FSU College of Medicine alumna Francoise Marvel (M.D., '12) helped create the first cardiology app for Apple's Care Kit, then developed the first collaborative app for the Apple Watch. Now she's work on Corrie Health, an app to help heart attack survivors with their recovery. Marvel received a $25,000 grant for her app as part of the American Heart Association's Urban Health Accelerator. AHA CEO Nancy Brown wrote the article about Marvel's success and inspiration from her father.

Buried within the dazzlingly intricate machinery of the human cell could lie a key to treating a range of deadly cancers, according to a team of scientists at Florida State University.

Alice Pomidor, professor of geriatrics at the College of Medicine, discusses the aging baby boom generation in the U.S. and potential problems the population faces as more drivers ages 65 and over are on the roads. The article was initially written for The Conversation, and has since been published in national publications including the San Francisco Chronicle, Philly Voice and Houston Chronicle, among others.

The vast majority of farmworkers in the U.S. - 78 percent according to reported estimates - are migrants. Those migrants are completing the bulk of the grueling, thankless tasks on farms across the country to help keep grocery store produce shelves across the nation stocked. Clinical Associate Professor Javier Rosado works at the College of Medicine's Immokalee Health Education Site as well as a federally qualified migrant health center in Immokalee. He elaborates on the mental health crisis many of the migrant farmworkers in the area face.

An an op-ed piece for the Tallahassee Democrat, local parent Betsy Couch wrote, "Community challenges bleed into our educational system - and our kids' futures. We have a responsibility to address these issues, to reverse the spread of violence and its influence in schools while empowering communities. This is the driving force behind the Community Partnership School model we've implemented at Sabal Palm Elementary School..." The partnership includes Children's Home Society of Florida, Florida A&M University, Leon County Schools and FSU PrimaryHealth, the College of Medicine's new primary care medical practice.

College of Medicine Professor Antonio Terracciano previously published a series of highly-cited papers about national stereotypes. Terracciano was quoted in a BBC World News article discussing a stereotype in Latin America that Uruguayans are nice people.

The Tobacco Free Florida AHEC Tobacco Program at the Florida State University College of Medicine is pushing to strengthen the healthcare system to deliver effective tobacco-use treatments.

The Tallahassee-Leon County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls is determined to improve the quality of life in the community. Members of the commission's Committee on Health and Development said they intend to focus on maternal mental health and sexually transmitted diseases in 2019. Joedrecka Brown Speights, professor and chair of the College of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine & Rural Health, believes the most important issues that face women and girls in Tallahassee are poverty, discrimination, equal pay and health care disparities.

A recent study by Associate Professor Angelina Sutin has determined that loneliness has a connection to an increased risk of dementia in older adults over the age of 50. Also, the study revealed that all walks of life were affected by loneliness, and the amount of social activity had no bearing on it. Other risk factors had no effect on the amount of loneliness as well, including gender, race, and education.

In his "Your Turn" article in the Tallahassee Democrat, Jonathan Appelbaum, professor and chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences, wrote about how altering Medicare Part D could harm Floridians living with HIV.

College of Medicine alumna Rachel Bixler (M.D., ’11) won two 2018 Best of the Forgotten Coast Awards as voted on by the readers of The Star newspaper in Port St. Joe. Bixler was voted Best General Practice Doctor and Best Family Medicine Physician Office by residents of Mexico Beach, Gulf and Franklin Counties.

Thesla Berne-Anderson, director of College and Pre-College Outreach at the FSU College of Medicine, was named the 2019 staff awardee of Florida State University's 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award. She was nominated for her efforts to increase diversity at the college through the development of the Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity Excellence outreach program.

A study from FSU College of Medicine Professor Yi Ren reveals the immune system response may contribution to additional injury following damage to the spinal cord.

An FSU College of Medicine study led by Professor of Biomedical Sciences Yi Ren examines why so much damage occurs long after a spinal cord injury.

Yi Ren, a professor of biomedical sciences at the Florida State University College of Medicine, examined why so much spinal cord damage can occur long after an accident. The findings were published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

A committee of the Florida Board of Medicine gave preliminary approval last month to eliminate the questions about past treatment of mental health and substance abuse that are asked before doctors are licensed in Florida. “If that stigma is something that is going to follow them throughout their career, then the larger question is, are they going to actually seek help when they are going to need help?” said John P. Fogarty, dean of the Florida State University College of Medicine.

