For many doctors, it costs more to treat Medicaid patients than what they get back. And that’s led many doctors in the state, to either cap the number of Medicaid patients they treat, or not treat them at all. Dr. Marshall Kapp, a professor at the Florida State University College of Medicine, shares his thoughts on increasing Medicaid rates.

Medicaid Rates

Professor Myra Hurt, senior associate dean for research and graduate programs at the College of Medicine, and Research Associate Raed Rizkallah are developing a way to grow a never-ending supply of an important antibody used in many different forms of disease research.

GAP Award

Florida State professor Pradeep Bhide receives a grant from Florida State University's Grant Assistance Program to help further his research for a new ADHD drug.

GAP Award

Florida State College of Medicine professor Dr. Henry Carretta leads research into treatment of Asthma at Florida Hospitals.

Treatment of Asthma

Florida State University College of Medicine professor Dr. Jacob Vanlandingham is developing a drug to treat brain injuries.

Prevacus

A well-known Tallahasseean is escalating his crusade to conquer a devastating disease.  Tom Flanigan reports part of that effort involves a gala fund-raiser that takes place next week. Proceeds will go towards the Brian Jackson Dystonia Research and Discovery Program and the FSU College of Medicine. Dr. Pradeep Bhide, director of the FSU Center for Brain Repair, is among the interviewees.

Dystonia Fundraiser

Florida State University’s College of Medicine celebrates Match Day 2013 with "Match Madness." Match Day is the biggest day in four years of medical training and it determines where students will do their residency training.

Match Day 2013

Florida Hospital announced a $2 million gift to support the Florida State University College of Medicine’s educational program in Orlando.

$2 million gift

Currently Florida allows 3 pharmacy technicians to work under every 1 pharmacist, but some lawmakers want to increase that ratio.  Bills in both the Legislature would up the number of technicians that a single Pharmacist can supervise from 3 to 6. Dr. Leslie Beitsch, associate dean for health affairs at the College of Medicine, shares his thoughts on the topic.

Pharmacy Techs

Research done by Angelina Sutin at FSU’s College of Medicine and her colleagues at the National Institutes of Health found that people generally become happier and more pleased with their lives as they age.

Happily ever older

Researchers have discovered clues that indicate 10 amino acids were able to produce proteins in high-salt environments--proteins that could have provided "metabolic activity for the first living organisms to emerge on the planet," according to a new study.

Voice of Russia American Edition Host, Andrew Hiller, spoke with Michael Blaber, a professor of biomedical sciences at Florida State University, to discuss the study.

Origin of Life

Changes in personality traits can be attributed to a gain in weight says one Florida State University professor. Angelina Sutin, an assistant professor in the Florida State University College of Medicine, conducted research on 1,900 people of all ages and socioeconomic levels to understand how fluctuations in body weight might relate to personality changes. 

Weight Gain

The Florida State University College of Medicine recently received a million-dollar donation to help search for a cure for the neurological muscle disorder known as dystonia. After their son was diagnosed with the disorder, Erwin and Stefanie Jackson made the gift to help search for a cure.

Million-dollar gift

Governor Rick Scott is honoring one of the state’s first female doctors, Dr. Charlotte Maguire, with a “Great Floridian” award for the significant contributions she’s made to Florida.

Great Floridian Award

Charlotte Maguire, regarded as the Mother of the FSU Medical School, is presented by Florida Governor Rick Scott with the Great Floridian Award. The award recognizes achievements of men and women who have made significant contributions to the progress and welfare of Florida.  Dr. Maguire was one of the first female doctors to open a pediatric practice in Orlando in 1952, which she ran for 22 years. Following her retirement, Dr. Maguire donated one million dollars to help jump start the creation of the College of Medicine at Florida State University.

Great Floridian Award

We trust doctors with our lives, but who’s training them? Find out on Health IQ with Heidi Godman. Heidi talks with Dr. Bruce Berg, the Regional Campus Dean at the FSU Regional Medical School Campus in Sarasota.

On this episode of Health IQ with Heidi Godman, Heidi interviews Dr. Washington Hill, clerkship faculty at the FSU College of Medicine and his wife, Nurse Pauline Hill, who are back from Rwanda for a break from their mission with the Clinton Foundation. Also, she talks to Dr. Kirk Voelker, clerkship faculty at the FSU College of Medicine and the head of research at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, about cutting edge research happening locally.

On July first, TMH stopped using the purple “Do Not Resuscitate” wristbands on patients who’d chosen to not be resuscitated if their heart or breathing stopped. Dr. Ken Brummel-Smith, chair of Florida State University’s Department of Geriatrics, is interviewed in this story.

TMH 'DNR' Wristbands

Eric Laywell, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, has received a $430,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore a new therapeutic agent and treatment method for brain cancer.

Grant from the NIH

Jeff is joined by Dr. Jacob VanLandingham, assistant professor at FSU's College of Medicine, to discuss the concussions that ail football players, and what's being done to treat them.

Each year, the Department of Transportation tries to warn people not to drive drowsy, but FSU College of Medicine Professor Dr. Alice Pomidor says a more effective way to reach people might be through their cell phones.

Drowsy Driving

Florida State University College of Medicine researcher, Mohamed Kabbaj, is learning more about why the anesthetic drug Ketamine requires a higher dosage to improve depression in males than females.

Antidepressant Effects

Florida State University’s colleges of law and medicine are among the 10 best in the nation for Hispanics, according to Hispanic Business.

Top 10 for Hispanics

Marshall Kapp, director of the Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law, talks about privacy controls guarding personal information collected by those who help people sign up for health insurance.

Health Policy

Post Doctoral Scholars, better known throughout the world of higher education and research as "Post Doc", are some of the most important people on campus. At a comprehensive, elite research university such as Florida State, post docs direct some of the most significant research being conducted.

Post Doctoral Scholars

As open enrollment for health care exchanges nears, Marshall Kapp, director of the Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law at Florida State University College of Medicine, discusses his perspective of the Affordable Care Act on 1320 WILS.

Affordable Care Act

An FSU College of Medicine associate professor of cell biology, Yanchang Wang, recently received a one million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue his research on cell division.

Cell Division Research

Despite medical and technological advancements, Alzheimer’s researchers are still on a quest to catch this disease and others like it much sooner. Dr. Pradeep Bhide, director of the Center for Brain Repair at the FSU College of Medicine, says the app could be a major advancement in healthcare for movement disorders like Dystonia, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s.

Alzheimer's App

James Olcese, Ph.D., an FSU College of Medicine Associate Professor, is tackling a new and inventive way to slow down or stop preterm labor.

Pre-term labor

The Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Board of Directors and the Florida State University College of Medicine announced plans to create a general surgery residency program in Tallahassee.

General Surgery Residency Program

With the help of a five-year, nearly $2.5 million National Institutes of Health grant, Florida State University researchers are spearheading a project that will screen infants who are only 12 months old using smart technology that can search simultaneously for both autism and communication delays.

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Graduating students in the Florida State University College of Medicine Class of 2014 received notification of where they will enter residency training this summer in a special Match Day ceremony.

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Prenatal exposure to nicotine could manifest as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children born a generation later, according to a new study by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers.

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Florida State senior softball player Kelly Hensley will play her final collegiate softball games for Florida State this season. Hensley is giving up the opportunity to play professional softball to pursue a career in medicine at FSU's College of Medicine.

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FSU plays host to the inaugural Florida Brain Symposium. The two-day event featured neuroscientists from around the state, sharing their studies dealing with brain injuries and better ways to fight against diseases such as alzheimer’s and dementia.

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Florida State University’s College of Medicine welcomes 120 first-year medical students into medical school with its annual white coat ceremony.

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Florida State University College of Medicine neuroscientist Pradeep Bhide brought together some of the world’s foremost researchers in a quest to explain why teenagers — boys, in particular — often behave erratically.

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Researchers have found that teenage boys tend to make riskier decisions than girls or adults. The research was led by Pradeep Bhide, a Florida State University College of Medicine neuroscientist and director of the Center for Brain Repair.

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Pickleball might sound like an odd word, but it is a new sport that many senior citizens are playing to stay active and social. Dr. Alice Pomidor, professor of geriatrics at the FSU College of Medicine, says pickleball is a great workout for balance, endurance, flexibility and strength.

FSU College of Medicine Geriatrics Professor Alice Pomidor was interviewed for a segment on senior driving on the SiriusXM show called "Healthy Aging”. She talked about the new partnership between the AGS and NHTSA and discussed concerns assessing and counseling senior drivers.

Martin Wood, director of the FSU College of Medicine’s Charlotte Edwards Maguire Medical Library, is interviewed about 'World Diabetes Day.’

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For the first time, toddlers with autism have demonstrated significant improvement after intensive intervention by parents rather than clinicians, according to a new FSU College of Medicine study published online in the journal Pediatrics.

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Nearly 150 eighth through 10th-graders from five counties across Florida earned their CPR certification Jan. 23 as participants in the Florida State University College of Medicine’s SSTRIDE program.

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Kimberly Driscoll, assistant professor of behavioral sciences and social sciences at the College of Medicine, co-authored a paper to determine if more school personnel should be allowed to help monitor and assist children with Type-1 Diabetes.

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In his new book, Medical Monopoly: Intellectual Property Rights and the Origins of the Modern Pharmaceutical Industry, Joe Gabriel, of the FSU College of Medicine, shows how the modernization of American medicine was bound up in the ownership, manufacture, and marketing of drugs.

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A group of Ukrainians involved in health care legislation visit Tallahassee to learn from Florida health care experts under a cultural exchange program arranged by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), a program for learners over 50 sponsored by Florida State University.

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The FSU College of Medicine’s Class of 2015 was sent off to the next step of their medical training during the college’s Match Day.

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Graduating students in the Florida State University College of Medicine Class of 2015 received notification today of where they will enter residency training this summer. This FSU College of Medicine class will be the 11th to graduate from the medical school, which first enrolled students in 2001.

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A Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has documented a way in which the two hormones work together to protect low-testosterone males from the effects of anxiety and depression.

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Teenagers who mistakenly perceive themselves as being overweight are more likely to become obese in young adulthood, according to a new study by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano.

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