News Archive

Fourth-year medical student and kidney donor Jacob Lambdin honors mentor J. Keith Melancon, MD, by requesting the renowned transplant surgeon hood him at graduation.

Daniel Yang, PhD, assistant research professor of pediatrics, spoke to Education Week in an article about his research on autism that provided early evidence of how supports for students' social skills may change parts of the brain associated with challenges in those areas due to autism.

Daniel Yang, PhD, assistant research professor of pediatrics, published in Autism Research finding that a clinician-driven virtual learning platform, tailored to young adults on the autism spectrum, shows improved social competency.

Vanessa Torres-Llenza, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at SMHS, is committed herself to strengthening mental health care in Puerto Rico.

Liliane Willens had lived a life unmoored before; as a child, she and her family experienced World War II as stateless citizens in Shanghai. Decades later, after immigrating to the United States and earning her PhD, Willens found herself lost again – this time cast adrift by a disease

Nathaniel DeNicola, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, spoke to Kaiser Health News about the OB Nest program at Mayo Clinic.

Sabyasachi Sen, MD, associate professor of medicine, spoke to U.S. News & World Report for an article about new research that suggests low-calorie artificial sweeteners could predispose individuals to diabetes. This research was also covered by The Conversation and Daily Mail.

Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology, spoke to Today.com about the risks of using tanning beds. He also offers tips for how to protect yourself from skin cancer.

Excited. Nervous. Hopeful. A little overwhelmed. That’s how Diana Lee described her emotions on March 16 as the clock slowly ticked toward noon, when medical students across the country discovered where their residency training would begin.

Mohamed Mohamed, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and of global health, spoke to WJLA-ABC7 for a segment about new technology that connects parents with their babies in the NICU.