Health & Medicine

FSU professor wins national outstanding sport scientist award

Published: July 9, 2020 | 12:26 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, News

A Florida State University professor has won the top sport scientist award from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Michael J. Ormsbee, an associate professor in the College of Human Sciences’ Department of Nutrition, Food & Exercise Sciences, has been selected as the organization’s 2020 William J. Kraemer Outstanding Sport Scientist Award. “I am honored […]

FSU College of Medicine pipeline program participants win bounty of scholarship support

Published: June 23, 2020 | 12:20 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

From left, SSTRIDE students Britney Garcia, Gisselle Nava and Ruth Bellevue observe how to take a brachial pulse in a baby. Courtesy of FSU College of Medicine

Twenty-two Immokalee High School seniors completing a college pipeline program with the Florida State University College of Medicine have combined for more than $2 million in college scholarship offers. “This SSTRIDE Class of 2020 from Immokalee has exemplified what the vision of SSTRIDE was created to achieve,” said Thesla Berne-Anderson, executive director of college and […]

University Health Services meets students where they are through telehealth

Published: June 23, 2020 | 12:16 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, News

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, University Health Services (UHS) at Florida State University is providing care to students through telehealth services. (FSU Photography Services)

Aspects of society have adjusted to a virtual reality due to COVID-19, and doctors’ visits are no exception. From physical therapy to psychiatric treatment and acute care, University Health Services (UHS) at Florida State University is continuing to provide quality care to students through telehealth services. Telehealth is the distribution of health-related services and information […]

FSU researchers find resilience, not loneliness, in nationwide study of pandemic response

Published: June 22, 2020 | 11:42 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

A study from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has not led to an overall increase in loneliness among Americans.

Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has not led to an overall increase in loneliness among Americans. That’s the takeaway from a comprehensive, nationwide study by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers who surveyed more than 2,000 people before and during the enactment of stay-at-home policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study […]

FSU researchers find access to mental health facilities in Florida varies

Published: June 16, 2020 | 12:36 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the FSU Department of Geography analyzed how long it takes people across Florida to travel to a mental health facility by car in free-flowing traffic. Clockwise from top left are co-authors Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Eren Erman Ozguven, Professor of Geography Mark Horner, geography doctoral student Kyusik Kim and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering doctoral student Mahyar Ghorbanzadeh.

The demand for mental health services may be growing, but access to these facilities is still a challenge for many Floridians, Florida State University researchers found. In a study published in Transportation Research Part D, researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the FSU Department of Geography analyzed how long it takes people across […]

Graduates of FSU’s nurse anesthetists program work on COVID-19’s front line

Published: May 20, 2020 | 8:39 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine, News

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Taylor Englade and fiancé Michael Abreu earned their degrees at FSUPC in 2018.

Stacey VanDyke is the director of the nurse anesthesia program at Florida State University’s Panama City Campus. The program trains certified, registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), and as VanDyke watched COVID-19 spread earlier this year, the respiratory distress it sparks was a red flag. Soon, VanDyke realized that CRNA graduates were uniquely positioned to help. “Among other things, we place breathing tubes, we manage ventilator parameters and settings; we manage […]

FSU Faculty gives insight on mindful eating during COVID-19

Published: May 8, 2020 | 2:45 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, News

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the connection between nutrition and our overall health has never been more important to understand and nurture. Healthy eating is especially important for keeping the immune system in good shape to protect the body against disease. Haiyan Maier, who teaches in Florida State University’s Department of Nutrition, Food & Exercise Sciences, said a mindful approach to eating often helps individuals stay on track during a […]

Parenting during COVID-19? FSU psychology researchers offer their advice

Published: April 20, 2020 | 10:59 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine, News

FSU researchers suggest limiting your child's exposure to the news and media related to COVID-19, having open conversations with your child regularly and doing a reality check on their understanding of the facts.

While there is currently no hard data accessible to fully understand the effects COVID-19 has on young children, researchers from the Florida State University Department of Psychology feel that children seem to be coping, on average, quite well during this time. “There are major stressors that children are experiencing, such as the inability to attend […]

Florida State University College of Medicine announces Match Day results

Published: March 20, 2020 | 3:02 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Dr. John P. Fogarty, dean of the College of Medicine, and Dr. Alma Littles, senior associate dean for Medical Education and Academic Affairs, watch the college's Match Day Ceremony online. Due to concerns about the global COVID-19 pandemic, the medical school replaced its annual on-campus ceremony with a virtual event. Photo by: Bruce Palmer / FSU Photography Services

Graduating students in the Florida State University College of Medicine Class of 2020 were notified where they will enter residency training this summer. The traditional Match Day Ceremony just took place a little bit differently this year. Due to concerns about the global COVID-19 pandemic, the medical school replaced its annual on-campus ceremony with a […]