Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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MSM 36th Commencement Exercise Update
MARCH 18, 2020 - MSM 36th Commencement Exercise Update
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CBS46: MSM Expert Talks COVID 19 Prevention
MARCH 13, 2020 - On Thursday, March 12, 2020, Stephanie Miles-Richardson, D.V.M., Ph.D., Associate Dean, Graduate Education in Public Health, spoke with CBS46's Karyn Greer during a special report segment on Coronavirus in Georgia, following the confirmation of Georgia's first COVID-19 death.
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MSM Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention and Preparedness Plan
MARCH 6, 2020 - View the Morehouse School of Medicine Coronavirus Prevention and Preparedness Plan
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High School Health Workers? It Works
FEBRUARY 28, 2020 - A medical school and Georgia students partner to reduce public health disparities.
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This Is What a Hero Looks Like
JANUARY 2, 2020 - Olayinka Adebayo, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Biomedical Sciences program at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) hails from an eighteen-person household in Nigeria. Her story is featured in This Is What a Hero Looks Like, a biographical book authored by Bill Haney that highlights Nobel Prize Winner James "Jim" Allison and other scientists' success stories.
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Addressing Health Disparities in Medicare
DECEMBER 17, 2019 - The importance of addressing health disparities is magnified as America's population becomes increasingly diverse, including the population of those eligible for Medicare.
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WebMD: African Americans Face Unique Mental Health Risks
DECEMBER 6, 2019 - Gail Mattox, MD, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Morehouse School of Medicine and MSM psychologist Kisha Holden, PhD talk to WebMD about the challenges African Americans face when dealing with mental health.
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Fox 5: Losing Weight Can Be a Physical and Mental Battle
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 - Fox 5 Atlanta's Medical Team follows a woman struggling with weight loss. She qualified for bariatric surgery with MSM's Dr. Shaneeta Johnson, but MSM Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Dr. Melonie Bell-Hill says mental health also plays a factor in successful weight loss.
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Maternal Mortality Fears Hit Close to Home for MSM Employee
OCTOBER 16, 2019 - Tara Joyner, a manager in administrative services at MSM, experienced complications that threatened the lives of both her and her unborn child. She shared the story of her risky pregnancy with Fox 5 News' Medical Team. Joyner suffered from preeclampsia during her pregnancy with her fourth child. MSM's Obstetrics and Gynecology Director Franklyn Geary, MD provided insight into the medical risks of preeclampsia for this story.
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GPB: More Black Women in Georgia Die From Breast Cancer More Than Any Other Cancer
OCTOBER 4, 2019 - GPB Radio talked to Dr. Veena Rao about breast cancer in Black women. She says socioeconomic status and early detection are major factors in saving Black women from dying from breast cancer.