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UMass Chan supports translational research from faculty with internal funding mechanism.

A large longitudinal study found that regular cognitive assessments improves the ability to predict whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s in their lifetime.

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.  

The MISSION program combines three evidence-based practices in a multidisciplinary team approach to treating adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illness.

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UMass Chan Medical School researchers are taking lessons learned from a pilot study on at-home COVID-19 testing and telehealth and broadening their evaluation to a larger federal Home Test to Treat program.

Dr. Gibson’s leadership in CMV research and in advocacy for newborn CMV screening highlighted in inaugural Central Mass Champions of Health Care Award.

Vaccination against COVID-19 was linked to reduced inflammation in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a paper co-authored by UMass Chan Medical School researcher Jonathan M. Gerber, MD.

Anne Larkin, MD, and David Hatem, MD, have designed the Health Education Academy for Leadership and Learning to foster the personal and professional development of those who want to make health care education a significant component of their career trajectory.

Learning about the unique health care needs of military veterans will be required for second-year students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, starting this month with an intensive two-day training at the Veterans Affairs clinic on the UMass Chan Medical School campus in Worcester.

In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast episode, Sunita Puri, MD, delves into the complexities surrounding cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.

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