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Gregory A. Volturo, MD, FACEP, chair and professor of emergency medicine, comments on the need to provide equitable services for patients with mental health problems during a state house oversight hearing held by the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
Boston Herald
A story about the legacy of retiring University of Massachusetts President Jack Wilson highlights the entrepreneurial spirit of the Medical School and includes comments from Chancellor Michael F. Collins. Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Research by Amy B. Wachholtz, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, shows that more Americans are turning to prayer for health concerns. Worcester Telegram and Gazette
A study by James F. Carmody, PhD, associate professor of medicine, shows that meditation can help reduce the severity of menopausal hot flashes. Cool the hot flashes USA Weekend Integrative Medicine: Meditation, soy offer menopause hope Sacramento Bee Integrative Medicine: Meditation, soy offer menopause hope Bangor Daily NewsIntegrative Medicine: Meditation, soy offer menopause hope Bellingham Herald
UMMS researcher Jennifer Tjia, M.D. an assistant professor of medicine, is one of twelve researchers to receive an NPCRC/American Cancer Society grant for palliative care research.
A Reuters Health story quotes UMMS instructor of medicine Elena Salmoirago-Blotcher, MD, PhD, on a study of 70,000 postmenopausal women that indicates that older women bothered by severe, chronic constipation may have a higher risk of heart disease than those who aren't.
Coverage of the 2010 United Way of Central Massachusetts campaign wrap-up, which raised $3.1 million; brothers and campaign co-chairmen J. Christopher Collins, senior vice president and general counsel at Unum, and Dr. Michael F. Collins, senior vice president of health sciences and chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School are featured.
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
A study by James F. Carmody, PhD, associate professor of medicine, shows that meditation can help reduce the severity of menopausal hot flashes.
Cool the hot flashesUSA Weekend
Integrative Medicine: Meditation, soy offer menopause hopeSacramento Bee
Integrative Medicine: Meditation, soy offer menopause hopeBangor Daily News
Integrative Medicine: Meditation, soy offer menopause hopeBellingham Herald
Research by Steven Reppert, MD, the Higgins Family Professor of Neuroscience and chair and professor of neurobiology, shows that a protein expressed in the human retina can sense magnetic fields when implanted into Drosophila, reopening an area of sensory biology in humans for further exploration.
Magnetic Field Sensed by Gene, Study ShowsNew York TimesHuman eye protein senses Earth's magnetismBBC Humans have a magnetic sensor in our eyes, but can we detect magnetic fields?Discover MagazineHumans May Have 'Magnetic' Sixth SenseLive Science Humans Could Have Geomagnetic SightWired Science Humans Could Have Geomagnetic SightMSNBC Humans may have sixth sense after allCBS News
We have the right stuff to sense magnetic fieldsNew Scientist
Can Humans Actually Sense the Earth's Magnetic Field?Time
Humans may have sixth senseFoxNews
Can Humans Sense the Earth’s Magnetism?Scientific Computing
Human magnetismScience News
Research Says Sixth Sense Could Be RealHuffington Post
Cape Cod Times
Former UMMS resident Liam Haveran talks about his unique path to medicine.
Worcester Business Journal
The University of Massachusetts Medical School teams up with the state to develop a program that will streamline funding and delivery of care for patients that qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare.
Staff and faculty turn out to sign a white beam decorated with Old Glory and a small evergreen tree and watch as it was hoisted and bolted into place on the nine-story Albert Sherman Center in a “topping off” ceremony held to commemorate completion of the highest level of the building.
Boston Globe
A story about barriers to enrolling low-income children in government-subsidized health coverage cites a report from the Center for Health Law and Economics which found that many children dropped from coverage for administrative reasons were reenrolled within 90 days.
Autism Speaks founders Bob and Suzanne Wright talk about their work to increase awareness of autism as a major health threat. Bob and Suzanne Wright received honorary degrees at UMass Medical School’s 38th commencement ceremony held last week.
Lawrence S. Rosenthal, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and director of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology at UMass Memorial Medical Center and William James Shine, MD, clinical associate professor of medicine, discuss a new type of pacemaker which is MRI safe. UMass Memorial Medical Center was the first medical center in New England to use the new device.
