Topic: medicine

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medicine

Pulmonary Fibrosis Has No Cure. Could a Cancer Drug Hold the Answer?

Researchers have identified a potential new treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which currently has no cure.

Dr. José Wiley and Dr. Harry Roach fist bump
medicine

One Year In: Tulane-LCMC Health Partnership

The Tulane University and LCMC Health partnership marks its first anniversary expanding access to care across South Louisiana.

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medicine

$10 Million to Fight Cancer

The gift, prompted by Board of Tulane member and alumnus E. Pierce Marshall Jr. (B ’90), honors the memory of Marshall’s father, E. Pierce Marshall.

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medicine

White Coat Ceremony

The 190 students of the Class of 2028 began their medical careers with the White Coat Ceremony.

Myrna L. Daniels portrait wearing a white shirt
medicine

$17.2 Million for Geriatric Medicine and Research

A gift from Newcomb College alumna Myrna L. Daniels will fund geriatric initiatives and research at the School of Medicine.

Schally's gold Nobel Prize medal in velvet case.
medicine

Nobel Prize Comes Home to Tulane

Forty-seven years after endocrinologist Dr. Andrew Schally was awarded the Nobel Prize for medical research conducted at Tulane, the prestigious award is returning home.

Dr. Paul Whelton sits outside in New Orleans
medicine

Compassionate Doctor, Tireless Researcher

Dr. Paul Kieran Whelton leads the way in the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure, a global killer.

Dr. Keith Ferdinand and a group of Tulane students
medicine

Health Disparities

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed racial and ethnic health disparities nationwide, those disparities continue to exist in American communities of color.