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Optimizing Health: Fifty Years of Insights from the Framingham Heart Study
Researchers from the Framingham Heart Study discuss the genetics of heart disease, the lifetime risk of obesity, and other revelations of one of the world's largest and longest-running epidemiological research projects. William Kannel, a School of [...]Medicine professor of medicine and public health and one of the original principal investigators, delivers the keynote address on the scope of the study, begun by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in 1949 and run by Boston University since 1971, and some of its findings.
Hosted by Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences on October 14, 2006.
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Trauma Part 2: The Clock is Ticking
Peter Burke discusses the methods his team uses to shave seconds off response time.
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Trauma Part 3: The Lethal Triad
Peter Burke discusses the methods his team uses to shave seconds off response time.
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Trauma Part 6: Seeing Is Life Saving
Peter Burke discusses the methods his team uses to shave seconds off response time.
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How One Oncologist Connects With Her Patients
Dr. Minh T. Truong’s journey from witnessing her grandmother’s struggle with a brain tumor in Vietnam to becoming a leading Boston University oncologist is a powerful story of resilience and compassion. Inspired by personal experience and a deep [...]awareness of healthcare inequities, she has dedicated her career to providing exceptional cancer care while addressing barriers that limit access for many patients. For Truong, oncology is not just about treating disease but building meaningful relationships—supporting patients through their toughest challenges so they can not only survive cancer but also reclaim their lives.
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Rochelle Walensky Urges Medicine Grads to Use Their Time and Voice for Purpose
Speakers on Thursday lauded the Class of 2023 graduates of BU’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine receiving their MD, PhD, and Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS) master’s degrees for their success in overcoming the educational and personal [...]impacts of a pandemic and urged them to use their knowledge and experience to help those who are less fortunate.
“I ask you to use your voice to end the practice of marginalizing people, clinically and professionally, based on their identity,” said Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the convocation speaker for the MD and PhD ceremony.
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PharmaChk: Testing the quality of medicines in the field
PharmaChk is a user-friendly, accurate, and portable system that screens for poor quality medicines by quantifying active pharmaceutical ingredient content.
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