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The Season of Giving: A Story of a Colleague’s Need for a Kidney
In a perfect fit for the season of giving, Dr. Raja Kandaswamy, Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplants in our Department of Surgery, recently conducted a kidney transplant between two colleagues...
Patient Care
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Talking About Testicular Cancer
Talking about this disease is currently one of the biggest setbacks that medical professionals are facing.
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First-in-the-world Cancer Surgical Suite Coming to UMN
“It will be the most advanced surgical suite in the world,” said Dr. Chuck Dietz, Chair of the Department of Radiology.
Faculty, Patient Care
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Dr. Kristen Jacklin Examines Interventions to Meet the Challenges of Indigenous Dementia
A deeper look into meeting the challenges of indigenous dementia in Native American and rural communities.
Duluth, Faculty, Leadership, Legislative, Research
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University of Minnesota Researchers Allow Muscular Dystrophy Patients to See What the Protein that Damages Their Muscles Looks Like
New research by University of Minnesota scientists has revealed the three dimensional structure of the DUX4 protein, which is responsible for the disease, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD...
Research
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“Finding the Sweet Spot”: UMN Medical School Researchers Study Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels of Discharged Patients
Abnormal blood glucose values at hospital discharge linked to worse post-discharge outcomes.
Research
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University of Minnesota Medical School Researchers Provide Important Holiday Experience for Minnesota Families
For many children, going to see Santa is one of the most exciting parts of Christmas. But for kids with autism, or sensory issues, the experience can be extremely scary.
Research
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UMN Medical School Researchers Study the Long-Term Effects of Tetralogy of Fallot
Study is part of a series looking at pediatric mortality; Data derived from Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium which was started at the University of Minnesota.
Faculty, Research
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UMN Medical Researchers Examine the Role of Astrocytes in Brain Control of Systemic Metabolism
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School are now promoting the idea that brain function does not result exclusively from the activity of neurons, but from the coordinated activity of...
Research
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Broken Hearts, Unbreakable Spirits – Surviving Hurricane Maria and Structural Violence in Puerto Rico
An important part of our work as healthcare providers is bearing witness to social injustice and being allies. Allyship is more than sympathy; it means accompanying others in their struggle and...
Faculty, Patient Care
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Happy New Year
I think it would be good to begin 2019 as we mean to go on: lean, focused and with the resolve to achieve personal and collective improvement as we face the changes and challenges ahead.
Office of the Dean
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Student Spotlight: Kevin Gale
Kevin Gale, a first-year medical student at the University of Minnesota Medical School, can pinpoint what first led him to apply to medical school - his mother.When his mother was first diagnosed...
Research, Students
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Program Hopes to Increase Cancer Screenings for Somali-American Women
The program's goals include educating community members and addressing commonly help misconceptions about cancer screenings.
Faculty
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UMN Medical School Researchers Describe Need for Health Systems to Improve Care of Gender Non-Binary Patients
A perspective piece authored by UMN Medical School researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine uncovers significant healthcare disparities for individuals who identify as neither...
Faculty, Research
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UMN Medical School Raises Over $21,000 for Puerto Rico Aid
Since the hurricane, University of Minnesota Medical School health professionals have made several trips to the island to help provide aid to those affected.
Faculty, Patient Care
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UMN Medical School Researchers Discover How to Treat Diastolic Heart Failure
Research shows magnesium improves a form of heart failure previously without treatment.
Faculty, Research
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Dr. Samadani Receives FDA Approval for Concussion-Detection Device
After years of clinical testing, Oculogica has launched their newest medical device created by the Department of Neurosurgery’s Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD.
Patient Care, Research
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Dr. Macaran Baird Receives Prestigious Shotwell Award
The University of Minnesota Medical School is proud to announce Macaran “Mac” Baird, MD, MS, professor emeritus and retired Head of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health has been...
Faculty
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Dr. Paula Termuhlen, Regional Dean, Duluth Campus and Professor of Surgery, Admitted into American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
Paula M. Termuhlen, MD, is among a group of 91 esteemed surgeons from seven countries selected into membership in the new American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.
Duluth, Education, Faculty, Leadership