Health & Medicine

FSU study aids fight against HIV, hepatitis B

Published: January 8, 2020 | 3:52 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, News

Professor Zucai Suo of the FSU College of Medicine. His research has established the mechanism responsible for how two widely used antiviral drugs inhibit viruses, which could create more treatment options for patients with HIV or hepatitis B.

A discovery by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers is expected to open the door for new and more potent treatment options for many of the more than 36 million people worldwide infected with the HIV virus and for others chronically ill with hepatitis B. Their work has established for the first time the […]

Inaugural graduate of FSU School of Physician Assistant Practice finds path back to medical career

Published: December 13, 2019 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, University News

Tamer Tadros being hooded by his brother, Basim Tadros, who is a physician with Southern Medical Group in Tallahassee, as the first graduates of the FSU School of Physician Assistant Practice celebrate commencement Saturday, Dec. 14. (FSU Photography Services)

Fifteen years and nearly 7,000 miles separate Tamer Tadros from the joy of a medical school graduation that was supposed to launch a long and prosperous career as a physician. On Saturday in Tallahassee he’ll graduate once more, marking an earnest rebirth for his career in medicine. Tadros, 38, is one of the 37 members […]

FSU’s growing Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences program to graduate 25 more future health professionals

Published: December 11, 2019 | 10:06 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Katharyn Lindborg, who graduated from the IMS program in May 2018 with the first cohort of graduates, is now a first-year medical student at the FSU College of Medicine. (FSU Photography Services)

When one of the newest academic programs at Florida State University opened its doors to undergraduates in fall 2016, about 450 students were expected to enroll within its first two years. Instead, more than 700 students rushed through the door by fall 2017. That number has grown to about 900 today. Since its inception, 39 […]

Researchers named to National Academy of Inventors

Published: December 5, 2019 | 11:39 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine, University News

Michael Blaber, professor at the FSU College of Medicine

A Florida State University professor and the dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have been named to the National Academy of Inventors. Michael Blaber, a professor of Biomedical Sciences in the FSU College of Medicine, and Murray Gibson, dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, have been named fellows of the academy, which highlights […]

Need a self-image boost? FSU researchers say stop checking the mirror

Published: November 21, 2019 | 2:06 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Women worried about their appearance could boost their self image by reducing certain behaviors such as mirror checking, according to a new study by Florida State University researchers. The research team found that women who reduced the number of times they checked or fixed their appearance showed substantial reductions in appearance concerns and […]

FSU research: Ketamine could help men suffering from alcohol use disorder

Published: November 19, 2019 | 10:30 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Professor Mohamed Kabbaj, a neuroscientist in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Medicine

Research from Florida State University is giving physicians a better understanding of ketamine, a potentially useful tool in treating depression that still has unanswered questions. A team of researchers working in the laboratory of Mohamed Kabbaj, a professor of Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience in the College of Medicine, showed that ketamine can decrease alcohol consumption in male rats […]

FSU nursing professor recognized as Fellow of the American Heart Association

Published: November 13, 2019 | 3:29 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Lucinda Graven, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at FSU, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Heart Association. (FSU Photography Services)

A Florida State University College of Nursing professor has been recognized as a fellow of the American Heart Association. Assistant Professor Lucinda Graven will be recognized as a newly elected fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA) at the AHA Scientific Sessions Nov. 16 -18 in Philadelphia. “It’s a great honor to know that I’m […]

FSU clinical psychology doctoral program wins prestigious award

Published: October 24, 2019 | 3:58 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Florida State University’s doctoral program in clinical psychology has won a prestigious award from one of the nation’s largest professional organizations for clinical psychologists. The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) has chosen the FSU Clinical Psychology Program for its biannual 2019 Outstanding Training Program Award in recognition of the group’s significant contributions in […]

FSU College of Medicine recognized for diversity success

Published: October 17, 2019 | 2:01 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

The Florida State University College of Medicine has received the 2019 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The award recognizes U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, osteopathic, nursing, veterinary, allied health and other health schools and centers demonstrating an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. The College of Medicine, […]

PA students carve out role in College of Medicine’s clerkship model

Published: October 14, 2019 | 1:22 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

FSU's School of Physician Assistant Practice in the College of Medicine will mark PA Week with a community celebration Friday, Oct. 18. (Photo by Colin Hackley)

Just over two years after opening its doors, the Florida State University College of Medicine’s PA program is firing on all cylinders. The School of Physician Assistant Practice, which will mark PA Week with a community celebration Friday, Oct. 18, has welcomed its third class, the inaugural class will graduate in December, and the accreditation […]

FSU professor to be honored for contributions to psychological science

Published: October 10, 2019 | 10:25 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

A Florida State University professor is being recognized for his groundbreaking work in psychology, specifically in the areas of eating disorders, depression and suicide. Thomas Joiner, FSU’s Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association of Psychological Science. The […]

With NIH support, FSU sleep detective taking closer look at human clock genes

Published: October 9, 2019 | 2:50 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

The phrase “like clockwork” suggests that clocks never go haywire. But they do. So do the internal clocks that are supposed to keep ticking to the beat of Earth’s 24-hour circadian rhythms. When our own rhythms are disrupted, one result is often a sleep disorder — which, over time, can lead to serious health consequences. […]