Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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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.
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MSM Doctor Returns Home to Bahamas to Help After Hurricane Dorian Destroys Caribbean Nation
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 - All she could do was watch endless news reports of Hurricane Dorian tear through her homeland, destroying essentially everything in its path. But when the Category 5 storm finally left the Bahamas, Shaneeta Johnson, MD, knew what she had to do.
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MSM Maternal Mortality Study to Go Forward In Spite of State Budget Cuts
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 - The Georgia Recorder reports on how MSM will continue with plans for its Center for Excellence on Maternal Mortality despite statewide budget cuts affecting a $500,000 grant previously awarded to the program.
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Fox 5: Can Smoking Marijuana Affect Fertility?
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 - Fox 5 Atlanta asked Dorothy Mitchell-Leef, MD about smoking marijuana and the effects it may have on a woman attempting to get pregnant.
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WABE Takes a Closer Look at Telemedicine
AUGUST 23, 2019 - Walkitria Smith, MD, medical director for telemedicine at Morehouse School of Medicine talks to WABE about how telemedicine could help extend care to rural and underserved populations.
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