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Health and Medicine People and Community Sierra Domb, senior majoring in Communications Studies founded the Visual Snow Initiative in July 2018.
Health and Medicine People and Community Sierra Domb, senior majoring in Communications Studies founded the Visual Snow Initiative in July 2018.
Health and Medicine People and Community Sierra Domb, senior majoring in Communications Studies founded the Visual Snow Initiative in July 2018.

Sierra Domb uses her communications skills to raise awareness of and funding for studies on a sensory-altering neurological condition.

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Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

COVID-19 is ravaging Latin America

In a virtual seminar hosted Wednesday by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, participants presented projections for deaths in the region.

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Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

COVID-19 is ravaging Latin America

In a virtual seminar hosted Wednesday by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, participants presented projections for deaths in the region.

../stories/2020/09/covid-19-is-ravaging-latin-america.html

Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

COVID-19 is ravaging Latin America

In a virtual seminar hosted Wednesday by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, participants presented projections for deaths in the region.

../stories/2020/09/covid-19-is-ravaging-latin-america.html

Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Health and Medicine A healthcare worker dressed in full protective gear draws blood from a woman to test for the new coronavirus during a house-to-house COVID-19 testing campaign, in the Villa Rosasani neighborhood of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

COVID-19 is ravaging Latin America

In a virtual seminar hosted Wednesday by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, participants presented projections for deaths in the region.

../stories/2020/09/covid-19-is-ravaging-latin-america.html

Health and Medicine A nurse holds a swabs and test tube kit to test people for COVID-19, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus. Photo: Associated Press
Health and Medicine A nurse holds a swabs and test tube kit to test people for COVID-19, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus. Photo: Associated Press
Health and Medicine A nurse holds a swabs and test tube kit to test people for COVID-19, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus. Photo: Associated Press

Price of testing for COVID-19 can be off the charts

Lack of both transparency and competition in the fragmented health care industry pave the way for surprise billing and a wide variability in costs for diagnosis, say health care policy specialists.

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Health and Medicine A nurse holds a swabs and test tube kit to test people for COVID-19, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus. Photo: Associated Press
Health and Medicine A nurse holds a swabs and test tube kit to test people for COVID-19, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus. Photo: Associated Press

Price of testing for COVID-19 can be off the charts

Lack of both transparency and competition in the fragmented health care industry pave the way for surprise billing and a wide variability in costs for diagnosis, say health care policy specialists.

../stories/2020/09/price-of-testing-for-covid-19-can-be-off-the-charts.html

Health and Medicine A nurse holds a swabs and test tube kit to test people for COVID-19, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus. Photo: Associated Press
Health and Medicine A nurse holds a swabs and test tube kit to test people for COVID-19, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus. Photo: Associated Press
Health and Medicine A nurse holds a swabs and test tube kit to test people for COVID-19, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus. Photo: Associated Press

Price of testing for COVID-19 can be off the charts

Lack of both transparency and competition in the fragmented health care industry pave the way for surprise billing and a wide variability in costs for diagnosis, say health care policy specialists.

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Health and Medicine Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Health and Medicine Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Health and Medicine Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center receives transformational $126 million gift

Sylvester, part of UHealth and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, will use the anonymous gift—the largest in the University’s history—to propel into its next chapter of excellence.

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Health and Medicine Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Health and Medicine Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Health and Medicine Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center receives transformational $126 million gift

Sylvester, part of UHealth and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, will use the anonymous gift—the largest in the University’s history—to propel into its next chapter of excellence.

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Health and Medicine Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas to host webinar on COVID-19 in the Americas
Health and Medicine Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas to host webinar on COVID-19 in the Americas
Health and Medicine Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas to host webinar on COVID-19 in the Americas

COVID-19 in the Americas seminar will explore policies, perspectives

Participants in the virtual discussion—hosted by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation—will discuss data and projections for the region, which continues to be a hot spot for the virus.

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Health and Medicine Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas to host webinar on COVID-19 in the Americas
Health and Medicine Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas to host webinar on COVID-19 in the Americas
Health and Medicine Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas to host webinar on COVID-19 in the Americas

COVID-19 in the Americas seminar will explore policies, perspectives

Participants in the virtual discussion—hosted by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation—will discuss data and projections for the region, which continues to be a hot spot for the virus.

../stories/2020/08/covid-19-in-the-americas-seminar-will-explore-policies,-perspectives.html

Health and Medicine Shalala Student Center and Lake Osceola. Aerial photograph: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami
Health and Medicine Shalala Student Center and Lake Osceola. Aerial photograph: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami
Health and Medicine Shalala Student Center and Lake Osceola. Aerial photograph: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami

A leadership conversation about the fall semester

In these unprecedented times, University of Miami President Julio Frenk and Erin Kobetz, who is leading the tracking and tracing efforts on campus, provide a candid assessment of the University’s reopening progress.

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Health and Medicine Shalala Student Center and Lake Osceola. Aerial photograph: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami
Health and Medicine Shalala Student Center and Lake Osceola. Aerial photograph: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami
Health and Medicine Shalala Student Center and Lake Osceola. Aerial photograph: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami

A leadership conversation about the fall semester

In these unprecedented times, University of Miami President Julio Frenk and Erin Kobetz, who is leading the tracking and tracing efforts on campus, provide a candid assessment of the University’s reopening progress.

