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FSU reprimands College of Medicine faculty member after sexual misconduct complaints

Ella Castle 7 hours ago

A Florida State University dean reprimanded a high-ranking chair within the College of Medicine after an investigation into sexual misconduct complaints by the school’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance.

a large brick building: Florida State University's College of Medicine.

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Florida State University’s College of Medicine.

In separate interviews with lead investigator Amber Wagner, an FSU human resources administrator, three women who worked at the college reported what they perceived to be unwelcome sexual advances from Dr. Leslie Beitsch, chair of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine at the College of Medicine.

Each woman alleged Beitsch touched their thighs while sitting down at various outings. According to

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Novant Health, UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Announce Agreement to Partner Across North Carolina

Ella Castle 1 day ago

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. & CHAPEL HILL, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 19, 2020–

Novant Health, UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine have reached an agreement to expand medical education, research and clinical services to Novant Health facilities and other locations across North Carolina. This partnership will expand the recently approved relationship between these organizations in New Hanover County to include Mecklenburg, Forsyth and other counties, with an additional focus to find innovative solutions to enhance care in rural areas.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201119005675/en/

The partnership will begin with locating a UNC School of Medicine branch campus

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New Cambridge Centre to Connect AI, Medicine and UK Life Sciences Sector

Ella Castle 4 days ago

Nov. 11, 2020 — On 11 November the University of Cambridge announced a five-year agreement with AstraZeneca and GSK to fund the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine (CCAIM). For the 5-year duration, AstraZeneca and GSK will support five new PhD studentships per year. This program will enable the best and brightest young minds in machine learning and bioscience to partner with leaders in industry and academia, wherever they may be in the world.

CCAIM has been set up as a cutting-edge research group. Its faculty of 10 University of Cambridge researchers – in addition to world-class PhD students, currently

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Editas Medicine Reports Inducement Grants to New Chief Medical Officer

Ella Castle 6 days ago

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a leading genome editing company, today announced the grant of inducement awards to the Company’s newly appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Lisa Michaels, M.D. In connection with Dr. Michaels’ appointment, the Editas Medicine Board of Directors approved a stock option grant and a restricted stock unit award to Dr. Michaels as inducements material to Dr. Michaels entering into employment with Editas Medicine in accordance

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American College of Lifestyle Medicine Launches Bill of Rights to Raise Awareness of Lifestyle Medicine’s Role in Type 2 Diabetes Informed Consent and Treatment

Ella Castle 1 week ago

The Bill of Rights is a companion to ACLM’s recently launched “Reversing Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance with Lifestyle Medicine” 18-hour, 20-module, evidence-based CME/CE accredited online course for physicians and health professionals. This is the first comprehensive educational curriculum offered to equip physicians and other health professionals to treat and reverse type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance. In addition, ACLM recently published a position paper, “Type 2 Diabetes Remission and Lifestyle Medicine: A Position Statement from the

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Precision Medicine Market: Emerging Trends, Growth Insight, Comprehensive Insights, Rising Demand, Industry Trends & Revenue Models, 2027

Ella Castle 1 week ago

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New York, United States, Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:23:43 / Comserve Inc. / — The global precision medicine market can be segmented on the basis of product, technology, sequencing technology, application, end user and region.

Recent report published by research nester titled “Precision Medicine Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2027″delivers the detailed overview of the global precision medicine market in terms of market segmentation by product, by technology, by sequencing technology, by application, by end user and by region.

Further, for the in-depth analysis, the

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Precision Medicine Market: Future Scope, Revenue Growth, Global Market Size, Market Status, Top key players, end of 2027

Ella Castle 1 week ago

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New York, United States, Wed, 11 Nov 2020 06:07:57 / Comserve Inc. / — The global precision medicine market can be segmented on the basis of product, technology, sequencing technology, application, end user and region.

Recent report published by research nester titled “Precision Medicine Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2027″delivers the detailed overview of the global precision medicine market in terms of market segmentation by product, by technology, by sequencing technology, by application, by end user and by region.

