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Michael Kapiloff Wins Batchelor Award to Pursue Drug Therapies for Heart Disorders 27 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Michael S. Kapiloff, M.D., Ph.D., a pediatrician who for 18 years has devoted his expertise and energies to developing drug therapies for intractable heart diseases, is the recipient of the prestigiou...
New Approach to Mapping Retinal Blood Vessels Advances Understanding of Vascular Diseases 23 Aug 2013 | 12:25 am
A breakthrough Miller School study on mapping the network of small blood vessels in the retina may lead to improved clinical management of central nervous system, systemic and ocular vascular diseases...
UM Adds Gene Therapy for Heart Failure to Regenerative Medicine 20 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
In a major step forward for the University of Miami’s growing regenerative medicine program, the Miller School of Medicine/UHealth is taking part in an international clinical trial to determine the ef...
Miller School Offers Brain Cancer Vaccine to Recurrent Cases 16 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
A revolutionary brain cancer vaccine clinical trial once limited to patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme is now offered to UHealth patients with a recurrent brain tumor. As in the ori...
Miller School Wound Researchers Find Greater Risk for Pressure Ulcers in the Elderly 15 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
One of the most common causes of death in elderly, wheelchair- and bed-bound individuals, pressure ulcers are the bane of hospitals and nursing homes, generating thousands of lawsuits alleging poor ca...
Miller School’s Class of 2017 Arrives 13 Aug 2013 | 05:28 pm
With the U.S. healthcare system in transition, tomorrow’s physicians will increasingly focus on delivering preventive care, Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and D...
Researchers Awarded $2M Grant to Test Obesity Intervention for Hispanic Youths and Their Families 6 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Public health researchers who developed the successful Familias Unidas intervention to prevent risky behavior among Hispanic youth are teaming up with obesity experts to determine if the program now o...
Breakthrough DNA Study Opens Door to Potential Treatments for Mitochondrial Diseases 4 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
A groundbreaking cellular genetics study led by Carlos T. Moraes, Ph.D., professor of neurology and cell biology, opens the door to potential new treatments for mitochondrial diseases that affect the ...
Sylvester Recognized for Outstanding Cancer Care 2 Aug 2013 | 05:41 pm
The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine was given a perfect score from the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) Certification Program of t...
UM, Children’s Health Fund and Verizon Foundation Transform Pediatric Mobile Care 30 Jul 2013 | 05:27 pm
When Hurricane Andrew ravaged south Miami-Dade County in 1992, the University of Miami’s medical school and the national Children’s Health Fund teamed up to bring mobile healthcare to children living ...
