Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Continues Support for COVID-19 Testing on HBCU Campuses
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., (NYSE:TMO) the world leader in serving science, today announced continuing support for The Just Project, a national initiative to provide COVID-19 testing to students, faculty and staff across more than 60 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) at no cost.
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Free COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Clinics Scheduled Ahead of the Fountain City Classic
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 - Fans are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated, tested and stay healthy
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Aflac Launches Awareness Campaign During National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 - Company to Expand My Special Aflac Duck® Program to Help Children Cope with Sickle Cell Disease.
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What are COVID-19 Variants and How Can You Stay Safe as they Spread? A Doctor Answers 5 Questions
AUGUST 10, 2021 - With the delta variant making up over 93% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. at the end of July 2021, questions arise about how to stay protected against evolving forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here, pediatrician and infectious disease specialist Dr. Lilly Cheng Immergluck of Morehouse School of Medicine answers some common questions about variants and what you can do to best protect yourself.
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As Pandemic Surges, NCRN Launches App to put COVID-19 Resources in Hands of Highly Impacted Minority Groups
AUGUST 9, 2021 - App Makes it Easier for Highly Vulnerable Minority Populations to get Culturally Relevant Information in their Communities.
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For the Sake of Black People's Health, We're Mandating Coronavirus Vaccines for all Medical Students
AUGUST 5, 2021 - Opinion by Wayne A.I. Frederick, Valerie Montgomery Rice, David M. Carlisle and James E.K. Hildreth
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Novartis Pledges 10-year Commitment with MSM, 26 HBCUs, Medical Schools, and Leading Orgs to Create Solutions for Health Equity
JULY 20, 2021 - Novartis and the Novartis US Foundation to join forces with Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Morehouse School of Medicine, 26 other Historically Black Colleges, Universities and Medical Schools and others to address root causes of disparities in health and education
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Lasker Foundation Announces Winners of Annual Essay Contest, Recognizing Next Generation of Science Communicators
JULY 13, 2021 - Morehouse School of Medicine student, Banafsheh Nazari, pins winning essay on the role of technology in healthcare.
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MSM's Center for Maternal Health Equity Studies Causes of Health Inequity Among Pregnant Black Women
JULY 1, 2021 - Research explores Maternal Near Misses, a condition that occurs when a woman nearly dies but survives from a complication occurring during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy
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Satcher Health Leadership Institute at MSM Launches Groundbreaking Health Equity Tracker
JUNE 30, 2021 - The Health Equity Tracker aims to give a detailed view of health outcomes by race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, and other critical factors.