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U of M Medical School receives $2.8M to study CBD’s potential for quitting smoking and managing stress
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (06/25/2024) — Despite efforts to help people quit smoking, many smokers face significant challenges in breaking the habit which can lead to serious health...
NIH, Research
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U of M report notes that COVID-19 had short-term impact on adolescent sexual and reproductive health
U of M report shows downward trend in birth rates while STIs remain essentially unchanged.
Community Engagement, Education
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Her Smile Is Back, And Now This Young Patient Can Pay It Forward
Meet Brianna: once hindered by facial paralysis, now empowered by her rediscovered smile, thanks to Dr. Sofia Lyford-Pike, M Physicians Hilger Face Center and M Health Fairview Facial Plastic &...
Patient Care
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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Honors Courtney Horton
The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) has honored Courtney Horton with the 2024 Medical Student Leadership Award. This prestigious award is given annually to a medical student who...
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Improving Health at Home: Duluth Medical Student and Guam Native Kai Akimoto Works to Address Health Disparities Among Pacific Islanders
Akimoto is part of a team of researchers across the country working to disaggregate health data to better represent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders.
Research, Students
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New research exemplifies how to align academic missions in family medicine
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (5/29/2024) — Academic departments in the health sciences frequently struggle to balance their core missions — such as care, education and research — finding...
Education, Faculty, Leadership, Legacy, Research
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Talking mental health and brain development with U of M
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (5/29/2024) — Early brain development has important implications for mental health outcomes. At the University of Minnesota, the Masonic Institute for the...
Pediatric, Faculty, Research
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Walter Low Appointed Director of Stem Cell Institute
We are pleased to announce that, after a rigorous selection process, Dr. Walter Low has assumed the Director of the Stem Cell Institute (SCI) role. His appointment is a testament to his...
Stem Cell, Faculty
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U of M research team demonstrates cortex's self-organizing abilities in neural development
Published in Nature Communications, an international collaboration between researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies investigated how highly...
Research
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Stepping Into The World Of Pediatric Medicine
From the power of telehealth to groundbreaking new treatments, the world of pediatric medicine is changing. Still, working with young patients (and their families) requires a special level of care....
Patient Care
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U of M study reveals immunotherapy's potential in boosting immune systems of older individuals
Published in Nature Aging, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers provided new insight into enhancing immune responses in older individuals and the potential for using immunotherapy to...
Research
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University of Minnesota/CentraCare Willmar Rural Family Medicine Residency Program receives accreditation
The University of Minnesota Medical School and CentraCare are proud to announce a significant milestone in healthcare education: the accreditation of its three-year, rural family medicine residency...
Education
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U of M Expert Alert: Tick season and Lyme disease
Minnesotans can expect to see ticks outdoors as the warmer months approach. Tick bites can transmit diseases — like Lyme disease — to people and animals. Benjamin Clarke, PhD, with the University of...
Faculty
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Celebrating the Medical School’s Distinguished Graduates
May 3, 2024, represented both endings and beginnings for the U of M’s fourth-year medical students as they officially graduated from Medical School, marking a significant milestone in their lives....
Main Medical Education, Education
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Amera Hassan, Member of the U of M’s First BA to MD Cohort, Reflects on Graduating from Medical School
Egyptian American medical student Amera Hassan has long known that she wanted to be a doctor, so when she applied to college, participating in the U of M’s BA/MD program was a no-brainer.
Students
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U of M study finds metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound
A team of University of Minnesota researchers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease the amount of COVID-19 virus in the body and lower the chances of the virus...
Research
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Neuroscientist and U of M alum Dr. Arif Hamid Contributes to Addiction Research in the State of Minnesota and Globally with the Medical Discovery Team on Addiction
When Dr. Arif Hamid, assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience, joined the faculty at the U of M Medical School, he said it “felt like coming home.” Dr. Hamid received his undergraduate...
Faculty
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U of M Medical School receives $900,000 state grant to enhance health care workforce, training for opioid use disorder care
A collaborative project between the University of Minnesota Medical School, School of Public Health and HealthPartners has received a nearly $900,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Human...
Education, Research