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They Matched! Â鶹ŮÀÉ Celebrates Match Day with Soon-to-be-Physicians
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., Named Senior Member of the NAI
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Study Finds Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity Over a Decade
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
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Existing Racial Inequalities in Death from COVID-19 Will Soar
May 19, 2020
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Schmidt College of Medicine researcher and collaborators say now is the time to address short-term clinical and public health challenges to ensure equal access to any lifesaving innovation for COVID-19.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Medical Students Collect and Donate More than 23,000 PPE Items
May 11, 2020
Â鶹ŮÀÉ medical students collected thousands of surgical gloves, facemasks, face shields, surgical gowns, surgical caps, boot covers, sanitation supplies, and even four P100 respirators for health care workers.
Ultraviolet Light Exposes Contagion Spread from Improper PPE Use
May 06, 2020
A technique using a fluorescent solution and ultraviolet light demonstrates how aerosol-generating procedures can lead to contagion spread and exposes errors made from putting on or taking off PPE.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Announces Winners of 'COVID-19 Change Challenge'
May 05, 2020
Â鶹ŮÀÉ has announced the winners of the COVID-19 Change Challenge organized by the Division of Research.
Facebook Study Reveals COVID-19 Compliance and Coping Behaviors
May 05, 2020
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers surveyed 719 Floridians from a Facebook coronavirus disease (COVID-19) group to assess their experience, behavior compliance, coping strategies and feelings about staying at home.
Nation's Newest Physicians Graduate in the Midst of COVID-19
May 01, 2020
Today, 63 members of the class of 2020 in Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Schmidt College of Medicine recited the Hippocratic Oath in unison, virtually, as they were conferred the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
Researchers Explore Racial Inequalities in Liver Cancer Deaths
April 30, 2020
Researchers from Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Schmidt College of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine found that racial inequalities in liver cancer deaths soared after the launch of lifesaving hepatitis C drugs.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Receives $1.7 Million NIH Grant for Novel Neuroinflammation Study
April 20, 2020
Â鶹ŮÀÉ neuroscientists will investigate critical links between neuroinflammation and psychopathology, providing a new pathogenic mechanism for anxiety, depression and cognitive dysfunction.
Caring for Those Most Vulnerable to COVID-19 Requires Vigilance
April 16, 2020
Early reports suggest the case fatality rate for those over 80, about half of nursing home residents, is more than 15 percent. An Â鶹ŮÀÉ geriatrician provides key updates for nursing home staff and clinicians.
COVID-19 Concerns? Â鶹ŮÀÉ Medicine Now Offers Telehealth
April 15, 2020
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Medicine is offering virtual visits related to preventive care, check-ups, follow-ups or acute illnesses, including supporting patients who are concerned about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine offers students a variety of educational programs and degrees.
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