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Mysterious Biotech Startup Gave Anti-Aging Gene Therapy to Dementia Patients
Six dementia patients traveled to Mexico so that the company could inject them with an experimental anti-aging gene therapy beyond the view of the FDA’s watchful eye. Leigh Turner, PhD, comments on the role of academics in lending…
Leveraging Data Visualization Tools to Promote Health Equity
While health equity has been a top priority among leaders in the industry for several years, the equitable distribution of resources became even more critical during COVID-19. Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH comments on outreach strategies to…
Answering your questions about vaccine side effects
As more and more people are receiving their COVID-19 vaccines, there's a growing discussion about the kinds of side effects people are experiencing. Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH clarifies what we need to know.
Where does Minnesota stand in the hunt for herd immunity?
While Minnesotans were rushing to get vaccinate, this trend has slowed. Some question if herd immunity is possible. Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM discusses speed over equity in the pursuit of herd immunity.
Philly vaccine distribution shows racial and ethnic disparities
The city of Philadelphia finds higher rates of vaccine distribution among white individuals, leaving Black and Hispanic counterparts under-vaccinated. Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH discusses the trend of policies favoring white people to the…
Asian health leaders in Minnesota fill information gap about COVID-19 death rates
Minnesota Department of Health declined to break down COVID-19 deaths by ethnicity. Hmong health experts and University of Minnesota researchers - including JP Leider, PhD - stepped in to create their own report.
Although proven dangerous, police have continued use of less-lethal projectiles against protesters
A U of MN study shows the use of less-lethal projectiles can violate United Nations guidelines - a practice used following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Clinical Ethicist Joel Wu, JD, MPH, HEC-C comments on the role of data in…
New Article: COVID-19 and Catatonia: A Case Series and Systematic Review of Existing Literature
Dr. Nathan Scheiner, MD, MA - alum of the Center's MA program - recently published a paper on COVID-19 and Catatonia in the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Scheiner, MD, MA, is in residency at the Department of…
Doctors decry use of so-called less-lethal weapons in Brooklyn Center
Health care workers protest in Brooklyn Center over the use of so-called less-lethal riot-control weapons following a week of clashes between police and civilians. Brooke A. Cunningham, MD, PhD comments on the importance of using evidence-…
M Health Fairview to End Common Nationwide Practice of Using Race as Kidney Health Determinant
M Health Fairview will no longer use race as an automatic adjustment in determining kidney health, following recommendations from a task force of its physicians convened last summer. Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, comments on the role of…