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Christopher Walsh, influential chemical biologist and former department chair at MIT, dies at 79

Christopher Walsh, influential chemical biologist and former department chair at MIT, dies at 79

Christopher T. Walsh, a highly influential chemical biology professor, former MIT faculty member and head of the chemistry department, died Jan. 10 at the age of 79. At the time of his death, Walsh was the Hamilton Kuhn Professor Emeritus of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School, but he began his career …

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Suri named chair of radiology at the Long School of Medicine - UT Health San Antonio

Suri named chair of radiology at the Long School of Medicine – UT Health San Antonio

Rajeev Suri, MD, MBAwas named chairman of the Department of Radiology at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio. Rajeev Suri, MD, MBA Suri, who previously served as acting chairman of the Department of Radiology, was selected after an extensive nationwide …

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New California Senate health chair prioritizes mental health and homelessness

New California Senate health chair prioritizes mental health and homelessness

State Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton), who was instrumental in passing Governor Gavin Newsom’s mental health care legislation last year, has been named head of the influential Senate Health Committee – a change that promises a more urgent focus on expanding mental health services and moving homeless people to housing and treatment. Eggman, a licensed …

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New intervention helps substance abuse patients better manage their health

New California Senate health chair prioritizes mental health and homelessness

California State Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, a Democrat from Stockton who was instrumental in passing Governor Gavin Newsom’s mental health care legislation last year, has been named to the head of the influential Senate Health Committee, a move that promises to focus more quickly on expanding mental health. health services and moving homeless people to …

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Why the former chair of psychiatry at Norwalk Hospital opposes plans to close the mental health ward

Why the former chair of psychiatry at Norwalk Hospital opposes plans to close the mental health ward

NORWALK — After serving as department director for decades, Dr. Richard Maiberger has grown emotional as he pleaded with Norwalk Hospital and state officials not to shut down the facility’s inpatient psychiatric ward. Maiberger spoke Wednesday at a public hearing for the state Office of Health Strategy to consider a request from Nuvance Health, which …

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UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson Appoints New Chair of Department of Medicine

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Appoints New Chair of Department of Medicine

James Liao, MDwas appointed chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, effective January 16, 2023. Dr. Liao joins the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson at the University of Chicago, where he is Chief of the Cardiology Section, Harold Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine, and Director …

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According to the American Heart Association, a little more than half, 51.9%, of hypertension deaths are women. Black women have a higher percentage of hypertension, 57.6%, than other races or ethnicities. (Adobe Stock)

AHA Red Chair Series Explores Women’s Heart Health

The American Heart Association has developed a series of videos to educate women about heart disease. The Red Chair series is a series of four episodes of five-minute conversations about an issue related to the effects of heart disease, particularly on women. American Heart Association Greater Washington Area Board Member Dr. Yolandra Hancock said as …

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Kaleida Health Appoints New Chair at Buffalo's Oishei Children's Hospital

Kaleida Health Appoints New Chair at Buffalo’s Oishei Children’s Hospital

For Dr. Stephen J. Turkovich, John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital has always held a special place in his heart. He volunteered at the facility’s predecessor, the Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, in high school and did a building rotation in medical school. And in 2002, he was among thousands of supporters who gathered in …

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