Topic: Global Health April 30, 2018 Advocating to end health disparitiesMD candidate Michelle Mendiola Plá's ethics, drive inspired by her native Puerto Rico.Class Acts, Medical Campus & Community April 12, 2018 How highly contagious norovirus infection gets its startVirus infects rare intestinal cells in mice; findings point to therapeutic strategy.News Release March 8, 2018 Gut microbes influence severity of intestinal parasitic infectionsCertain gut microbes also linked to repeat infections.News Release January 11, 2018 Leading with empathyWill Ross knows he should be dead. Now he exposes students to neighborhoods not unlike those of his own childhood.Outlook Magazine, Profiles October 16, 2017 Portable 3-D scanner assesses patients with elephantiasisDevice measures swollen limbs faster, more easily than other methods.News Release August 3, 2017 Ultrasound trainees visit Medical Campus as part of international studyTrial will evaluate if clean-fuel stoves can reduce household pollution.Medical Campus & Community June 26, 2017 Gateway to careFighting social stigma and barriers, doctor seeks to prevent HIV infections worldwide.Outlook Magazine March 3, 2017 The father of the microbiomeGordon is expanding our understanding of human health into nonhuman realms.Source: Washington Magazine January 12, 2017 Resisting ZikaUndeterred, researchers are tackling a global crisis from multiple directions.Outlook Magazine December 22, 2016 Beverley named fellow of tropical medicine societyHonored for his work on parasitic diseases.National Leaders October 24, 2016 Rao recognized for work on tropical diseasesHonored with 2016 Anne Maurer-Cecchini Award for research on lymphatic filariasis.National Leaders October 12, 2016 $8 million grant aids effort to eliminate elephantiasisMajor study of 3-drug treatment regimen funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.News Release May 13, 2016 Class of 2016: Yewande ApatiraPhysical therapist plans to empower women and advance women’s health in Africa.Class Acts April 7, 2016 Gordon recognized for leading research on human microbiomeAward will aid efforts to understand gut microbiome and its effects on health, disease.Medical Campus & Community April 5, 2016 New mouse model to aid testing of Zika vaccine, therapeuticsModel mimics aspects of infection in people.News Release April 1, 2016 Global health conference to highlight life-saving drugs, vaccinesExperts will discuss HIV, Zika virus, cancer drugs and global access, among other topics.Medical Campus & Community February 23, 2016 Dietary link to stunted growth identifiedStudy links inadequate intake of amino acids to debilitating condition that affects millions .News Release February 9, 2016 Virus profilers race to find out what makes Zika tickSource: NPR All Things Considered February 4, 2016 Scientists team up to fight ZikaSchool of Medicine research lays groundwork for diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccine.School of Medicine January 8, 2016 Ebola medical team develops guidelines for treating infected childrenProtocol aims to improve young patients' chances of survival during future outbreaks.News Release November 16, 2015 Study sheds light on why parasite makes TB infections worseScientists have shown how a parasitic worm infection common in the developing world increases susceptibility to tuberculosis.News Release November 9, 2015 Research points to development of single vaccine for Chikungunya, related virusesCurrently there is no vaccine or treatment for Chikungunya or other alphaviruses.News Release September 7, 2015 On the road to global healthWashington University researchers and international partners go to great lengths to help solve some of the world’s most pervasive health challenges.Source: Washington Magazine May 12, 2015 Is peanut butter the best present for malnourished teen moms-to-be?Source: NPR Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 2 3 4 Next ›
