Events
Events
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Recent studies have brought the lymphatic system to the forefront as an important route of tumor metastasis, the major cause for treatment failure and decreased survival in cancer patients. The spread of cancer cells to the lymph nodes serves as an early indicator of metastatic disease and contributes to the staging of cancer. Furthermore, expression … Read more |
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Speaker: Susan S. Smyth, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Jeff Gill Professor, Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Kentucky Topic: “Functional Validation of Novel Genetic Predictors of Coronary Artery Disease" |
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Sarah McGill, MD, Msc, specializes in helping patients with recurrent C. difficile infections. C. difficile Infection is the most common cause of infectious, antibiotic-associated diarrheal illness in the United States and a major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in cases of recurrent or severe infection. The standard of care in management of C. difficile … Read more |
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In the department's annual Chief Residents' Lecture, Hannah Coletti, Grace Prince, Alison Raybould, Benjamin Robey and Benjamin Sines will present innovative projects and ideas: Grace Prince Evaluation of a Humanities Curriculum to Promote Higher Level Clinical Reasoning at Internal Medicine Morning Report: Results of a Qualitative Analysis Within medical education, the humanities are frequently used to … Read more |
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Speaker: Dr. Melvin Scheinman, UCSF Topic: “Diagnosis, physiology, and cure of the Brugada syndrome”
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The 2017 ACC-AHA Hypertension Guideline proposes a new definition of hypertension, and advocates lower blood pressure treatment thresholds and goals for many individuals with high blood pressure. As a result, more elderly patients are diagnosed with hypertension and are treated more aggressively with medications. Drs. Voora and Hinderliter will discuss the pros and cons of … Read more |
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Hunter-gatherer populations are remarkably healthy, with men and women living into their 60's, 70's and beyond without hypertension, diabetes, or other cardiometabolic disease. Dr. Pontzer will review his recent work on the diet, activity, and health of these remarkable populations. These societies are incredibly active, but burn fewer calories and eat more carbohydrate-rich diets than … Read more |
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