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The heaviest bird in the world could heal itself with plants used in traditional medicine

Penn Medicine CARE grants continue to support community service projects, improving access to medical care

Newswise — PHILADELPHIA — Twenty-seven Penn Medicine staff and medical students recently received Penn Medicine CARE grants for projects to improve well-being, health equity and inclusion for the most diverse populations and underserved in the region. Additionally, HopePHL has been selected as a Penn Medicine CAREs Community Champion for 2022. The annual honor, in its …

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The heaviest bird in the world could heal itself with plants used in traditional medicine

Penn Medicine CARE grants continue to support community service projects, improving access to medical care

Newswise — PHILADELPHIA — Twenty-seven Penn Medicine staff and medical students recently received Penn Medicine CARE grants for projects to improve well-being, health equity and inclusion for the most diverse populations and underserved in the region. Additionally, HopePHL has been selected as a Penn Medicine CAREs Community Champion for 2022. The annual honor, in its …

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$50 million gift from Perot family expands UT Southwestern's medical scientist training program

$50 million gift from Perot family expands UT Southwestern’s medical scientist training program

Newswise – DALLAS – November 04, 2022 – The Perot Family, The Perot Foundation and The Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr. Foundation have provided a transformative $50 million endowment to UT Southwestern’s Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) , among the nation’s elite programs that offer graduates a dual MD/Ph.D. degree to bolster the advancement of …

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NCI Grants Awarded to IHV to Prevent Cancer and Improve Screening in Sub-Saharan Africa

NCI Grants Awarded to IHV to Prevent Cancer and Improve Screening in Sub-Saharan Africa

Newswise – Researchers from the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have received two National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute (NCI) five-year awards for a total of $7.5 million. One of the prizes aims to reduce the incidence of lung cancer and other cancers associated with …

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