Tulane Psychiatry and CALM host event to bring awareness to psychosis -
Sep 15, 2023
Ashley Weiss, DO, MPH, has noticed a significant change in her patients over the last year: the time from psychosis onset and treatment has been cut in half. Weiss and her colleagues at CALM: Clear Answers to Louisiana Mental Health discovered this by monitoring the duration of untreated psychosis in people referred to their clinic, the Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic in New Orleans, LA (EPIC-NOLA). CALM functions as the advocacy and...
Tulane Living Well to host free flu shot clinics for employees -
Sep 07, 2023
Tulane Living Well will hold a series of free flu shot clinics that are open to all employees of Tulane University. No appointment is necessary to get a flu shot; just bring your employee ID.
Thursday, September 21, 9 am - 2 pm Downtown, Hutchinson Room 1810 (Old Bookstore)
Tuesday, September 26, 9:30 am - 2 pm Downtown, Murphy Room 220
Wednesday, September 27, 9:30 am - 2 pm Downtown, Tidewater Diboll Gallery
Monday...
Tulane Urology scholar program graduates second cohort to increase diversity -
Sep 05, 2023
Close to 14,000 urologists are practicing in the United States, but Black and Latino physicians combined comprise just 5 to 6% of the urologic workforce. Tulane Urology aims to increase that number and launched the Purposeful Infrastructure Promoting Equality (PIPE) Scholar Program in 2022 to introduce students who are underrepresented in medicine to the field. This year’s PIPE Scholars were Shaylyn Cothron and Soon Ja Elzey from Xavier...
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program welcomes new masters and doctoral students -
Sep 01, 2023
Students in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program may spend just one year at Tulane University School of Medicine or learn and work on Tulane's campus for a long chapter in their careers. Program leaders hold a series of events to welcome new masters and doctoral students, culminating in a night of fellowship and fun at The Jaxson overlooking the French Quarter and Mississippi River. Watch the video for highlights from the event and hear from...
President Fitts hails unprecedented success and achievements -
Sep 01, 2023
Tulane University President Michael A. Fitts never misses a chance to celebrate the excellence of Tulane, and this week he did just that, highlighting an extraordinary year of achievement among students, faculty and staff as part of his annual State of the University address.
Fitts, now in his ninth year as president, delivered speeches on the uptown and downtown campuses Thursday and the Tulane National Primate Research Center in Covington...
AI analysis finds younger AFib patients benefit from MRI-guided ablation treatments -
Aug 25, 2023
Younger atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients are most likely to benefit from more personalized, MRI-guided ablation treatments to correct irregular heart rhythms, according to a new artificial intelligence-guided analysis of results from the DECAAF II trial, one of the largest global studies of treatments for heart arrhythmias.
Tulane University researchers presented the findings at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023 in...
BIO on the BAYOU announces registration is open -
Aug 18, 2023
BIO on the BAYOU, the premier biotechnology conference for the Gulf South region, returns to New Orleans on October 3 & 4, 2023 – with programming held at Tulane University and the New Orleans Bioinnovation Center. James Zanewicz, Chief Business Officer for the Tulane University School of Medicine, stated, “I'm excited to announce that registration is now OPEN for 'BIO on the BAYOU'! Attendees will get access to cutting-edge...
VIDEO: New medical students welcomed with annual White Coat Ceremony -
Aug 08, 2023
This past Sunday, August 6th, 2023, 190 incoming medical students participated in the annual White Coat Ceremony. It was a time to honor the hard work of these students and welcome them into the Tulane Class of 2027. Watch the video to see highlights from the event.
White Coat Ceremony celebrates, welcomes first-year medical students -
Aug 08, 2023
The Tulane University School of Medicine celebrated and welcomed the Class of 2027 at the annual White Coat Ceremony, which took place on Sunday, Aug. 6, in McAlister Auditorium. The ceremony marks the beginning of students’ careers in medicine. Members of the school’s newest class received their medical white coats and stethoscopes and recited the Tulane Physicians’ Oath, honoring their commitment to the profession of medicine. A recording of...
TAP study to examine if blood clotting drug can improve survival -
Aug 04, 2023
Tulane University School of Medicine is consulting the people of Greater New Orleans area whether to lead a local trauma research study to investigate a blood clotting agent as a treatment for trauma patients who are bleeding to death.
Bleeding out is the most common cause of preventable death after injury. Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine are asking for community input on whether they should participate in an international...
Ophthalmology residents at Tulane get real surgery experience using virtual reality -
Aug 04, 2023
Ophthalmology residents at Tulane University School of Medicine are among the first in the nation to get their hands on a new virtual reality (VR) simulator. The Alcon Fidelis Virtual Reality Surgical Simulator provides a realistic and immersive experience that allows residents to practice the steps of cataract surgery without the need for a patient or an operating room.
"We are excited to offer this innovative VR training to our residents,"...
Tulane seeks community input on potential trauma research study -
Jul 31, 2023
Bleeding out is the most common cause of preventable death after injury. Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine are asking for community input on whether they should participate in a study that will compare two resuscitation strategies, one using whole blood versus the other using traditional blood component therapy. The goal is to compare which strategy can improve survival.
The traditional approach for treating injured...
This disease can be caused by a food allergy and prevent children from eating. A new study may show how to treat it -
Jul 31, 2023
A new study from Tulane University has identified a novel treatment for a chronic immune system disease that can prevent children from eating.
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is triggered by food allergies or airborne allergens which causes a type of white blood cell, eosinophils, to build up in the lining of the esophagus. This causes the esophagus to shorten and the esophageal wall to thicken, making swallowing difficult and causing food to...
Tulane Stem Cell Transplant Program to begin using CAR-T cell therapy -
Jul 28, 2023
Tulane Medical Center was recently accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) to provide chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy to patients with certain hematologic malignancies, making Tulane the only FACT-accredited center for this type of cancer treatment in Louisiana.
"We are very excited to offer this new therapy to eligible patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, diffuse large B-cell...
"Medical Student for a Day" brings aspiring medical minds to Tulane -
Jul 21, 2023
Undergraduate and graduate students from across New Orleans came to Tulane University School of Medicine for a day designed to showcase what it is like to be a medical student. The “Medical Student for a Day” program gave students the chance to learn from Tulane medical student volunteers and make connections with faculty. Students received hands-on training in several skills such as CPR, taking blood pressure, and even proper hand washing...
