AMHERST, Mass. – A new study conducted by Baystate Medical Center and the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst and published today in Drug and Alcohol Dependence strengthens the case for providing…, Dr. Peter Friedmann, , chief research officer at Baystate Health and associate dean for research at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate. The paper’s lead author is epidemiology researcher , Elizabeth Evans, , associate professor in the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. UMass Amherst associate professor Elizabeth Evans “When jails offer buprenorphine and other evidence-based…
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Chancellor Professor of Mathematics Sigal Gottlieb smiles while working on laptop in classroom UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Professor and Acting Vice Chancellor for Research Dr. Sigal Gottlieb (…
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Five teams of UMass Chan Medical School students have been awarded Martin Luther King Jr. Semester of Service Student Awards to implement community service programs. The award program is an…, Improving pediatric oral health in Worcester, Project description: Six oral health education sessions at a diaper outreach program will increase awareness about the importance of oral health, actions that can take to improve oral health and the…, Setting the Tone, Project description: Developing and delivering a series of educational lectures on clinical signs and symptoms in black and brown skin will create a lasting clinical teaching resource, including…, Moving the Walls: Enhancing interprofessional care and patient privacy in free medical clinics, Project description: Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing students will be integrated into the Worcester Free Care Collaborative, and adjustable walls will be purchased to afford more privacy for…, Worcester CARES – Caring for Afghan refugees through educational support, Project description: A K-12 student tutoring program focused on school preparedness will mitigate educational disparities during resettlement while continuing to support the endeavors of community…, STEM Start, Project description: A new health care career-oriented mentorship component will be added to the established STEM Start program at Worcester East Middle School, to include a health care fair and…
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Evan Bilsbury knew he wanted to be a doctor from a young age, after enduring the loss of his infant brother and witnessing the support that had been provided to his family by the child’s medical team…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Women vaccinated against COVID-19 transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants, potentially giving their babies passive immunity against the coronavirus, according to…
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Katherine Luzuriaga, MD UMass Chan Medical School researchers are embarking on a clinical trial of an mRNA vaccine by Moderna against the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a common cause of infectious…
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Two years after receiving a grant from the nonprofit Hyundai Hope on Wheels , Jason Shohet, MD, PhD, has received a new, two-year $300,000 Scholar Hope Grant to focus on overcoming drug resistance…
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UMass Chan Medical School global health researcher Ann Moormann, PhD, MPH, has been elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the…
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Adding a safe, inexpensive and easy to administer form of vitamin D to treatment for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes shows promise to improve measures of disease progression. Results of…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Amherst behavioral scientist is continuing her research into the impact on well-being of the human-animal bond with two new pilot studies, one involving…
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