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From Jet Engines to Pediatrics: Vidhu Pandey Finds a Match at UMN Medical School
Medicine is a second career for Vidhu Pandey, who worked for nearly a decade as an aeronautical engineer—even interning with NASA—before deciding he needed a change.
Education, Students
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Naloxone: This drug can stop an opioid overdose—and you should carry it
Solving the crisis will take time, thought, and money. But there are some small ways that everyday people can work to reduce the body count.
Duluth, Faculty, Research
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UMN Employee Finds Kidney Donor Via Social Media
Susan Markgraf received a new kidney after a Facebook friend volunteered to donate.
Faculty, Patient Care
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Dr. Krebs, Doctors, Fear Rapid Crackdown on Opioids Could Harm Patients
With opioids growing out of favor as a result of the opioid crisis some doctors are limiting prescriptions or dosages.
Faculty, Research
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Opioids Might Not Treat Pain Better Than Tylenol, UMN Study Says
Opioids have been the go-to method for treating long-term pain for decades. But a new University of Minnesota study says that they might not treat chronic pain any better than Tylenol.
Patient Care, Faculty, Research
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Kathy Allen Never Gave Up Hope
Kathy Allen was paralyzed from the waist down after an accident 11 years ago. Yet she never gave up hope. Recently, she shared groundbreaking results as the first patient in the E-STAND (...
Patient Care, Faculty, Research
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UMN Research May Benefit Kids with Cerebral Palsy
University of Minnesota researchers are the first to combine brain stimulation and physical therapy to treat cerebral palsy.
Faculty, Research
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Weight-Shaming Hurts Kids, and Their Kids, Too
"The negative effects of parent encouragement to diet can compound over time, not only impacting the person directly receiving the messages, but also potentially hurting generations to come...
Education, Faculty, Research
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UMN Medical School Researchers to Evaluate the Impact of Minimum Wage Increase on Health
Minneapolis is the 40th jurisdiction to enact a minimum wage ordinance which increases the minimum wage to $15 an hour for the city’s employees over the next 5 years.
Research
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University of Minnesota Awarded $42 Million in Federal Funds for Biomedical Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) anounced Friday morning that the University of Minnesota has been awarded a highly competitive $42 million biomedical research grant.
Faculty, Legislative, Research
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UMN Research Finds Genetic Link to Brain Aging
Researchers hope these new findings will help the development of new anti-aging drugs in the future.
Faculty, Patient Care, Research
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State-Funded Consortium Provides More Access Statewide to Clinical Trials for Cancer
The University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic are partnering in order to bring experimental medications, treatment protocols, and prevention programs to rural parts of the state.
Education, Leadership, Legislative, Patient Care
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Minnesota Medical Researchers Developing Vaccines to Treat Opioid Abuse
Heroin and prescription opioid abuse is currently a public health emergency in the United States. But researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School are developing vaccines to...
Faculty, Research
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Young Adults Don't Read Food Labels, Are They Even Relevant Anymore?
A new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Medical School found that 31.4% of respondents...
Education, Faculty, Research
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Minnesota Leader in Devise Treatments for Opioid-Use Disorder
Medical devices have long been considered second to opioids in treating pain. But with the nation in the midst of an opioid epidemic medical devices are getting a second look. Minnesota is at the...
Patient Care, Faculty, Leadership, Research
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Beating the Odds: The Second of Conjoined Twins Finally Goes Home
After almost 14 months in the hospital, Paislyn will be going home. Paislyn and her twin sister Paisely were conjoined by their abdomen until University of Minnesota Medical School doctors performed...
Faculty, Patient Care
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UMN Medical School Study Explores Upstream Factors for Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke and Dementia
A new study from Dr. Lin Yee Chen, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division at the University of Minnesota Medical School, is exploring the possibility that A-Fib is perhaps...
Faculty, Research
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Non-traditional Student Kelly McKinnon Seeks Match in Family Medicine
On March 16, 2018, fourth-year medical students at the University of Minnesota and nationwide opened envelopes to find out where they will spend their residencies.
Education, Students