On Becoming a Physician: New Einstein Students Receive White Coats and Stethoscopes
August 19, 2019—(BRONX, NY)—Members of Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s class of 2023 received monogrammed white coats and stethoscopes last week in a ceremony marked with pride and reminders of responsibility as they embark on their lifelong journey of medical education. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - August 19, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Novel Therapy for Acute Migraine Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial
July 10, 2019—(BRONX, NY)—A drug belonging to a new generation of acute migraine headache treatments was found to eliminate pain and reduce bothersome symptoms for people with migraine in a large-scale trial reported in the July 11 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. The drug, rimegepant, is awaiting U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and may offer advantages over currently available migraine medications. The study was led by researchers atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine andMontefiore Health System. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - July 10, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
First Complete Wiring Diagram of an Animal's Nervous System
July 3, 2019—(BRONX, NY)—In a study published online today inNature, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe the first complete wiring diagram of the nervous system of an animal, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, used by scientists worldwide as a model organism. The study includes adults of both sexes and reveals substantial differences between them. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - July 3, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
First Complete Wiring Diagram of an Animal's Nervous System
July 3, 2019—(BRONX, NY)—In a study published online today in Nature, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe the first complete wiring diagram of the nervous system of an animal, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, used by scientists worldwide as a model organism. The study includes adults of both sexes and reveals substantial differences between them. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - July 3, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
World-Renowned Researcher and Clinician to Lead Nationally-Ranked Children ’s Hospital at Montefiore and Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
NEW YORK, NY (July 2, 2019)—Montefiore Health System andAlbert Einstein College of Medicine today named Michael deCastro Cabana, MD, MPH, Physician-in-Chief atChildren’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Professor and Michael I. Cohen, M.D., University Chair of Pediatrics at Montefiore and Einstein. Dr. Cabana is currently a Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he also serves as the Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics and is a member of the Core Faculty at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. He will ass...
Source: Einstein News - July 2, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Multimillion Dollar NIH Grant to Help Reduce Opioid Use & Get Care to People Who Need It
Bronx, NY (June 11, 2019)—In New York State the numbers are staggering: in 2017, there were 3,224 opioid-related deaths and in 16 of New York’s counties, the number of overdose deaths is nearly double the national average. To tackle this crisis, theNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is dedicating $86 million—to studying new ways to get resources in these 16 counties to people most in need. $4 million dollars will go toMontefiore Health System andAlbert Einstein College of Medicine. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - June 11, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
NIH Grant Funds $23 Million Study of Diseases Affecting People Living with HIV
June 7, 2019—(BRONX, NY)—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a seven-year, $23 million grant to researchers atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine andMontefiore Health System to study HIV and the chronic illnesses that often accompany HIV infection, including cardiovascular and lung disease, diabetes, and cancer. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - June 7, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
