Vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have been shown to be effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, including the
The 23rd annual UMass Cancer Walk and Run, held on Sunday, Oct. 17, at Polar Park in Worcester, is expected to bring in more than $700,000, exceeding fundraising goals.
Research by John P. Haran, MD, PhD, and Evan S. Bradley, MD, PhD, at UMass Chan Medical School, shows that patients with persistent long-COVID symptoms have oral microbiomes with a significantly higher abundance of bacteria that induce inflammation. These findings suggest an association between the oral microbiome and long COVID that may point to dysfunction in the oral microbiome as a contributor to long COVID.
The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Diversity Interest Group, made up of PhD students, continues to lean into its commitment of collaborating for advocacy, equity and justice in science. Last year, the group formed a journal club called Diversity and Injustice in Current Events and Sciences, or DICES.
Participants can direct their donations to numerous options, and donations can be split among multiple choices.
Rapid home tests for COVID-19 are a key focus in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, with testing products flying off retail shelves and new research underway.
Third-year medical students Kayla Daniell and Sara Hyde decided UMass Chan Medical School was the right choice for them after attending on-campus interviews during their school search. So when the COVID-19 pandemic required the T.H.
UMass Chan Medical School students and city health officials are planning to offer “treats” to families visiting the Epworth Methodist Free Medical Program on Sunday, Oct. 31, in the form of free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations, during a Halloween-themed clinic from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The free medical program is located at 64 Salisbury St., Worcester, and is open to the public.
Sharon Cantor, PhD, professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology, studies inherited breast and ovarian cancer. Her research examines the gap in understanding how chemotherapy works.
Dr. Cantor said when patients learn they have cancer, they hope to hear their doctor say that there is a drug that will kill only the tumor. In precision medicine, the doctor understands specific genetic information about the patient’s cancer and can select drugs that target it.
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will be one of two sites for a national study that aims to better understand language and cognition in two groups of children affected by language disorders.