Further, for the in-depth analysis, the

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Regenerative Medicine Products Market 2020 includes Size, Share, Impact of COVID-19, Trends and Forecast to 2026 Research Report by Absolute Reports

Ella Castle 2 weeks ago

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Nov 11, 2020 (The Expresswire) —
“Final Report will add the analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on this industry.”

Global “Regenerative Medicine Products Market” inspects key element of the global market that are crucial to be understood by new market competitors. The report includes layout in terms of market share, size, dynamics and competition in industry. The research reports focuses on factors such as market segments, manufactures, product types, applications, profitability, regional, country wise analysis corresponding to the global Regenerative Medicine Products market.

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Wayne State begins COVID-19 plasma studies; vaccine research expanded at Henry Ford, Beaumont, Michigan Medicine

Ella Castle 2 weeks ago

COVID-19 treatment and vaccine clinical research is continuing in Southeast Michigan as Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System, Beaumont Health and Michigan Medicine begin additional studies in an attempt to find biological ways to end the world’s worst pandemic in more than 100 years.

Earlier this month, two outpatient studies of treatments that use blood plasma from people who have had the disease — known as convalescent plasma — began this month at Wayne State under Dr. James Paxton, the primary investigator leading the clinical trial. The study is seeking volunteers.

One WSU study seeks to use the coronavirus

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New Cambridge Center to connect AI, medicine and life sciences sector

Ella Castle 2 weeks ago

A new centre at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with AstraZeneca and GSK, aims to use AI to make medical discoveries, accelerate the development of precision medicine and develop new treatments

On 10 November the University of Cambridge announced a five-year agreement with AstraZeneca and GSK to fund the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine (CCAIM). For the 5-year duration, AstraZeneca and GSK will support five new PhD studentships per year. This program will enable the best and brightest young minds in machine learning and bioscience to partner with leaders in industry and academia, wherever they may be in

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What is Osteopathic Medicine and Why Does it Come with a Stigma Attached?

Ella Castle 2 weeks ago

Andrea Amalfitano is a D.O. and dean of the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He explains some of the foundations of the profession and its guiding principle: to use holistic approaches to care for and guide patients. And don’t worry, yes, D.O.s are “real doctors” and have full practice rights across the U.S.

How did osteopathic medicine get started?

In the years after the Civil War, without antibiotics and vaccines, many clinicians of the day relied on techniques like arsenic, castor oil, mercury and bloodletting to treat the ill. Unsanitary surgical practices were standard. These “treatments” promised cures

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What is osteopathic medicine vs. allopathic

Ella Castle 2 weeks ago

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President Trump’s doctor said Trump is not currently on oxygen, but would not say whether he ever received oxygen since his COVID-19 diagnosis.

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LAS CRUCES — As President Donald Trump spent last weekend at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington D.C. receiving treatment for COVID-19 disease, his physician entered the spotlight as he presented daily updates about the president’s condition.

Some of the attention on Navy Cmdr. Sean Conley arose from contradictory information he provided over the weekend, and when he admitted Sunday that, despite his cheerful presentation on the president’s health Saturday, he

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Improving gender equity in medicine

Ella Castle 2 weeks ago

October 09, 2020

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Moyer DV. Let’s Get Loud: Time to Unleash a JEDI Healthcare Workforce. Present at: Women in Medicine Summit; Oct. 9-10, 2020 (virtual).

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Moyer reports no relevant financial disclosures.

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How Genexa Is Leading The Clean Medicine Revolution And Getting Us To ‘Ditch The Dirty’

Ella Castle 3 weeks ago

Ditch the Dirty campaign — Ditch the Dirty campaign

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As a parent, I’m always thinking of my six year old son and how to keep him healthy and safe. I was surprised to hear of the idea of “clean medicine” – and learn more about how common medications oftentimes contain ingredients which could be harmful.

