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Rare Diseases, Real Stories

Rare Diseases, Real Stories is a special UMass Chan Medical School podcast series that celebrates families who are transforming the world of rare diseases.

Through their stories, you'll discover how their collaboration with UMass Chan researchers is driving innovation and fostering new rare disease treatments.

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  • UMass Chan researchers share challenges, potential hope for discussing COVID-19 vaccines with hesitant patients

    UMass Chan researchers share challenges, potential hope for discussing COVID-19 vaccines with hesitant patients

    Discussing the COVID-19 vaccine with vaccine-hesitant patients can be frustrating, a focus group of primary care providers reported in a recent study led by Kimberly Fisher, MD. But having the vaccine available in the clinic, as well as incorporating motivational interviewing techniques, may offer a way forward.  

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  • UMass Chan community invited to ponder meaning of ‘advancing together’ at art exhibit

    UMass Chan community invited to ponder meaning of ‘advancing together’ at art exhibit

    Artists share what “Advancing Belonging Together” means to them through original artwork at a new exhibit coordinated by the Advocacy Subcommittee of UMass Chan’s Committee on Equal Opportunity and Diversity in partnership with the Lamar Soutter Library.  

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  • Science for Living: Gut microbiome offers clues to chronic disease

    Science for Living: Gut microbiome offers clues to chronic disease

    Researchers in UMass Chan Medical School’s Center for Microbiome Research are exploring the causal mechanisms by which bacteria in the gut influence chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Crohn’s disease and in autoimmune disorders and other conditions.

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Explore our schools

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Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Learn in an environment where students drive world-class research and innovation in areas such as biochemistry, biostatistics, cancer biology and neuroscience.

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Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing

Prepare for a career as a nurse, nurse practitioner or nurse scientist, led by distinguished faculty who promote health equity to improve health and quality of life.

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T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Pursue one of the nation’s best primary care educations, with a focus on patient-centered care in urban and rural communities or an MD/MBA or MD/PhD option.

UMass Chan Medical School’s unique business divisions

MassBiologics

MassBiologics of UMass Chan Medical School, with locations in Boston and Fall River, is the only nonprofit, FDA-licensed manufacturer of vaccines and biologics in the United States.

ForHealth Consulting

ForHealth Consulting is the public service consulting and operations division of UMass Chan Medical School.