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MD Graduate receiving doctoral hooding from faculty members
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine held its commencement ceremony today for the class of 2026 - its largest in history, with 79 graduates.
They Matched! ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Celebrates Match Day with Soon-to-be-Physicians
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., Named Senior Member of the NAI
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Study Finds Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity Over a Decade
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
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Researchers Show How Healthy Habits Can Improve Cognitive Decline
September 16, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Schmidt College of Medicine researchers say cognitive decline is not inevitable with age and that up to 45% of dementia risk is linked to modifiable factors like poor diet, inactivity and isolation.
High Intake of Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Systemic Inflammation
September 09, 2025
New research reveals that people who eat the most ultra-processed foods show significantly elevated levels of hs-CRP - a key marker of inflammation and a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease.
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
September 03, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.
Do No Harm: Rethinking Diabetes, Hypertension in Frail Older Adults
August 20, 2025
Overtreating diabetes and hypertension in older adults is causing preventable harm. An ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app expert urges better support for providers to prioritize safer, individualized care and prevent avoidable complications.
Study Refutes Blood Thinner Brain Bleed Risk After Falls in Seniors
July 29, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app researchers found that warfarin use - even at high blood-thinning levels - did not significantly raise brain bleeding risk among 2,700 older adults admitted to the ER with fall-related head injuries.
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Experts: Prescribe High Potency Statins for Treatment, Prevention
July 28, 2025
Based on robust data, ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Schmidt College of Medicine researchers urge cardiologists to prescribe high potency statins -particularly rosuvastatin and atorvastatin - to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.
Most Hospital Visits of Vulnerable Nursing Home Residents Avoidable
July 24, 2025
One of the largest studies of its kind shows that about 80% of ER visits and more than one-third of hospitalizations in severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home residents were potentially avoidable.
U.S. Adolescents with Cannabis Use Disorder Failing to Complete Rehab
July 22, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Schmidt College of Medicine researchers analyzed data from more than 40,000 teens who received treatment between 2018 and 2021 and found alarmingly low rates (about 35%) of treatment completion.
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Launches Emergency Medical Services Fellowship
July 16, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine launched it's sixth fellowship to strengthen emergency care through Boca Raton Regional Hospital - part of Baptist Health - and fire-rescue partnerships.
Hope for Brain Cancer: ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Awarded Grants for Glioblastoma Treatment
June 30, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app researchers are pioneering a new approach to treating glioblastoma - a highly aggressive brain cancer with one of the highest mortality rates - by targeting the gene MBLAC1 for the first time.
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