Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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Pew: Black Women in the South are More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer
MAY 15, 2019 - Pew talked to several leaders and researchers in the field of breast cancer, including two experts from MSM, to try and figure out why so many more Black women are dying from this disease than their white counterparts.
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NBC News: Shortage of Black Male Doctors Having Public Health Impact
MAY 6, 2019 - The number of Black male medical students peaked more than 40 years ago and has been declining ever since. NBC Nightly News looked at how having more doctors who look like them affects Black male patients and what Morehouse School of Medicine is doing to address this issue.
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H.E.A.L. Mobile Clinic Travels to Meriweather County to Treat Patients
APRIL 8, 2019 - Morehouse School of Medicine medical students and practicing physicians took their clinic on the road. MSM's H.E.A.L. (Health Equity for All Lives) Clinic visited patients in Meriweather County on Saturday, March 30. The H.E.A.L. on Wheels Mobile Health Fair stopped at the Ingles on Millarden Rd. in Woodbury.
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AJC Reports: There is No Excuse. Anti-Vaxxers Put Us All at Risk
MARCH 12, 2019 - Lindenberger is the 18-year-old from Ohio who shared his story last week about growing up in an anti-vaccine household. He spoke at a U.S. Senate hearing on vaccines and the outbreak of preventable diseases.
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Heart Scare an Eye-Opener for MSM Doctor
FEBRUARY 15, 2019 - February is Heart Month. David Anderson, M.D. faced his own heart health scare when he started feeling pains in his chest. He talks with Fox 5's Medical Team about the experience and his advice to patients and doctors.
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MSM Students Experience Life as a Country Doctor
JANUARY 7, 2019 - Georgia Health News reports on Morehouse School of Medicine medical students getting the chance to hone their skills in real life in rural settings.
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MSM and Emory Researchers Share New Discovery Connecting Vision and Aging
DECEMBER 19, 2018 - Emory Eye Center and Morehouse School of Medicine researchers share new discovery connecting retinal development and photoreceptor viability during aging to circadian rhythm.
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Morehouse School of Medicine Challenges Stereotypes about Rural Health
DECEMBER 15, 2018 - The school has increased its outreach efforts, especially through pipeline programs targeting high schools and colleges in rural areas. In addition, Morehouse has fostered an alliance with the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) in Georgia, a network of programs designed to distribute medical students and doctors to underserved areas.
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How MSM is Working to Increase Minorities in Clinical Trials: Scientific American Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2018 - Concern over the lack of significant minority participation by patients in clinical trials has waxed and waned over the past 30 years. Now, there is growing momentum in favor if boosting the numbers--and it's about time, because minority patients can no longer wait.
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32 States Get A Failing Grade on New Report Cards Scoring Statutes for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment 10 Years After Federal Parity Law
OCTOBER 3, 2018 - Deaths from drug and alcohol misuse and suicide skyrocket, yet majority of states fail to provide mental health parity - prompting American families to take action against illegal insurance denials.
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