The Post-COVID Rehabilitation and Recovery Clinic at Harborview Medical Center has received a $5 million grant to help members of underserved communities who are battling long COVID. The Harborview clinic comprises 10 physicians from across the departments of rehabilitation medicine, general internal medicine, family medicine and neurology. Dr. Janna Friedly, […]
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Mercer professor receives grant to study long COVID
Dr. Mohammed Abdelsaid SAVANNAH — Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) Professor Mohammed Abdelsaid, RPh, Ph.D., received an American Heart Association Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) to study how COVID-19 affects brain functions, focusing on cognitive impairments. The funding is for $154,000 over two years and will support Dr. Abdelsaid […]
UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry awarded $9.8 million NIH grant that could help curb opioid use
Study of jaw-joint sensory neurons aimed at creating safer pain treatment Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, [email protected] SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 23, 2023 – The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has received a major five-year, $9.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover how sensory neurons in […]
Grant Wahl: American journalist dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup
CNN — Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup, sparking an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world. He was 49. He “collapsed” while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match, a witness told CNN. Qatar’s World Cup organizers said on Saturday […]
Innovative Online Fitness Program “Vivo” Awarded NIH Grant for Prediabetes Study
ATLANTA, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vivo (teamvivo.com) a unique virtual, live and interactive fitness program for people 55+, has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how its science-based training strategy and personalized online small-group format can improve muscle strength, blood […]