The Healthy Path to Getting Back to School
What? It鈥檚 the middle of summer and you have to worry about the back to school routine already? No need to panic鈥攜ou still have weeks of fun in the sun left. But getting your child back on track starts well before the first day of classes. Read More
M.D. Student Spotlight: Carlton Smith, C'2023: Future Physician, Researcher, and Community Leader
Right around this time last year, Carlton Smith submitted his application to the M.D. program at 黑洞社区 of Medicine. He鈥檇 only learned about the program a few years ago and thought it might be an opportunity to come back to his hometown to make a difference as he took the next step of his academic career. Read More
Be a Man About It--Get an HIV Test
National HIV Testing Day is June 27th. June also happens to be Men鈥檚 Health Month. What do these two things have in common? Well, men usually account for about 70-80% of new HIV cases annually. Men who have sex with men (MSM) make up the majority of these cases. Read More
The Facts and Factors of Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell anemia is one of today鈥檚 most common inherited blood disorders. It affects several ethnic groups but predominantly Africans and African Americans, with approximately 90,000 to 100,000 Americans having the condition. Overall, it is estimated that sickle cell disease affects one in 500 U.S. African American births. Read More
The Effects of Blue LED Light on Sleep Patterns
Exposure to blue light is becoming increasingly prominent in our society, and a large segment of the world population is now subjected to daily exposure of artificial blue light. Read More
Reflections from Collin Cochran
2019 MSMS graduate Collin Cochran shares his thoughts as he prepares to begin MSM鈥檚 M.D. program this summer. Read More