There are a variety of factors behind people’s poor health in southern states – and none will be an easy fix. (Shutterstock) By Jay Maddock, Texas A&M University dean and professor of Public Health, for The Conversation Editor’s note: interactive maps are available on The Conversation. Year after year,…
Second-year medical student and Tillman Scholar Andrew Fisher has been recognized for his extensive work in prehospital combat medicine. (Health Science Center) By Katherine Hancock, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Second-year medical student and Tillman Scholar, Andrew Fisher, PA-C, SP, MS-2, ARNG, was recently announced as the 2018 Hero…
School of Public health professor Natalie Johnson will have her infant respiratory disease research supported by a $2 million grant. (Health Science Center) By Tamim Choudhury, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Natalie Johnson, PhD, assistant professor at Texas A&M School of Public Health, has received the Outstanding New Environmental…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center From groundbreaking cancer prevention programs that educate low-income patients at risk for breast and colon cancer, to working with architects to design state-of-the-art cancer care facilities, the Texas A&M Health Science Center is leading the…
Nancy Fahrenwald will assume her duties as dean of the College of Nursing June 1. By Texas A&M University Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President Texas A&M University has appointed Nancy Fahrenwald, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN, as professor and dean of the College of Nursing, effective June 1.
By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Puberty is awkward, and there’s no denying it. Between the voice changes, hair growth and acne, the change can be overwhelming for middle schoolers. However, for many American children, the average age of puberty is closer to the elementary school…
By Tamim Choudhury, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Highlights The opioid crisis costs an estimated $78.5 billion annually Forecasts predict an annual death toll increase by at least 35 percent from 2015 to 2027 College of Pharmacy professor Juan F. Castro: “It is up to each one of…
By the Texas A&M University Colleges of Medicine and Science Biological clocks throughout the body play a major role in human health and performance, from sleep and energy use to how food is metabolized and even stroke severity. Now, Texas A&M University…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center “The synapse is essential for life,” said Mendell Rimer, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics at the Texas A&M College of Medicine. He studies a specific synapse called the neuromuscular junction, which—as the name implies—connects…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University School of Public Health Workers in high-risk industrial settings such as petrochemical and oil and gas operations routinely handle tasks that are complicated, and if not done properly, dangerous. In the 1980s, chemical disasters showed the need for procedures designed to keep people…
