Health and Medicine

News about UB’s health sciences programs and related community outreach. (see all topics)

Clinical trial funding at UB sees a significant increase as thousands of Western New Yorkers enroll
9/26/18
Collaborations that helped UB land a key award in 2015 are bringing the newest and best medical treatments to more Western New Yorkers who need them.
Study shows link between breastfeeding and infant health is not straight-forward
9/25/18
A new UB study is adding critical nuance toward better understanding the association between breastfeeding and infant health in the first year of life.
New smart tool surgery technology has its U.S. debut in Buffalo
9/18/18
Patients benefit as UB surgeons bring minimally invasive surgery techniques to clinical sites in the region.
UB symposium to discuss effects of recasting addiction as a chronic illness
9/17/18
McGill University professor George Weisz will deliver the keynote address to open a two-day UB symposium that will bring together leading experts from around the world to explore addiction as a treatable, chronic disease.
Gov. Cuomo awards UB epidemiologist funding for breast cancer research
9/12/18
$359,000 grant to UB's Jo Freudenheim will allow research team to study the role of the microbiome in breast cancer.
Poorest Americans most likely to have used prescription opioids — and most users view opioids positively
9/12/18
Among older Americans, the poorest are the most likely to have used prescription opioids, according to a UB study providing new insights into unexplored contours of the opioid crisis.
Tjota family donates $500,000 to UB for medical robotics suite
9/6/18
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The children of the late Amin Tjota (pronounced “Chota”) know their father would have been thrilled with the new home of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
Media Advisory: City residents to dine with medical students, faculty at the UB medical school to discuss health care
9/6/18
Medical students, residents and faculty members from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will dine with community members on Sept. 6 to gain a better understanding of how Buffalo’s residents experience health care and what their concerns are.
Study: Walk more to reduce heart failure risk
9/5/18
UB-led study is the largest and most comprehensive to date that has evaluated physical activity within the context of heart failure prevention.
Hemophilia Center of Western New York awards grant to UB
9/5/18
Grant establishes The Robert Long Career Development Award at UB to train and retain physicians so patients can receive care in WNY.

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