer Initiative and former Second Lady of the United States was looking for during her visit to Morehouse School of Medicine on Sunday, March 31. Hope for patients battling cancer. Hope for increasing early detection rates and prevention. Hope for a cure.
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Morehouse School of Medicine Researchers Receive $1,000,000 Grant to Study Mechanisms Underlying Sleep Homeostasis
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 - Researchers at Morehouse School of Medicine have received a three-year, $1,000,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the mechanisms underlying sleep homeostasis - the body's effort to maintain an adequate amount of sleep.
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