Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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How MSM is Working to Increase Minorities in Clinical Trials: Scientific American Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2018 - Concern over the lack of significant minority participation by patients in clinical trials has waxed and waned over the past 30 years. Now, there is growing momentum in favor if boosting the numbers--and it's about time, because minority patients can no longer wait.
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MSM Appoints Gianluca Tosini as New Chief Scientific Research Officer
NOVEMBER 2, 2018 - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) recently named Gianluca Tosini, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Research Officer. Tosini is also the Chair and Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He has been a member of the MSM Neuroscience Institute since 1998 and most recently served as the Institute's Acting Director. Tosini is also Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine.
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Griffin Rodgers, M.D. to be Keynote Speaker at 9th Annual James W. Reed, M.D. Lectureship
OCTOBER 17, 2018 - Rodgers will discuss how to overcome disparities in obesity, diabetes, and kidney disease at the annual event.
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32 States Get A Failing Grade on New Report Cards Scoring Statutes for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment 10 Years After Federal Parity Law
OCTOBER 3, 2018 - Deaths from drug and alcohol misuse and suicide skyrocket, yet majority of states fail to provide mental health parity - prompting American families to take action against illegal insurance denials.
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Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias Expected to double by 2060, impacting minorities hardest
OCTOBER 2, 2018 - Primary risk factor for Alzheimer's is age, but new study reveals the greatest number of those individuals will be from racial and ethnic minority communities.
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Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics: Morehouse School of Medicine Host NHGRI Town Hall in Atlanta
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 - In partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, Morehouse School of Medicine hosts scientific and community conversations to spark ideas for innovations in genomics and medical breakthroughs for human health.
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MSM Among Institutions to Receive $1.8 Million to Launch Research Education Program on Addiction and Pregnancy
AUGUST 23, 2018 - Researchers at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) at the University of Pittsburgh, Emory University and San Diego State University (SDSU) receive a $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to train the next generation of biomedical researchers to study addiction mechanisms relevant to improving treatment options for pregnant women who have substance abuse addictions and babies suffering from drug withdrawal.
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NPR: Beyonce, Serena and the High Mortality Rate of Black Mothers
AUGUST 13, 2018 - Morehouse School of Medicine's President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. spoke with NPR about two high-profile stories of famous and successful Black women dealing with complications during pregnancy and why Black women have a higher mortality rate.
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AJC Reports: MSM Trauma Team Rewrites Medical History
AUGUST 2, 2018 - Trauma surgeons from Morehouse School of Medicine are on a mission to share the untold stories of pioneering African-American physicians.
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Three Ph.D. Students Advance Research with NIH opportunities
JUNE 14, 2018 - Three Morehouse School of Medicine doctoral students are helping to advance research this summer thanks to opportunities presented by the National Institutes of Health.