Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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Dr. Omar Danner Shares Reach One Each One Vision With The AJC
JANUARY 4, 2016 - As a trauma surgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital, Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Omar Danner got tired of watching the steady train of black boys and girls streaming in with gunshot and stab wounds. He shared his solution with Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter Ernie Suggs.
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Common Stroke Drug May Not Help African-American Women
NOVEMBER 19, 2015 - Every 40 seconds, someone in this country has a stroke. African American women are the hardest hit when it comes to these deadly brain attacks. Black women are twice as likely to have a stroke and much less likely to survive one than white women.
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A Pre-Pregnancy Checklist for Women Planning a Pregnancy
NOVEMBER 18, 2015 - March of Dimes encourages women to go in for a pre-conception checkup. Work with your physician to address any health concerns you have, and ask what you can do to get into the healthiest shape possible going into the pregnancy.
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Curious About Sleep Disorders with Dr. Ketema Paul
NOVEMBER 5, 2015 - At Morehouse School of Medicine, Ketema Paul receives support from NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to look for genetic targets that might improve the treatment of sleep disorders.
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Georgia Receives a "D" on March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card
NOVEMBER 5, 2015 - Georgia earned a "D" on the 2015 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, which for the first time graded the state's cities and revealed persistent disparities between communities and among racial and ethnic groups.
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Morehouse School of Medicine Among 20 New Medical Schools Joining AMA Consortium
NOVEMBER 4, 2015 - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is among the 20 new medical schools joining the American Medical Association's (AMA) Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium.
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Atlanta Awarded $30 Million HUD Choice Grant to Revitalize West Atlanta; MSM Tapped as Lead Health Partner to Work with AHA
OCTOBER 1, 2015 - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)'s Community Health and Preventive Medicine Department will be the lead health partner assisting the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) in health care outreach as it utilizes the $30 million Choice grant recently awarded to the City of Atlanta by U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julian Castro.
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Sweden Delegates Visit MSM to Learn More about Heart Failure Program
MARCH 16, 2015 - Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden's cardiologist and cardiac nurses visited Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in January, to learn more about Grady Hospital's Heart Failure Program developed with leadership from MSM professor, Dr. Anekwe Onwuanyi, to help eliminate heart failure readmission.
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Poll: 71% of Americans Call for 'Significant' or 'Radical' Changes in Way Mental Health and Addiction are Treated
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 - Research comes as Patrick J. Kennedy and Dr. David Satcher join forces and announce new Center for Mental Health Policy and Research to tackle critical needs.