Health & Medicine

College of Medicine receives $3.75M grant to continue improving care for older adults in Florida

Published: July 29, 2019 | 11:19 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

The FSU College of Medicine has partnered with national, state and local stakeholders to strengthen the capacity of community organizations to improve care and support for Florida's aging population.

With a $3.75 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Department of Geriatrics at the Florida State University College of Medicine will help shape the future of health care in Florida. Florida’s older adult population will number almost 7 million by 2040 and is typically challenged by chronic illness and […]

College of Medicine’s ‘What if?’ questions could help Florida communities tackle cancer disparities

Published: July 23, 2019 | 10:28 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Imagine that a health-conscious benefactor, alarmed because substantially more black women than white women are dying from breast cancer in your community, donated a new mammography van. Smart gift, right? Not necessarily, says Florida State University researcher George Rust, a professor of behavioral sciences and social medicine. It’s possible that the screening rates among […]

$3.3 million NIH grant to fund MagLab research

Published: July 18, 2019 | 1:44 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, Science & Technology

With a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory will study the main mechanism behind one of the top causes of disability: migraines. The $3.3 million, five-year grant continues a collaboration that includes Sam Grant, a MagLab researcher and associate professor in the […]

Get your head in the game: Research shows mindfulness in relationship is key to a happy couple

Published: July 17, 2019 | 2:26 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine

A Florida State University researcher has found that an individual’s ability to be mindful or stay in the present has a profound effect on a romantic partner’s happiness. Assistant Professor of Family and Child Sciences Jonathan Kimmes published a new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy that found romantic partners were much […]

FSU researcher investigates link between alcohol and cancer-related condition

Published: July 15, 2019 | 12:43 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

A Florida State University researcher is exploring the effects of chronic alcohol consumption on cancer cachexia, a common condition cancer patients suffer from that is characterized by the loss of muscle mass. Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Exercise Science Jennifer Steiner has received a $750,000 grant from the Florida Department of Health to investigate how […]

SSTRIDE Summer Institute: From ‘mini med school’ to the real thing

Published: July 8, 2019 | 4:04 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Lisa Fusco is a second-year medical student and SSTRIDE Summer Institute mentor. (FSU Photography Services)

In 2012, high school student Lisa Fusco attended the College of Medicine’s SSTRIDE Summer Institute thinking maybe she’d like to be a doctor someday. Seven years later, Fusco is part of the Summer Institute again. This time, she’s a second-year medical student and mentor. For each of the past 12 years, the FSU College of […]

Grubbs to serve as interim dean of FSU’s College of Nursing

Published: June 26, 2019 | 4:00 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, News

Laurie Grubbs, the interim dean for FSU's College of Nursing. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Sally McRorie has appointed Laurie Grubbs to serve as interim dean of the College of Nursing, effective July 1. Grubbs succeeds Judith McFetridge-Durdle, who is retiring as dean June 30. McFetridge-Durdle will return to FSU as a faculty member in January 2020 to assist […]

Researchers’ discovery could lead to improved therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Published: June 14, 2019 | 10:07 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

A new multi-institution study spearheaded by researchers at Florida State University and the University of California, Los Angeles suggests a tiny protein could play a major role in combating heart failure related to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common lethal genetic disorder among children. In collaboration with scientists from across the nation, FSU researchers […]

Alzheimer’s caregivers and elder care professionals invited to free half-day training conference

Published: June 3, 2019 | 11:01 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

For too many African-Americans, caring for a loved one with dementia can be a hard road. In an effort to help ease that process, a group of community partners including the Florida State University-based African-American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support Project (ACTS 2) will host a conference designed to celebrate the work of caregivers and […]

Class of 2019 students become M.D.s

Published: May 18, 2019 | 8:46 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine, University News

They arrived as students and departed as doctors. In between were raucous cheers, air-horn blasts, babies’ cries and audible sighs as, one by one, the 113 graduates of the FSU College of Medicine’s Class of 2019 crossed the stage and grabbed the diploma of their dreams. This was the medical school’s 15th graduating class, and […]

Primary care, FSU-style, arrives in southwest Tallahassee

Published: May 10, 2019 | 5:04 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

(Left to right) Jason Rybicki, vice president of FSU PrimaryHealth’s community advisory board; Daniel Van Durme, senior associate dean for clinical and community affairs; Anicia Robinson, principal of Sabal Palm Elementary; and Johnnie Seals, a neighborhood resident and job-site superintendent for Childers Construction, cut the ribbon at the College of Medicine's new primary-care health health center, FSU PrimaryHealth.

Tallahassee’s newest home for primary care is ready for business, and it’s wearing the FSU brand. On May 10, the ceremonial ribbon was cut in front of the new FSU PrimaryHealth center at Roberts Avenue and Eisenhower Street in southwest Tallahassee. The 10,000-square-foot facility has 17 exam rooms, two procedure rooms, a community room, a […]

FSU nutrition researcher receives early career award

Published: May 2, 2019 | 10:24 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Bradley Gordon, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Science

A Florida State University researcher has received a prestigious early career award from the American Society for Nutrition. Bradley Gordon, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Science, has received the 2019 Vernon R. Young International Award for Amino Acid Research. The award is given to an early career researcher — […]