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Health and Medicine Aerial view of the Miller School of Medicine campus.
Health and Medicine Aerial view of the Miller School of Medicine campus.
Health and Medicine Aerial view of the Miller School of Medicine campus.
Health and Medicine Aerial view of the Miller School of Medicine campus.

Miller School part of nationwide convalescent plasma study

The University’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute is starting a controlled, randomized trial to gather data about whether plasma is as helpful to treat COVID-19 as some physicians believe.

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President Julio Frenk teaches a class on global health to students on Tuesday in the Whitten Learning Center. Photo: Mike Montero/University of Miami
Health and Medicine President Julio Frenk teaches a class on global health to students on Tuesday in the Whitten Learning Center. Photo: Mike Montero/University of Miami

Course explores global health and disparities during the pandemic

Students enrolled in a public health class will examine how countries reacted, or failed to react, to COVID-19 to protect their residents.

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Couple dating during a pandemic
Health and Medicine Couple dating during a pandemic

Rules are different for dating during a pandemic

A University of Miami expert explains the new conventions of courting in an environment where social distancing is mandatory.

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The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.
The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.
The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.
Health and Medicine The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.

Voluntary COVID-19 testing begins Thursday

The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.

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The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.
The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.
The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.
Health and Medicine The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.

Voluntary COVID-19 testing begins Thursday

The University of Miami will randomly test students, faculty, and staff for COVID-19 as part of its tracking strategy to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic infections across all campuses.

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Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.
Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.
Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.
Health and Medicine Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.

New dashboard tracks coronavirus impact on the University community

The University of Miami COVID-19 Dashboard, released Monday, provides a snapshot on testing, positive results, students in quarantine or isolation, and hospitalizations.

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Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.
Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.
Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.
Health and Medicine Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.

New dashboard tracks coronavirus impact on the University community

The University of Miami COVID-19 Dashboard, released Monday, provides a snapshot on testing, positive results, students in quarantine or isolation, and hospitalizations.

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Health and Medicine New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.
Health and Medicine New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.
Health and Medicine New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.
Health and Medicine New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.

Having a doctor who shares the race of their patients may ease pain

New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.

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New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.
New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.
New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.
Health and Medicine New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.

Having a doctor who shares the race of their patients may ease pain

New research suggests that Black patients may have less pain and anxiety when treated by a physician of their own race.

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Health and Medicine There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.
Health and Medicine There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.
Health and Medicine There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.
Health and Medicine There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.

Obese people face greater risk from COVID-19

There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.

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There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.
There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.
There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.
Health and Medicine There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.

Obese people face greater risk from COVID-19

There is new evidence that a body mass index of 30 or more can cause more vulnerability and severe complications if one contracts the coronavirus.

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To prioritize health and help slow the spread of COVID-19, various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—have shifted to telehealth and virtual visits, by appointment only.
To prioritize health and help slow the spread of COVID-19, various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—have shifted to telehealth and virtual visits, by appointment only.
To prioritize health and help slow the spread of COVID-19, various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—have shifted to telehealth and virtual visits, by appointment only.
Health and Medicine To prioritize health and help slow the spread of COVID-19, various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—have shifted to telehealth and virtual visits, by appointment only.

What you need to know about accessing student services

Various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—are ready and able to assist via virtual visits.

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To prioritize health and help slow the spread of COVID-19, various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—have shifted to telehealth and virtual visits, by appointment only.
To prioritize health and help slow the spread of COVID-19, various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—have shifted to telehealth and virtual visits, by appointment only.
To prioritize health and help slow the spread of COVID-19, various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—have shifted to telehealth and virtual visits, by appointment only.
Health and Medicine To prioritize health and help slow the spread of COVID-19, various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—have shifted to telehealth and virtual visits, by appointment only.

What you need to know about accessing student services

Various student-focused offices—including the Student Health Service, Counseling Center, and Camner Center for Academic Resources—are ready and able to assist via virtual visits.

../stories/2020/08/what-you-need-to-know-about-accessing-student-services.html

Health and Medicine
Alison Ohringer
Health and Medicine Alison Ohringer

Student records history during the pandemic

Amanda Nwaba, a Miller School of Medicine student, is gathering stories that document how her peers have been involved in battling COVID-19—not just in Miami, but with information that impacts the country.

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Health and Medicine
Alison Ohringer
Alison Ohringer
Alison Ohringer
Health and Medicine Alison Ohringer

Student records history during the pandemic

Amanda Nwaba, a Miller School of Medicine student, is gathering stories that document how her peers have been involved in battling COVID-19—not just in Miami, but with information that impacts the country.

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Junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas vital information about the novel coronavirus.
Junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas vital information about the novel coronavirus.
Junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas vital information about the novel coronavirus.
Health and Medicine Junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas vital information about the novel coronavirus.

Public health student learns the power of a phone call

So far, junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas with vital information about the novel coronavirus.

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Junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas vital information about the novel coronavirus.
Junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas vital information about the novel coronavirus.
Junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas vital information about the novel coronavirus.
Health and Medicine Junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas vital information about the novel coronavirus.

Public health student learns the power of a phone call

So far, junior Nicolas Hernandez has provided more than 1,000 Spanish-speakers in the Carolinas with vital information about the novel coronavirus.

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