Tag: Medicine: Page 20

Faculty & Staff

Changing the Face of American Medicine

If the mission of the Association of American Medical Colleges is clear — “to change the face of medicine to reflect the face of America

October 19, 2005

Health

Universities to Help Test New Prostate Detection Technology

Ten major hospitals, along with top university medical school programs, will test a new FDA-approved prostate

October 19, 2005

HBCUs

Professional Appointments

Mary Grace T. Campos has been named assistant director of multicultural programs and services at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She is in charge of advising cultural programs at the university. Campos most recently served as program coordinator for the university’s Women’s Center. She earned a bachelor’s from the College of William and Mary […]

October 19, 2005

Health

New Study Shows African-American Senior Citizens Receive Fewer Life-Saving Surgeries Than Whites

A new study examining health care disparities during the 1990s and up to 2001

October 5, 2005

Health

Race and Sex Disparities in Heart Attack Care Not Improving

Differences based on race and sex in treatment patterns for hospitalized American heart attack patients

September 21, 2005

Health

New Study Shows African-American Seniors Receive Fewer Life-Saving Surgeries Than Whites

A new study examining health care disparities during the 1990s and up to 2001, has found that Blacks received significantly fewer

September 14, 2005

Health

Race and Sex Disparities in Heart Attack Care, Survival Not Improving

Differences based on race and sex in treatment patterns for hospitalized American heart attack patients have remained unchanged over an eight-year period Story:

August 29, 2005

Home

Medical School Admissions Exam Converting to Computer-Based Format

Thomson Prometric, the technology-enabled testing and assessment services division of the Thomson Corp. Story:

August 24, 2005

Health

Maryland Medical School To Look at Better Treatment

A five-year study will look at whether teaching doctors about the latest diabetes and hypertension treatment guidelines… Story:

April 20, 2005

Health

Survival at Stake

Survival at StakeUniversity of North Carolina’s Dr. Adaora Adimora searches for answers into HIV transmission among African AmericansBy Eleanor Lee YatesChapel Hill, N.C.During the 1980s and into the ’90s, HIV and AIDS primarily affected gay White men. The rates of HIV/AIDS stabilized in the 1990s in the United States, but today the numbers are soaring […]

March 23, 2005

African-American

On the Frontline of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

On the Frontline of the HIV/AIDS EpidemicWith infection rates still escalating among African Americans, researchers, scholars and activists wonder if the battle is a losing oneBy B. Denise HawkinsMost days, Cynthia Davis is an exasperated trooper who can always be found teaching and preaching from the frontline of the AIDS epidemic in Los Angeles. The […]

March 23, 2005

Health

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Launches Patient Internet Portal

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Launches Patient Internet Portal PITTSBURGHThe University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has launched an Internet-based program for diabetes patients that allows them to communicate more effectively with their doctors from any location and to better manage their health care by using an Internet portal. The Web-based initiative, known as UPMC […]

February 9, 2005