Health and Medicine

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New law doesn’t spell the end of paper prescriptions for nursing homes, vets or emergency rooms, says UB pharmacy law expert
3/30/16
Despite the perception that medical prescriptions are now completely electronic in New York State, we haven’t seen the last of paper prescriptions, according to University at Buffalo pharmacy law expert Karl Fiebelkorn.
Media Advisory: UB to hold Refugee Health Summit this Saturday
3/30/16
Issam Smeir is the keynote speaker for UB's third annual Refugee Health Summit, which runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Center, 555 Ellicott St., Buffalo.
Microbiome expert to speak at UB
3/29/16
Martin Blaser is a former president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
New naloxone training program for pharmacists takes aim at opioid epidemic
3/28/16
To fight the opioid epidemic ravaging Western New York, the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences joined forces with the Erie County Department of Health and the Harm Reduction Coalition to create a naloxone dispensing education program.
Medical school milestone: UB holds beam-signing and topping out ceremony
3/22/16
Representatives including UB President Satish K. Tripathi and New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo gathered for the traditional topping out ceremony.
Media advisory: Beam-signing and topping out ceremony for new medical school building
3/21/16
UB will celebrate a major milestone in the construction of its downtown medical school on Tuesday, March 22.
CBLS to host event Thursday spotlighting core facilities
3/21/16
The facilities provide assistance to UB faculty and industries in need of services in genomics, proteomics and supercomputing.
This necklace 'hears' what you eat
3/16/16
The food-tracking wearable device may help fight diabetes, obesity and more.
What do concussions do to your body and brain? UB study to focus on teens
3/15/16
UB team will use NIH grant to look at how a concussion changes cerebral blood flow.
Robert J. Genco to receive 2016 Distinguished Scientist Award from AADR
3/14/16
Robert J. Genco, University at Buffalo world-renowned scientist, will receive the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Association for Dental Research (AADR).

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