Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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Veena Rao Awarded Breast Cancer Research Award
OCTOBER 17, 2018 - Veena N. Rao, Ph.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Co-Director of the Cancer Biology Program at Morehouse School of Medicine is one of three breast cancer researchers from three different universities in Georgia awarded $50,000 thanks to funding from It's The Journey and The Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (Georgia CORE).
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Griffin Rodgers, M.D. to be Keynote Speaker at 9th Annual James W. Reed, M.D. Lectureship
OCTOBER 17, 2018 - Rodgers will discuss how to overcome disparities in obesity, diabetes, and kidney disease at the annual event.
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AJC: Trend of Fewer Black Male Doctors Has Broader Public Health Impact
OCTOBER 15, 2018 - An article recently published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says the decreasing number of Black male doctors has an effect on public health. Black male doctors tend to have a larger impact in communities where medical services are limited.
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MSM's Montgomery Rice Honored by March of Dimes with Lifetime Achievement Award
OCTOBER 12, 2018 - The March of Dimes recognized Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. on Thursday, October 11. She received their Lifetime Achievement Award for her continued work in women's health and her dedication to the March of Dimes.
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MSM Receives $3.2M Federal Grant for Health Careers Academy
OCTOBER 9, 2018 - Morehouse School of Medicine's Office for Educational Outreach and Health Careers will use a five-year, $3.2-million federal grant to enhance and expand its work to recruit and train these students to help make their dreams come true.
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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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Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias Expected to double by 2060, impacting minorities hardest
OCTOBER 2, 2018 - Primary risk factor for Alzheimer's is age, but new study reveals the greatest number of those individuals will be from racial and ethnic minority communities.
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'That Should Not Lead to Death': MSM Partners with March of Dimes to Find a Way to End Maternal Mortality
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 - The birth of a baby is supposed to be a time filled with joy. But for an Atlanta father and a grandmother, what was supposed to be the happiest days of their lives, turned tragic.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Speaks to Atlanta AUC Students About the Future of Technology
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 - The CEO of Microsoft, one of the world’s top technology companies, came to Atlanta to speak to students at the area’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics: Morehouse School of Medicine Host NHGRI Town Hall in Atlanta
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 - In partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, Morehouse School of Medicine hosts scientific and community conversations to spark ideas for innovations in genomics and medical breakthroughs for human health.
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