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Health Equity Tulanian

WEBFall 2020. Health Equity. Health Equity. As the COVID-19 crisis engulfs the Black community, Thomas LaVeist, dean of the School of Public Health and Tropical …

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Landmark Study Achieves New Importance Tulanian

WEB“This study had a global impact on health care and left a tremendous public health legacy,” said Dr. Lydia Bazzano, principal investigator of the Bogalusa Heart Study and director …

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Medicine and Public Health on the Front Lines Tulanian

WEBDr. Jerry Zifodya (M ’13, PHTM ’13), a Tulane assistant professor in pulmonary/critical care, is on the front lines taking care of COVID-19 patients in New Orleans, investigating the …

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Investigations of the Brain Tulanian

WEBInvestigations of the Brain. The Tulane Brain Institute under the leadership of psychology professor Jill Daniel is answering some of the biggest questions in brain science, from …

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Spring 2024 Tulanian

WEBThe New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University, held March 14-16, 2024, attracted over 15,000 book lovers of all ages. Continue Reading.

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Alcohol And Blood Pressure Tulanian

WEBThose who consumed an average of 12 grams of alcohol per day — about equivalent to 1.5 ounces of liquor or one 11-ounce beer — saw systolic blood pressure rise 1.25 mmHg. …

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BRAIN HEALTH Tulanian

WEBDiet also counts toward brain health. “The Mediterranean diet is the diet of Greece, southern Italy and Spain. And it has been shown to not only reduce your risk, at any …

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Fall 2020 Tulanian

WEBpublic health Health Equity. As the COVID-19 crisis engulfs the Black community, Thomas LaVeist, dean of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, explains why — …

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Donors Support Sport and Health Tulanian

WEBTwo programs with ties to sport received generous gifts this year. The innovative and interdisciplinary Center for Sport received a $5.5 million gift from the Douglas J. Hertz …

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A Global Citizen State of Mind Tulanian

WEBKENNIS HTET, SLA ’19, current Tulane medical school student. Htet said that his experiences as a citizen of Myanmar, “where health care is nonexistent,” is a unique …

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Priddy family’s $1 million gift will treat veterans Tulanian

WEBIn 2018 it gave $1 million to the Tulane Brain Institute for the Priddy Family Spark Research Endowed Fund, created to provide competitive awards to faculty for early-stage …

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IMPROVING PATIENT CARE Tulanian

WEBIMPROVING PATIENT CARE. Joining academic medicine’s latest treatments and technology with the personalized care of community medicine. Bringing Tulane …

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HEALTH DISPARITIES Tulanian

WEBThree years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed racial and ethnic health disparities nationwide, those disparities continue to exist in American communities of color. Black …

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Impression: Susan Hassig Tulanian

WEBHassig, an epidemiologist, saw similarities between the emergence of the coronavirus in 2020 and HIV/AIDS in the 1980s, when preventing the spread of HIV prompted huge …

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Compassionate Doctor, Tireless Researcher Tulanian

WEBWhelton is the Show Chwan Health System Endowed Chair in Global Public Health at Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He is also a legend in his field. …

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Pandemic Perspectives Tulanian

WEBPandemic Perspectives. Five Tulane doctors recall the first days of COVID-19 and lament public misinformation. They advise people to keep their guard up and be compassionate …

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Biomedical engineering students create child-size wheelchairs

WEBMaking the wheelchairs involved 3D printing, laser cutting, woodworking, drilling, sewing and assembling, which the team of 30 students did at the Scot Ackerman MakerSpace …

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