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Poetry and Broken-Heart Syndrome

Feb. 15, 2022

Valentine’s Day may have turned thoughts to poetry, but ideas from interventional cardiologist Ankur Kalra, M.D., offer a new perspective. Dr. Kalra, an adjunct associate professor in the Department of [...]
NEOMED researcher Christine Dengler-Crish, Ph.D., in her lab.

The Blood Brain Barrier and Alzheimer’s

Feb. 10, 2022

The onset of diabetes, hypertension or obesity in middle age constitute some of the biggest risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s at age 65 and older. New funding from Templeton Research [...]
Volunteers craft blankets for patients at a nearby children's hospital.

Warming the Community through Project Linus

Jan. 30, 2022

Students from NEOMED’s American Academy of Pediatrics - Pediatric Action Club gathered  on a recent Friday evening, not for happy hour or a night out, but to assemble fleece blankets [...]
A close-up view of the spike proteins in COVID.

Watching the Virus Mutate

Jan. 26, 2022

The public demand for COVID-19 vaccines has dropped, writes Doug Livingston in the Akron Beacon Journal Monday, Jan. 24, “But the pandemic is far from over, health experts and public [...]
Scott Knoer, Pharm.D.

VITALS: Scott Knoer on Pharmacists and Advocacy

Jan. 21, 2022

Scott Knoer, Pharm.D., can tell you the date – 1240 AD – when King Frederick II of Hohenstaufen officially separated the practice of pharmacy from the practice of medicine. It’s [...]

Practicing the Art of Care

Jan. 19, 2022

As the daughter of a basketball coach, Holly Gerzina, Ph.D., M.Ed., grew up observing the value of practice. Now, as the senior executive director of the Wasson Center for Clinical [...]

Cardiovascular Health and the Flu

Jan. 12, 2022

Heart problems could rise along with increased incidences of influenza this year, says a report on WKBN27 Youngstown (Ohio). “Health experts say there could be an uptick in cases this [...]

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