A new study from College of Medicine researchers including Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano explores how certain personality traits affect individuals' attitudes on obesity in others.

Dr. David Satcher, appointed the 16th Surgeon General of the United States by President Bill Clinton, will speak on the importance of student activism noon today (January, 17) at Florida State University’s College of Medicine.

Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano found that personality traits have significant bearing on a person's attitudes toward obesity.

FSU researchers, including Angelina Sutin and Antonio Terracciano, conducted studies showing there is a major link between personality traits and attitude toward others' bodies.

Angelina Sutin, associate professor in FSU's College of Medicine, led a study that suggests a specific alchemy of an individual's personality - their distinct blend of conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness, neuroticism and extroversion - is directly related to their beliefs about others' bodies and the way those beliefs are expressed in social interactions.

Nicole Bentze, the College of Medicine's new dean of the Sarasota Regional Campus, sat down with Style Magazine's Ruth Lando.

Florida health officials took four months to notify residents in Ocala about potentially elevated levels of chemicals in their drinking water, emails show.

Indian River Medical Center is launching an expansion of existing third- and fourth-year medical school rotations beyond the dozen or so students who train each year at IRMC as part of the current program with the FSU College of Medicine's Fort Pierce Regional Campus. If the incoming Cleveland Clinic leadership agrees and if in the upcoming merger with IRMC passes regulatory hurdles, future graduate residencies and fellowships could be available to medical school graduates from around the country and abroad.

Florida State University President Emeritus Thomas Kent Wetherell, who passed away Dec. 16 at the age of 72, leaves a legacy as one of higher education’s most dynamic and lifelong champions. At the helm of his alma mater from 2003 to 2010, Wetherell was the first alumnus of Florida State to become its president and brought a wealth of experience and dedication to the institution that raised its stature on many levels. Under Wetherell, the College of Medicine graduated its first class, in 2005, opened six regional campuses and established research collaborations with the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.

Zucai Suo, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Ohio State University, has been named a professor of biomedical science and chair in translational research at the Florida State University College of Medicine.

The next generation of family doctors is being trained by FSU's Family Medicine Residency at Lee Health in Fort Myers.

A new survey has found that breastfeeding support for hospital employees is increasing, except when it comes to providing on-site child care. The survey showed that hospitals in the U.S. provided more breastfeeding support to their employees between 2007 and 2015, but less than two percent of respondents offered all seven breastfeeding supports. Joan Meek, associate dean for graduate medical education and professor at the FSU College of Medicine, gives her perspective on the survey implications.

Reuben Holland, emergency medicine specialist and clerkship faculty member at the FSU College of Medicine's Sarasota Regional Campus, was named Sarasota Memorial Hospital's 2018 Physician of the Year.

Internal Medicine Clerkship Director at the College of Medicine's Orlando Regional Campus, Benjamin Kaplan, wrote a blog post for Orlando Health in conjunction with med students Gerry Samantha Eichelberger and Jordan Carbono. The post is about the physical and mental health benefits of walking.

Award-winning biological chemist Zucai Suo has joined the FSU College of Medicine as the Dorian and John Blackmon Endowed Chair in Translational Research.

The FSU College of Medicine's Student National Medical Association will be hosting its fourth annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29.

The holidays can be a lonely time of year for some, and feelings of loneliness have specific implications for aging and elderly adults. Angelina Sutin, associate professor at the College of Medicine, published a paper in the Journals of Gerontology suggesting that loneliness can increase the risk of dementia by 40 percent.

Internal Medicine Clerkship Director at the College of Medicine's Orlando Regional Campus, Benjamin Kaplan, wrote a blog post for Orlando Health in conjunction with med students Gerry Samantha Eichelberger and Jordan Carbono. The post discusses simple strategies to maintain a healthy diet during the holidays.

The FSU College of Medicine has received the 2018 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

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.

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.

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

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.

A new Florida State University College of Medicine study involving data from 12,000 participants collected over 10 years confirms the heavy toll that loneliness can take on your health: It increases your risk of dementia by 40 percent.

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.