June College News Headlines

June 27, 2024

 

MSU College of Human Medicine students with Teddy Bear Health Fair participants.

Healthier Communities

  • Photo above. The College of Human Medicine hosted the Teddy Bear Health Fair in Flint earlier this month. Keith English, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, spoke with ABC News 12 about this community event.
  • The U.S. surgeon general recently declared gun violence a public health emergency. Dean Sousa spoke with CBS News Detroit about the gun violence epidemic. Related: WILX, MSU Today.
  • Rx Kids hosted a 'Baby Parade' celebrating Flint children. Read more: MLive, Flint Courier, Mid-Michigan Now, MLive, Flintside, ABC 12.
  • In an op-ed about Rx Kids published in the Detroit Free Press, Mona Hanna, MD, associate dean for public health and C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health, and H. Luke Shaefer, co-director of Rx Kids, advocate for cash payments to improve the health of children. “Science is clear that financial strains can have detrimental impacts on babies’ development, leading to delayed language skills, risk of poor health outcomes and even reduced earnings later in life.

Staff & Faculty Success

Student Success

  • In Bridge Magazine, Sierra Silverwood, MS4, advocates for climate change education within med school curriculum to better understand human health.
  • Rising fourth-year student Marquisha Myles has been selected for the 2024 NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, where she will participate in a one-month clinical rotation with the Detroit Lions medical staff.

Research and Scholarship

  • The New York Times profiled Cara Poland, MD, addiction specialist and associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. She reflected on her work training other doctors how to treat addiction and support pregnant patients with addiction. Also published in Yahoo News.
  • Can sense of smell predict heart failure? In this American Heart Association report, Honglei Chen, MD, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, discusses his latest research.
  • In a WILX TV interview, David Morgan, PhD, MSU Research Foundation Professor of Translational Neuroscience, comments on the FDA Advisory Committee’s endorsement of the Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab. “We’re really on the cusp of starting to make some very significant advances in treating this disorder,” said Morgan. “The efforts that we put into this type of approach have ultimately paid off.”
  • MSUToday reports that MSU ranks among the top 50 US patent-granting university, with mention of Andre Bachmann’s recognition by the National Academy of Inventors for his research on drug development in oncology and rare diseases.
  • AMA reports, "In partnership with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, the Henry Ford Health team is also training physicians and other health professionals to better connect during telehealth visits."
  • Brittany Tayler, MD, assistant professor in the Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health, spoke with WILX News 10 about marijuana’s effects on health.
  • In a Health report on the surge in cannabis-related hospitalizations, Jamie Alan, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, discusses the symptoms of cannabis poisoning including chest pain, hallucinations, and nausea. Related: AOL
  • Sean Valles, PhD, director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Justice, Cara Poland, MD, addiction specialist and associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, and Robert Wahl, DVM, environmental epidemiologist in the Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health, comment on US Supreme Court case rulings about health access and care. Related: Newswise.
  • Amit Sachdev, MD, MS, medical director in the Department of Neurology, comments on how eating more fruit may improve memory and Alzheimer’s symptoms. Related: AOL, Prevention.
  • The university and Henry Ford Health celebrated the groundbreaking for the new $335 million research center. This building will be home to the current wet bench researchers at Henry Ford and the new hires envisioned by the partnership.
  • In this Popsugar story on Stiff-person syndrome, Amit Sachdev, MD, MS, medical director in the Department of Neurology, shares his expertise on the neurological disorder.

Alumni News

  • Liz Bushong, a recent graduate of the College of Human Medicine, spoke with Fox 17 about volunteering with American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program.