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Oct 05, 2017
Tallahassee Democrat
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With one in eight women being diagnosed with breast cancer, this staggering statistic rings true to the many women, and even few men, diagnosed in the capital city. It’s those future advancements in healthcare, like clinical trials and research, which offers hope to patients. Leading the charge, Karen Russell, FSU College of Medicine residency facultymember, was recruited to Tallahassee Memorial to help launch the program and expand on research for the Cancer Center.

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Oct 05, 2017
Tampa Bay Times
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The image of former Florida State University president Sandy D’Alemberte will be preserved forever in a new stained glass window in the school’s original library. The portrait includes four hand-painted black and white pendants that spotlight his boyhood home, the Capitol, FSU’s College of Law and the FSU College of Medicine, which the Legislature created in 2000 when he was president.

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Oct 05, 2017
SRQ Magazine
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Sarasota Memorial Health Care System has welcomed back Dr. Kathryn Gard, a new OB-GYN physician and former FSU medical student.

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Oct 02, 2017
Education Week
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How early should children be screened for autism? How do girls with autism spectrum disorder differ from boys? The National Institutes of Health have awarded $100 million to nine research projects designed to answer those and other questions about the development disorder, characterized by behavioral, communication and social challenges. The College of Medicine's Amy Wetherby will evaluate a test a two-stage intervention designed to help parents understand and support their children with autism.

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Oct 20, 2017
Virginian-Pilot
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Lataisia Jones, a 2006 King’s Fork High School graduate from Suffolk, Va., recently completed a personal academic achievement that has made her a role model for many.

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Oct 18, 2017
Tallahassee Democrat
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University of Pittsburgh psychiatrist Richard Schulz, a leading expert on family caregiving, is leading a panel discussion on caring for family members at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 20. Paul Katz, chair of geriatrics at the College of Medicine, is among those included on the panel. Schulz will also speak Thursday on the FSU campus.

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Oct 23, 2017
Tallahassee Democrat
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Florida State University researchers have been awarded a five-year, $10.2 million Autism Centers of Excellence network grant to test a two-part home intervention designed to bridge the gap between diagnosis and treatment. Their plan is to coach families and empower them with earlier and widespread access to cost-efficient information, education and support.

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Oct 23, 2017
Citrus County Chronicle
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Citrus County is poised to become part of the Florida State University College of Medicine's community-based medical program. The county would join Marianna, Immokalee and Thomasville, Georgia as the site of a rural education program. FSU’s mission is for these students to train in underserved rural communities where physicians are needed.

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Oct 26, 2017
Sunshine State News
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With the state of Florida and nation as a whole facing an opioid crisis, Mark Stavros, FSU College of Medicine Education and Clerkship Director of the Pensacola campus, comments on how opioids such as prescription drugs and heroin change the way the brain functions, leading to addiction.

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Oct 27, 2017
tctMD
Batchelor finds trends in post-angioplasty complications
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According to a new study by lead author Wayne Batchelor, an FSU College of Medicine clerkship faculty member, women and minorities are at a greater risk of non-stent-related events following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) - also known as an angioplasty. The study, published in JAMA Cardiology, found that women and minorities experience similar rates of MACE (major adverse cardiac events) compared to white men, but are at a higher risk of non-stent-related events such as diabetes, prior stroke, hypertension, renal disease, and congestive heart failure.

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