The Berkshire Eagle An article about postpartum depression references a study by UMass Medical School examining postpartum depression in women and potential barriers to receiving proper care.
Michael P. Hirsh, MD, professor of surgery and pediatrics, comments on a Florida law that would restrict a physician’s ability to ask patients or their parents whether they own a gun.
Pharmacist Emilio J. Mastrodomenico, talks about his role with the Worcester-based Massachusetts-2 Disaster Medical Assistance Team. Also quoted in the article is Gina M. Smith, RN, team commander and emergency preparedness coordinator at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Matilde Castiel, MD, assistant professor of medicine and family medicine & community health at UMass Medical School, discusses the work of the Latin American Health Alliance. Dr. Castiel is founder and executive director of the alliance.
A story about the devastation left by the June 1 tornado in Springfield includes comments from Joseph Strebel, MD, an internal medicine resident at UMass Medical School. Dr. Strebel is working with the Pioneer Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross to help with the clean up.Springfield Republican
San Diego Union Tribune
A team of researchers including Nathan Lawson, PhD, associate professor of molecular medicine, have discovered a new genetic mechanism that may trigger the production of hematopoietic stem cells.
HeartWire.org
A study by David McManus, MD, assistant professor of medicine, of Worcester Heart Attack Study (WHAS) patients under 55 years of age suggest that hospital care of such patients is improving.
Generex Biotechnology Corp. has exercised an agreement to license intellectual property related to diabetes from the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
John L. Sullivan, MD, vice provost for research and professor of pediatrics and molecular medicine, explains how UMass Medical School’s new collaboration with Pfizer Inc.’s Center for Therapeutic Innovation will benefit faculty and spark new avenues for drug development.
Additional Coverage
Pfizer joins academics in bid for progressBoston Globe – June 9, 2011
Pfizer + Longwood = jobs?NECN – June 9, 2011
Pfizer Trying New Twist On Academic CollaborationsNational Public Radio – June 9, 2011
Pfizer Trying New Twist On Academic CollaborationsForbes – June 9, 2011
Pfizer trying new twist on academic collaborationsBusiness Week – June 9, 2011
Pfizer to invest $100M in LMA research centerBoston Business Journal – June 9, 2011
The University of Massachusetts Medical School joins local businesses and elected officials in leading a fundraising effort to benefit the victims of the June 1 tornadoes that struck several Massachusetts communities.
A story about Reflectance Medical Inc.’s plans to develop a new sensor that can predict cardiovascular failure through non-invasive and continuous monitoring of the amount of oxygen and the pH levels in a patient's tissues, includes comments from Babs R. Soller, PhD, professor of anesthesiology and surgery, who first developed the technology.
University of Miami President and keynote speaker at the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s 38th commencement exercises Donna E. Shalala praised graduates from the Graduate School of Nursing, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Medicine for their world-class education and reminded them to always put their patients first.
Medscape
A study about how negative press increased skepticism of new mammogram guidelines introduced in 2009 was presented by AuTumn Davidson, MD, a third-year OB/GYN resident and Julia V. Johnson, MD, chair and professor of obstetrics & gynecology, at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) 59th Annual Clinical Meeting.
WebMD
Healthimaging.com
Research by Craig M. Lilly, MD, professor of medicine, anesthesiology and surgery and director of the eICU program, shows some of the first evidence that telemedicine can improve care provided at the bedside.
Chancellor Michael F. Collins and Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, chair of neurology, talk about UMass Medical School’s goal of raising $10 million for an endowment fund to find a cure for ALS.
Arthur M. Pappas, MD, a native of Auburn and founding faculty member of UMass Medical School, received an honorary degree at the Medical School’s 38th Commencement exercises.The Daily Auburn
A research effort led by the University of Massachusetts Medical School is one of five projects in line to receive funding from the University of Massachusetts President’s Science and Technology Initiatives Fund.
Health.com
A story about the impact of low calorie diets on longevity includes comments from Heidi A. Tissenbaum, PhD, associate professor of molecular medicine, whose research explores the genetic mechanisms involved in regulating life-span.
Medpage Today
A story about a trial investigating a new drug combination for treating high blood pressure includes comments from Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and director of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence.