FSU College of Medicine Professor and Vice Chair for Research Heather Flynn is the principal investigator on a $2 million grant to help develop a sustainable screening and treatment model to address unmet maternal mental health needs across the state.

Wade Douglas, professor and program director of the Florida State University College of Medicine General Surgery Residency Program at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, has been inducted into the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.

First-year med student Brian Thedy powered through the New York City Marathon - his first marathon - while managing Type I diabetes.

Feelings of anger, sadness and grief swept through Tallahassee and surrounding areas following the tragic shooting that occurred in early November. In addition to those struggling to recover from Hurricane Michael, 2-1-1 Big Bend's Mental Health Navigator is aiding callers in finding care for mental health needs. The service was made possible by a partnership between the FSU College of Medicine and the United Way of the Big Bend.

Alfred Gitu, program director and associate clinical professor of family medicine at the FSU College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program at Lee Health, talks to NBC2 about the purpose of residency programs.

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The College of Medicine and FSU community continue to mourn the loss of faculty member Nancy Van Vessem and FSU student Maura Binkley. “Dr. Nancy Van Vessem dedicated her career to improving the health and wellness of people in the Tallahassee community,” read an article from the Tallahassee Democrat.

Hundreds gathered at Florida State University Sunday evening to mourn the deaths of two university community members killed in a Tallahassee shooting two days earlier. FSU senior Maura Binkley, 21, and College of Medicine faculty member Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, 61, died when a gunman opened fire at a Tallahassee yoga studio Friday, Nov. 2. Five others — all with FSU connections — were injured before the gunman took his own life. 

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A muted crowd of hundreds gathered around Florida State's "Unconquered" statue, just two days removed from a mass shooting at a Midtown yoga studio. The vigil was held for victims Maura Binkley, 21, and Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, 61.

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Senior Associate Dean Myra Hurt remembered FSU College of Medicine faculty member Nancy Van Vessem as “a formidable woman,” in a New York Times article.

A study led by College of Medicine Professor Angelina Sutin found that loneliness increases a person's risk of dementia by 40 percent. The study involved 12,030 participants over a period of 10 years and found that the risk applies to all demographics regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or education.

A study by Angelina Sutin found that being lonely increases the risk of dementia by 40 percent. Social isolation may trigger inflammation in the brain or cause people to live unhealthy lifestyles. Socializing might keep the mind engaged and maintain cognitive health. 

Mohamed Kabbaj, professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a drug called ketamine and its efficacy as a treatment for depression.

Angelina Sutin was the principal investigator on a study that asked 12,030 participants aged 50 and over to report on their loneliness and social isolation. Sutin and her team assessed the participants' cognitive status at the beginning of the study and again every two years during the ten-year follow up and found that loneliness is associated with a 40 percent increased risk of dementia.

The University of Houston’s proposed medical school received state approval in late October. The school will be founded on a mission to address a state shortage of primary-care doctors. UH’s president and chancellor and founding dean of the med school publicly cited the FSU College of Medicine among three schools where a large percentage of students go into primary care.

At the recent Faculty Appreciation Celebration, the FSU College of Medicine's Fort Pierce Regional Campus awarded four $5,000 scholarships to fourth-year students in the Class of 2019. 

A new study from College of Medicine researcher Pradeep Bhide published in PLOS Biology found that nicotine-addicted mice and two generations of their offspring had behavioral deficits in learning and attention compared to a control group of mice who had not been exposed to any nicotine.

Angelina Sutin, associate professor in the College of Medicine's Department of Behavioral Sciences received a grant to study why people with Latino backgrounds have a 50 percent greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than non-Latino whites.

New research from College of Medicine researcher Pradeep Bhide suggests that smoking by fathers may cause changes in their sperm that lead to cognitive deficits in their children - and even their grandchildren.

Researchers have figured out how a father's experiences can influence the health and development of his descendants from sperm: chemical modifications in the DNA. Through epigenetic changes, chemical modifications are made to DNA and genes are turned on or off in different cells and at different developmental states. College of Medicine researcher Pradeep Bhide and his team found that a father's exposure to nicotine may cause cognitive deficits in his children and grandchildren because of epigenetic changes in key genes in the father's sperm.

Deirdre McCarthy, Pradeep Bhide and a team of researchers from the FSU College of Medicine published a study that suggests nicotine use among fathers can cause epigenetic changes that are passed to children and even grandchildren.

As the College of Medicine's Pensacola Regional Campus celebrates its 15th anniversary, Regional Campus Dean Paul McLeod thanks the more than 260 clerkship faculty members who mentor the Pensacola campus students during the future physicians' third and fourth years of med school. 

The Florida Department of Health announced that Florida is one of seven states to receive grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to address the mental health needs of pregnant and postpartum women. The department will partner with the FSU College of Medicine and the Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative. Professor and Vice Chair for Research Heather Flynn will serve as principal investigator.

The FSU College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program at Lee Health aims to recruit residents and retain them in the area. A study from the American Medical Association previously found that about 56 percent of doctors stay within 100 miles of their residency programs. The need for new doctors — particularly certain specialties, such as primary care — is only expected to grow in Florida as the population continues to boom.

Watch a video interview with first-year resident and College of Medicine alumna Tatianna Pizzutto (M.D., '18).

After a national search, Alfred Gitu has been named the new director of the FSU College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program at Lee Health. Gitu has been a faculty member since the program launched in 2012 and served as associate program director for the past year.

Dance Marathon at FSU and Children's Miracle Network at University of Florida Health Shands Children's Hospital presented a check for more than $1 million to the FSU College of Medicine on Thursday, Sept. 27. The proceeds benefit children throughout Gadsden and Leon counties through school-based primary-care clinics and area pediatric outreach initiatives.

Like many other faculty members at the FSU College of Medicine, Xan Nowakowski focuses much of her research activity on serving marginalized populations in Florida. 

College of Medicine Professor Rob Glueckauf and his team have devoted the last four years to ACTS2, the African-American Alzheimer's Caregiver Training and Support Project 2. The project has brought relief to nearly 100 distressed African-Americans providing care for a loved one with dementia, and it is expanding its outreach in Western Panhandle counties thanks to a $118,000 grant.

With Hurricane Florence heading toward the East Coast, AAMC News reviewed lessons learned by medical schools and teaching hospitals during 2017's hurricane season. FSU College of Medicine Dean John P. Fogarty talks about making resources available to med students, staff, and more in the face of a storm.

FSU College of Medicine Professor James Olcese previously discovered that nightly release of melatonin is a cause of contractions in pregnant women. In effort to reduce preterm contractions in women, he developed a light-emitting sleep mask to inhibit the release of melatonin. The technology is marketed and developed by his organization KynderMed and is beginning a clinical study at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida, and Tampa General Hospital.

Joseph Gabriel, associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, wrote an article for The Conversation about the history of opiate addiction, pain and race in the US in mid-June. The article was also published in The Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune and later ran in the San Diego Union-Tribune in early September.

Joseph Gabriel, associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, wrote an article for The Conversation about the history of opiate addiction, pain and race in the US in mid-June. The article was also published in The Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune and later ran in the San Diego Union-Tribune in early September.

FSU College of Medicine professor Judy Muller-Delp conducted research that suggests that static muscle stretching performed regularly can increase blood flow to muscles in the lower leg, helping individuals who struggle to walk due to pain or lack of mobility.

Eight first-year family medicine residents started seeing patients as part of the Florida State University College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program at Lee Health July 30. Based at Lee Memorial Hospital, the program was created to abate a national shortage of primary care physicians.

Alumna Lexie Mannix (M.D., '14) published a post on her blog, sheMD, about her journey to medicine and how perseverance and adaptation led her to the FSU College of Medicine.

The members of the Class of 2022 were officially welcomed into their chosen profession during the Florida State University College of Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 10.

College of Medicine professors Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano contributed to research on the potential links between IQ, health and aging. The research was published in the academic journal Intelligence this month and featured in a British Psychological Society Research Digest article.

The Florida State University College of Medicine's Family Medicine Interest Group was recognized by the American Association of Family Physicians for community service. The College of Medicine's FMIG was one of 18 groups recognized as a 2018 Program of Excellence Award winner. The winners were announced Aug. 3 at the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students in Kansas City, Missouri.

Florida State University researchers brought in more than $226 million in the 2018 fiscal year from federal, state and private sources to support investigations into areas such as nuclear science, climate change, the effect of deep space travel on human health and much more.

Holly Daniel, a member of the PA Class of 2019 at FSU, wrote an article for the American Academy of PAs about the challenges of PA school and how FSU prioritizes student mental health. 

Nathan Falk, M.D., will be the first program director for the FSU College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program at Winter Haven Hospital.

College of Medicine alumna Crystal Beal (M.D., '12) is a family medicine physician in Seattle practicing telemedicine through her recently launched online medical practice, QueerDoc. QueerDoc is a gender and queer-focused healthcare practice helping to increase access to healthcare for people who aren't comfortable talking to their regular provider or live in rural communities. Watch the full TV interview

Nathan Falk has been selected as the first program director for the FSU College of Medicine's family medicine residency program at Winter Haven Hospital. 

Joan Meek, professor and associate dean for graduate medical education, wrote an article for The Conversation about how breastfeeding benefits infant nutrition. In her article, "Breastfeeding has been the best public health policy throughout history," Meek discusses the history of breastfeeding and breastfeeding policies and its benefits over formula feeding. The article has also been published in the Tallahassee Democrat, Houston Chronicle, Newsweek and Salon.com.

A team of researchers led by Hengli Tang, a professor of biological science at FSU, found that the Zika virus is able to spread through the body and bypass the body's protection system; unlike other viruse which are stopped by macrophase that protect the immune system. Researchers from the FSU College of Medicine, FSU’s Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine and Harvard University contributed to the study.

College of Medicine Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Joan Meek, was quoted in an article about the advantages of breastfeeding and its benefits over using formula.