Genexa is a “clean medicine” company that is on a mission to get us to “Ditch the Dirty.” I caught up with cofounders David Johnson and Max Spielberg to find out more.

Afdhel Aziz: Max, David, welcome. Please tell us how the two of you came to start

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How Two Dads Are Disrupting Medicine

Ella Castle 3 weeks ago

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When longtime friends David Johnson and Max Spielberg were talking about what Spielberg was taking for his allergies, and the medicine they were giving their children to fight fevers and the common cold, the two dads decided to take a closer look at what was actually in those over-the counter (OTC) products.

“I’m your nuts and seeds type of guy who never really took many medications growing up,” Johnson says. “When we turn to the over-the-counter shelf, we should be taking a product that makes us feel better, and helps us get

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‘Lifestyle medicine’ can help you live a better, longer life | Sponsored Content

Ella Castle 3 weeks ago

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In Latin, the word “physician” means “teacher,” and a unique form of specialty medicine known as Lifestyle Medicine is taking that meaning literally by teaching patients how to live their healthiest lives.

Lifestyle Medicine is an effort to reverse an alarming trend in the U.S. that has seen patients eating themselves into an unhealthy state and then taking medication to “fix” the resulting chronic diseases, says Dr. Donna Mueller, a UPMC Lifestyle Medicine physician.

“It is patient care that empowers the patient to take charge of their own health through coaching and support from their provider, rather than the paternalistic

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VIDA Fitness Partners with the National Academy of Sports Medicine to Offer 20 Scholarships for Black Students Seeking Careers as Personal Trainers

Ella Castle 3 weeks ago

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 26, 2020–

VIDA Fitness is launching the Personal Training & Scholarship Mentorship Program in partnership with National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). The purpose of the program is to create more opportunities for Black aspiring personal trainers to have access to the certification program, textbooks, and mentorship necessary to launch a successful career in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

“We want to bring more diversity into the fitness industry,” said David von Storch, President and Founder of VIDA Fitness. “This program will be a launchpad for individuals who are looking for ways to start successful careers. It will

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Study in Nature Medicine Shows Superior Outcomes for Patients in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Paradigm-Shifting Beat AML Clinical Trial

Ella Castle 4 weeks ago

RYE BROOK, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Patients participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking precision medicine Beat AML Master Clinical Trial had superior outcomes compared to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who opted for standard chemotherapy treatment, according to findings published today in the prestigious Nature Medicine journal.

The Beat AML trial achieved its primary endpoint by showing genomic analysis of the leukemia cells to identify AML subtypes can be completed within an unprecedented seven days, giving patients, caregivers and their doctors ample time to make a more personalized treatment decision without risking the patient’s chance

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Study in Nature Medicine shows superior patient outcomes in LLS’s Beat AML clinical trial

Ella Castle 4 weeks ago

Rye Brook, NY (Monday, October 26, 2020) – Patients participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking precision medicine Beat AML Master Clinical Trial had superior outcomes compared to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who opted for standard chemotherapy treatment, according to findings published today in the prestigious Nature Medicine journal.

The Beat AML trial achieved its primary endpoint by showing genomic analysis of the leukemia cells to identify AML subtypes can be completed within an unprecedented seven days, giving patients, caregivers and their doctors ample time to make a more personalized treatment decision without risking the patient’s chance

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Medicine not chainsaws: Indonesian clinic keeps villagers and forests healthy

Ella Castle 4 weeks ago

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Offering affordable healthcare to communities living near forests could help reduce illegal logging and fight global warming, researchers said, as an organisation running such a service in Indonesia won a U.N. climate award on Tuesday.

A new study led by Stanford University analysed the health centre serving 120,000 people, set up by U.S.-based Health In Harmony and a local nonprofit adjacent to Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan on the Indonesian part of Borneo island.

Using satellite images and patient records from 2009-2019, researchers linked the health programme to a 70% fall in deforestation compared