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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.
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In Memoriam: Gerald Berenson

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...

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Tulane study examines pediatricians’ views on spanking
06/13/2018 - 15:30 - Carolyn Scofield

A new study involving Tulane University researchers finds three out of four pediatricians don’t approve of hitting children for corrective purposes, often referred to as spanking. Catherine Taylor, an associate professor of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, at Tulane University...

Tulane department head to chair university health administration association
06/13/2018 - 12:45 -

Dr. Mark Diana, chair of the Department of Global Health Management and Policy (GHMP) and W.C. Tsai and P.T. Kung Professor of Health Systems Management at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (SPHTM), was named chair of the Association of University Programs in...

Almost 36 percent of US adults recommended for blood pressure treatment under new guidelines
05/25/2018 - 17:00 - Keith Brannon

More than 83 million adults would be recommended for high blood pressure treatment under the new system compared to 72 million under the prior recommendations, said senior study author Dr. Jiang He, Joseph S. Copes Chair of Epidemiology at Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical...

Tulane researchers develop new way to predict complications in diabetes patients
05/16/2018 - 16:30 - Carolyn Scofield

Tulane researchers developed a new way to predict complications and mortality in Type 2 diabetes patients. (Image from ThinkStock.) Type 2 diabetes affects more than 9 percent of the American population, and complications from the condition can lead to cardiovascular disease, kidney damage, even...

Women’s rugby team emerges as two-time champions
05/14/2018 - 16:45 - Samah Ahmed

The Tulane University women’s rugby team are the Division II national champions for the second time in the team’s history. (Photo by Bryce Ell Photography) On Sunday, May 6, the Tulane University women’s rugby team claimed the Division II National Championship title for the second time in the team’...

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