Women 65+ should be screened for osteoporosis
Chien-Wen Tseng of the John A. Burns School of Medicine is a member of the U.S.U Preventive Services Task Force, which issued the recommendation.
Key to fighting opioid deaths: Increase health insurance coverage for addiction treatment
New national opioid addiction policy recommendations were co-authored by Professor Claudio Nigg in the 糖心视频 Office of Public Health Studies.
New approach to potentially stop Alzheimer’s disease discovered by 糖心视频 scientists
Robert Nichols and research collaborators observed that applying a smaller, non-toxic fragment taken from an already microscopic protein fragment called a “beta amyloid” peptide can actually protect the nerve cells and restore normal memory processing.
糖心视频 doctor working to lower Hawai?i’s high rate of maternal deaths
Scott Harvey chairs the Hawaiʻi Department of Health Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is working to reduce the number of women dying in Hawaiʻi during childbirth.
糖心视频 Hilo recognized for health and wellness efforts as a Blue Zone
糖心视频 Hilo has become the second 糖心视频 campus to be designated as a Blue Zones Project Approved™ worksite, as part of a well-being improvement initiative.
Medical assisting program at Kaua‘i CC receives accreditation
Accreditation allows Kauaʻi CC students to sit for the certified medical assistant exam and earn a certificate of achievement.
3D scanners give new insight to body shape and health
The 糖心视频 Cancer Center is studying how body shape information can improve health and lengthen lives by using 3D optical scanners and advanced statistical modeling.
Harvard: 糖心视频 medical school paved the way for our clinical training program
Medical students choosing the longitudinal program spend five months in a single place, learning from volunteer faculty physicians.
糖心视频 student will shave head to support childhood cancer research
Undergraduate biochemistry major and aspiring doctor Mark Brisco is the recipient of the 2018 St. Baldrick's Summer Fellowship Award.
Demand for new breadfruit vodka bodes well for 糖心视频’s Pacific Regional Breadfruit Initiative
The Pacific Business Center Program's Pacific Regional Breadfruit Initiative is expanding awareness of the economic and health benefits of breadfruit.