UB will welcome more than 300 medical students, residents and clinicians March 6-8 for the annual meeting of the Northeast region of the Latino Medical Student Association.
Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings measure schools of medicine across the country, as well as their departments and other health sciences schools, such as dentistry, pharmacy, public health and nursing.
UB pain researchers have co-authored an editorial about a recent meta-analytic study on how some patients with pain may benefit from exposure to nature.
UB will will host its annual Rare Disease Day event from 1-5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main St., Buffalo.
Better screening for eating disorders is needed, says Lisa Ranzenhofer, assistant professor of psychiatry in the Jacobs School, who is raising the issue during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Feb. 23 to March 1, a national campaign run by the National Eating Disorders Association.
The Department of Family Medicine is developing a program that trains physicians to provide high-quality, compassionate care to individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability.
The prolonged arctic cold front that has settled over much of the nation, including Western New York, can pose serious risks to people exposed to it, especially those with certain health conditions, says a UB physician.
Two studies have found that harm reduction vending machines installed across New York State are well utilized and provide critical, lifesaving services to high-risk individuals.
Researchers around the world including UB's John Leddy have developed an easy-to-follow guide so parents and coaches can recognize concussions in young athletes and respond appropriately.
Extensive study by UB researchers into an MRI marker in the brain called paramagnetic rim lesions is helping lead to faster, more effective diagnosis of MS.
