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Health & Medicine - News

Displaying items by tag: Health & Medicine

Christopher Ballmann, Ph.D.

Exercise • Impact of music and nutritional supplements on performance

Lori Bateman, Ph.D.

• Minority health disparities • Sociology • Social determinants of health

Sukhkamel Campbell, M.D.

Fertility preservation • PCOS • Endometriosis • Infertility • Recurrent pregnancy loss • Reproductive surgeries • Fibroids and fertibility 

Robert Cannon, M.D. 

Transplantation • Liver transplantation • Organ preservation • Organ procurement and allocation policy 

Daniel B. Cox, M.D.

Trauma • Surgical critical care • Trauma systems • Military medicine

Gregory Davis, M.D. 

Investigation of sudden death • Opioid-related death • Drug abuse 

Sue Feldman, Ph.D.

Fitness trackers • Digital health trends • Health information systems • Contact tracing apps

Molly Fleece, M.D. 

Outbreak of infectious disease locally and globally • Travel medicine • Antimicrobial resistance 

Mia Geisinger, DDS, M.S.

Oral hygiene/preventative dental care • Pregnancy/maternal oral healthcare • Oral healthcare delivery in patients with dementia • Gum care, periodontology • Dental consumer products/emerging technologies • Periodontal-systemic disease connection

George "Marty" Solomon, M.D.

Cystic fibrosis • Lung health research

Nico Geurs, DDS

Gum disease • Bad breath • Dental health and overall wellness

Paul Goepfert, M.D.

Infectious Diseases •  Vaccines and vaccine research • COVID-19

Jessica Grayson, M.D. 

Sinus infections • Seasonal allergies • Olfactory sense issues • Upper respiratory airway diseases • Nasal medicine • Influenza • Smell and taste loss

Kevin Harrod, Ph.D.

Influenza virus • Infectious disease • Pulmonary disease • Chronic Lung disease  

James O. Hill, Ph.D.

Obesity • Nutrition • Metabolism • Physical activity • Weight loss and regulation • Precision Nutrition • Wellness 

John B. Holcomb, M.D.

Acute care surgery • Injury research • Trauma surgery • Military medicine • Use of whole blood

Anand Iyer, M.D.

Lung health • Chronic lung disease • Critical care • COPD • Palliative care • Vaping

Safal Khanal, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO

Myopia (nearsightedness) onset, progression, prevention, and treatment  •Refractive errors in children and adults  •Visual and refractive development in infants and children  •Visual electrophysiology  •Ocular effects of light and digital devices  •Dry eyes and ocular surface diseases 

Kimberly Kirklin, M.A.

Arts in medicine • Arts in health • Improving quality of life for all ages through the arts 

Ronald Lazar, Ph.D.

Cerebrovascular disease • Brain Health • Stroke Recovery

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