Dr. Lizheng Shi was part of a research team that analyzed data from the Pancreas Cancer Olaparib Ongoing trial to determine which patient groups with pancreatic cancer would derive the most benefit from maintenance Olaparib. Studies have shown that utilizing a PARP inhibitor, such as olaparib, in...
Lead study author Dr. Lu Qi, epidemiology professor and director of the Obesity Research Center at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Photo courtesy of American Heart Association. Adults with the healthiest sleep patterns had a 42% lower risk of heart failure...
(Photos of Drs. Maeve Wallace and Dovile Vilda) The National Institutes of Health awarded a $146,000 research grant to Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine to study how state gun laws may reduce homicide among women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. The...
This could be the year for virtual holiday celebrations due to COVID-19. Photo by Shutterstock. What do you do when the most wonderful time of the year happens during a growing pandemic? It’s a question Tulane epidemiologist Susan Hassig is worried about as people across the country plan their...
Study principal investigator Dr. Jiang He, professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano. The National Institutes of Health awarded a $8.7 million grant to Tulane University to study whether...
