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The Florida State University College of Medicine has teamed up with Care Point Health and Wellness Center, which debuted its new 27,000-square-foot building on Thursday, Oct. 26. The center aims to provide a 'one-stop shop' for patients as its offerings include dental, lab work, mental health services and a pharmacy. The facility has 10 exam rooms, free WiFi and select computers for public use.

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The Florida State College of Medicine is partnering with the new Care Point Health and Wellness Center run by Big Bend Cares. The facility, located on the corner of South Monroe Street and Magnolia Drive in Tallahassee, received a formal ribbon cutting on Oct. 26.

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Wayne Batchelor, clinical associate professor at the College of Medicine, recently found that women and minority patients are more likely to have ischemic events as a result of undergoing coronary angioplasty with a drug-eluting stent. Batchelor discusses how the findings highlight the importance of enrolling diverse groups in clinical trials.

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In early October, more than 400 students from four health-care disciplines swarmed the halls of the College of Medicine's Clinical Learning Center for a crash course in interdisciplinary collaboration, meant to improve geriatric care for Florida's growing population of older adults.

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The time of day of your surgery could have long-term impacts on your health. That’s according to researchers who looked at the way circadian rhythm — the body’s internal clock— affects the outcomes of a patient recovering from a complex heart procedure. FSU College of Medicine professor James Olcese comments on the importance of circadian rhythm biology.

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Providence, a community in southwest Tallahassee, is poised for change and development in the neighborhood, including plans to build a Florida State Unviersity College of Medicine health center near Roberts Ave. and Eisenhower St.

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Joan Meek, chairwoman of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding and associate dean for Graduate Medical Education at the College of Medicine, comments on signs, symptoms and treatment of mastitis. Mastitis is painful inflammation of breast tissue that occurs in women who breastfeed.

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On Thursday, Nov. 9, Big Bend Hospice and the FSU College of Medicine and College of Law Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law is sponsoring a public lecture on advance care planning. Dr. Jay Wolfson will share lessons he learned while serving as the court-appointed Guardian Ad-Litem for Terri Schiavo, whose death is the most litigated case in the history of bioethics.

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Third-year FSU med student Katelyn Harrison completed her 13th marathon on Nov. 5, running a 3:28:45 in the New York City Marathon. She dedicated her race to Cody Canavan, an FSU medical student who was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year.

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FSU College of Medicine Chair of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine Les Beitsch authored a post for the The Journal of Public Health Management & Practice website about the Gulf Region Health Outreach Program (GRHOP), which has addressed public health issues in response to both natural and manmade disasters such as the Deep Water Horizon oil spill.

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