INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the launch of the Lilly Institute for Genetic Medicine and an investment of approximately $700 million to establish a state-of-the-art facility at a new site in the Boston Seaport. This investment – part of the company’s […]
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AI health scholar Anant Madabhushi joins Emory School of Medicine | Emory University
Anant Madabhushi, PhD, a global leader in developing artificial intelligence to improve outcomes for individuals with cancer and other diseases, will join Emory School of Medicine in July 2022 as part of the university’s growing research community focused on advancing AI to serve humanity. He will hold a primary faculty […]
Race report delivers damning verdict on Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine | Higher education
A damning independent report into race equality at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has found racial discrimination against staff of colour and a dominant Eurocentric approach, and highlighted an absence of senior leaders from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. The report, written by Prof Jason Arday […]
Indiana scientist helps discover COVID antibody treatment
Jirong Lu helped create Eli Lilly’s antibody treatments to fight COVID-19. INDIANAPOLIS — The Winter Olympics highlights Beijing and Chinese culture. However, you don’t have to look far in the Hoosier state to find stories of Chinese Americans making a difference. Jirong Lu helps create molecules. Her job leads to […]
Anxiety about taking medicine causes people real harm
Millions of middle-aged people received some good news this week. Many of the aches and pains experienced by those who take medication to lower their cholesterol levels and protect against heart disease are caused not by the pills themselves but by fears about their effects, international research has found. This […]
Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 Vaccine after Recovery from Covid-19
Our study showed that receipt of the BNT162b2 vaccine in patients who had recovered from Covid-19 was associated with substantially lower reinfection rates. These results are consistent with data from studies that have shown strong immunologic responses to vaccination in previously infected persons.11,19 Although vaccine effectiveness was lower among patients […]
Translating science to medicine: The case for physician-scientists
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting vaccines are a potent reminder of the definitive impact of biomedicine and the unique ability of a workforce steeped in both basic research and clinical medicine to respond to a medical crisis. However, the reminder arrives at a critical juncture, with fewer […]
How West MI doctors are helping shape a diverse future in medicine
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Hospital systems around the country are investing more in diversity, equity and inclusion to try and bridge the gap of health outcomes for underrepresented populations. Black doctors at Spectrum Health have shared their experiences of being the only physicians who look like them, and the […]