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Aug 26, 2019
UC Irvine Medical School gifts Butterfly handheld ultrasounds to its whole class of 2023
Normally $2,000, the devices were free for the 104 newly-minted members of the class of 2023.
Jul 31, 2019
44 Gilliam Fellowships Awarded to Support Diversity and Inclusion in Science
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded grants to 44 doctoral adviser-student pairs to improve faculty mentoring skills, support new scientific leaders, and foster diversity and inclusion in science.
Jul 31, 2019 | HHMI News
Physiology & Biophysics graduate student Jesse Holt awarded Gilliam Fellowship to support diversity and inclusion in science
Jul 25, 2019
How Parents Can Get Kids with ADHD Prepared to Start School
A new study found that children with ADHD are less likely to be ready to start kindergarten. Parents can take steps to prepare their children for school and ease them through the transition. For some children, waiting an extra year before starting kindergarten can help.
Jul 08, 2019 | Wired
Waze Data Can Help Predict Car Crashes and Cut Response Time
Waze users notify the app of crashes an average of 2 minutes, 41 seconds before anyone alerts law enforcement.
Jun 06, 2019 | California Healthcare Foundation
PRIMEd for Health: California Medical Schools Focus on Underserved Communities
Growing up poor near the Mexican border gave Karla Garcia, MD, MPH, insight into the daily struggles faced by Latinos with low incomes. After her medical training, Garcia returned to the community where she grew up to practice family medicine at San Ysidro Health, which serves San Diego County through a network of clinics near the border.
Apr 04, 2019 | Reuters
Dozens of clinics market risky cell therapies to treat eye disorders
(Reuters Health) - - Scores of clinics across the United States directly advertise expensive - but unproven - cell therapy procedures to patients with serious eye diseases, often with devastating results, a new study warns.
Mar 27, 2019 | MedPage Today
Upfront Combo Shows Improved OS in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Women with metastatic hormone-sensitive breast cancer lived nearly 8 months longer with the addition of fulvestrant (Faslodex) to first-line anastrozole (Arimidex), long-term results of a phase III trial showed.
Mar 26, 2019 | HCP Live
Tackling Physician Burnout by Giving Back
How care providers can improve their perspective and better their stress with some volunteer work where it's needed most.
Mar 25, 2019 | Scary Mommy
Hell Yes: Drinking Coffee And Alcohol Every Day May Help You Live Longer
Cheers! And hell yes – a new study has found that consuming moderate amounts of both caffeine and alcohol may help you live into your 90s.