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In 2013 the City of Bogalusa celebrated the Heart Study’s 40-year history by bestowing Dr. Gerald Berenson with the key to the city.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dr. Gerald Berenson, who was a long-time research professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health and...Tulane In the News
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10/26/2018 - 10:30 - Emily Szklarski
Diego Rose is a professor in the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine who specializes in socioeconomic determinants of nutrition, food and nutrition policy, food access, security and sustainability. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) Navigating the New Orleans food and...
10/19/2018 - 17:00 - Norine Schmidt
A new website, gocheckit.net, is specifically designed for young black men to promote sexual health and STI screening. (Image from gocheckit.net) The CDC’s current recommendations call for women to be screened for chlamydia, but not men, noting that evidence is lacking on the feasibility and...
10/17/2018 - 16:45 - Carolyn Scofield
Dr. Paul Whelton Whelton led the team behind last year’s blockbuster announcement that redefined high blood pressure for the first time in 14 years. Dr. Paul Whelton, a clinical professor and the Show Chwan Health System Endowed Chair in Global Public Health at Tulane University School of Public...
10/16/2018 - 13:45 - Dee Boling
Effective today, the Department of Global Health Management and Policy at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (SPHTM) will rebrand as the Department of Health Policy and Management. “The name change recognizes our long history in education and research around...
10/08/2018 - 12:15 - Carolyn Scofield
Professor Patricia Kissinger and a team of researchers found the recommended single dose of medication isn’t enough to eliminate trichomoniasis, the most common curable STD. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) A new study led by an infectious disease epidemiologist at Tulane University School of...