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Inspiring and Aspiring: Leslie Pensa

University of Alabama School of Medicine 2019 Editor’s Note: Diagnosed with ADHD during her first year of medical school, Leslie Pensa wants to remind others they don’t have to be perfect and to never be afraid to ask for help.

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Physician Spotlight Dr. Marcelo Hochman

Agent of Change

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Mary Ann Cooper

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Hispanics’ Deadly Response To Opioid Bias

Opioids are sometimes necessary to treat Patient pain, but Physicians are now being cautioned about prescribing them. In an article entitled “How Racial Inequity Is Playing Out in the Opioid Crisis,” by Jenae Addison for Health Magazine, it is noted that the stereotyping of Patients of color influences the number of prescriptions dispensed.

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Mary Ann Cooper

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America Can’t Kick The Habit

Opioid Crisis Repeats A Deadly Pattern

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Mary Ann Cooper

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USC Experts Discuss The Opioid Crisis

Editor’s Note: The following article explores the opioid crisis with experts weighing in on some of the most frequently asked questions on this national epidemic.

Health Care September 2019

Vape Industry Digs Heels In On Flavor Bans

Mint and Menthol flavored e-cigarettes, the industry’s two most popular flavors, have become a line in the sand for vaping companies, regarding the vape flavor bans.

Health Care September 2019

Harry Potter Author Donates $18.8M

J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter book series, has donated 15.3 million-pound ($18.8 million) to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland for MS research.

Health Care September 2019

Hearing On End Of Immigrant Medical Relief

Congress will be holding a hearing, regarding the end of immigrant medical relief. The inquiry will have testimony from medical and legal experts, as well as immigration officials.

Health Care September 2019

$5.8M Gift Boosts Bipolar Research At U-M

The Richard Tam Foundation has donated $5.8 million to the University of Michigan to help boost precision of care for people with bipolar disorder.

Health Care September 2019

Opioid Settlement Talks Not Over?

Even though two state attorneys general said that they were at an impasse with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, it appears the settlement talks are not over yet.

Health Care September 2019

Texas A&M University To Receive $2.5M

Texas A&M University is one of 10 degree-granting institutions to receive a $2.5 million Burroughs Wellcome Fund Physician-Scientist Institutional Award.

Health Care September 2019

University Researcher Awarded $1.4M

A researcher from the University of Arizona has received the Washington-based Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute grant for a sleep-apnea program.