Tag: Health Disparities: Page 11

Faculty & Staff

Leaving a Legacy

Shortly after Dr. Donald Wilson became dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1991…

July 12, 2006

Health

Research Roundup: You’re Fired, Call An Ambulance; Black Smokers; the Insulin-Resistant Race

Involuntary job loss near retirement more than doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke; new research may explain why Black smokers are less successful than Whites at quitting the habit; Black women — even if their weight is normal — may be at increased risk for insulin resistance, a condition associated with diabetes, high blood pressure and heart vessel disease.

July 4, 2006

Health

Perspectives: Personalized and Racialized Medicine Are Not The Same

On May 31, 2006, Diverse Online published a story titled “Racial Pill Maker’s Sales Drop in Wider-than-expected Loss” about lackluster sales of the drug BiDil. The article claimed that BiDil, the heart-failure drug approved only for Black patients, is expected to usher in the era of personalized medicine.

June 13, 2006

HBCUs

HBCUs to Participate in North Carolina Research Campus

North Carolina officials believe the February groundbreaking of the North Carolina Research Campus…

May 31, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Auditor: University of Missouri-Kansas City Faculty Diversity Is ‘Worst’ He’s Seen

The University of Missouri-Kansas City has a serious problem with its racial climate and a serious lack of diversity in its faculty…

May 17, 2006

Health

Study: Depression Rate Holds Steady for Black Women

Depression rates among White girls drop as they age, but remain steady among Black girls, according to a new study by Northeastern University professor Dr. Debra L. Franko.

April 30, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Meharry President to Assume Presidency

Dr. John E. Maupin Jr., president of Meharry Medical College, and the first Meharry alumnus to hold the top office in the college…

March 22, 2006

STEM

The Paradox of Black Male Initiatives

The City University of New York (CUNY) recently launched a systemwide African American Male Initiative (AAMI) to improve the success and retention of the Black men on its 11 senior college campuses…

March 22, 2006

Health

Univ. of South Carolina Earns ‘Very High’ Research Designation

The University of South Carolina continues to raise its academic profile with a $6 million federal grant for HIV prevention, and a designation by a leading education…

March 13, 2006

Health

Study: Children in the South Face Higher Health Risks

Children living in the South are up to three times more likely to battle poor health and its consequences than those in…

March 8, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Meharry President To Assume Presidency of Morehouse School of Medicine

Dr. John E. Maupin Jr., president of Meharry Medical College, will step down in July. Maupin, the first Meharry alumnus to hold the top office in the college…

March 1, 2006

Health

BYU Study: Racism Associated with Disturbed Sleep and Depression in Latinos

Perceiving racism is related to sleep difficulties and depression in Hispanic immigrants, according to a new study by a Brigham Young University researcher in the midst of a multi-year…

February 27, 2006