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College of Human Medicine

November College News Headlines

November 30, 2023

In the Media

  • New York Times: Millions of U.S. drug users are now addicted to several substances, not just opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The shift is making treatment far more difficult. “It’s no longer an opioid epidemic. This is an addiction crisis,” said Cara Poland, MD, associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. Related: Boston Globe, Yahoo, and NPR, among others.
  • EPA: “A game changer for kids and communities, EPA's proposed new lead and copper rule would help ensure that we will never again see the preventable tragedy of a city, or a child, poisoned by their pipes,” said Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, associate dean for public health. Related: New York Times, Washington Post.
  • USA Today: Courtney Carignan, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, provides insight on the health risks of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.”
  • Science News Online: Kent Key, PhD, assistant professor in the Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health, addresses physical and mental health fallout from Flint Water crisis.
  • Michigan Tech Global Campus: Symposium brings together MSU and MTU researchers.
  • Detroit Free Press: Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, associate dean for public health, wrote an op-ed “Let’s be the adults the children of Gaza need.” Related: Lansing State Journal
  • YAHOO Lifestyle: Jamie Alan, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, comments on the first oral pill to treat postpartum depression.
  • WILX-TV: MSU and JDRF team up to fight Type 1 diabetes with a $750,000 dollar grant to help the university develop “a new possible treatment of a beta cell transplant [which] could lead to long-term relief and possibly open the door to a cure.” Anna Moore, PhD, director of the Precision Health Program, is part of the effort. Related: MSUToday, EurekAlert, WXYZ TV Detroit.
  • MSUToday: Sangbum Park, PhD, assistant professor in the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology and Toxicology, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health R01 grant for a groundbreaking study on wound repair in mammals.
  • YAHOO Lifestyle: Jamie Alan, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, is quoted in an article about the risks of consuming brominated vegetable oil.
  • Bridge Magazine: Jed Magen, DO, chair of the Department of Psychiatry, is quoted in an article about the shortage of child psychiatrists in Michigan amid the mental health crisis.
  • Mining Journal: Upper Peninsula medical student Amanda Ziminski was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
  • She Knows: Jamie Alan, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, comments on ways Ozempic is impacting health care’s future.
  • WZZM: Grand Rapids medical student goes viral on TikTok amid cancer battle.
  • YAHOO News: Victor J. DiRita, PhD, chair, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, comments on how sanitary airplanes are.
  • Flintside: Michigan providers use innovative technologies to expand access to behavioral health. The work of Steven Ondersma, PhD, C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health, and his colleagues is included. Related: Model D Media.
  • Grand Valley Lanthorn: MSU College of Human Medicine lecture addresses health struggles within the “unhoused” GR community.
  • WNEM: MSU College of Human Medicine is expanding in Flint. Related: Flint Township View
  • YAHOO Lifestyle: Jamie Alan, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, comments on the minimal risk of chlorine dioxide in many baby diapers.

Faculty & Staff News

  • Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, has been recognized in the “2023 Highly Cited Researchers” list, a ranking organized annually by Clarivate Analytics.
  • Executive Vice President for Health Sciences Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD, alumnus and former dean of the College of Human Medicine, and Jack Lipton, PhD, chair of the Department of Translational Neuroscience, were named “Notable West Michigan Leaders in Health Care.”
  • Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, associate dean for public health, moderated a plenary with sociologist Matthew Desmond, PhD, on ways to alleviate poverty in America at AAMC’s Learn Serve Lead 2023. Read more about the conversation.
  • Michigan State University’s WorkLife Office recognized two College of Human Medicine faculty as outstanding supervisors: Steve Ondersma, C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health, and Jennifer Raffo, research, evaluation and quality improvement team supervisor.
  • A presentation by John Throop MD, clinical assistant professor, was selected as a “top ten abstract” at the annual American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum. The abstract “Integrating Front-Line Wellness Support into a Quality Strategy in an Emergency Medicine Practice" detailed the success of a targeted program of personalized counseling to combat burnout in Emergency Medicine providers.

Student News

  • Second-year medical students Mariam Habhab, E’Lise Harden, and Cielo Robles presented “Recommendations for Brain Death Declaration Clarity and Ethical Considerations” at the Michigan State Medical Society 27th Annual Conference on Bioethics on November 10.
  • In honor of Movember, students participated in a health and wellness booth hosted by Student Affairs to raise awareness of men’s health issues and share community resources.

Movember collage of students interacting with props.