Health + Wellness

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July 09, 2025
Alex Matthews
DMD/MPH dual-degree student at the School of Dental Medicine
Area of Focus: dental public health, focusing on care access
Alex Matthews grew curious about public health before he knew the term. As a kid in rural Tennessee, the multi-hour trips required to see various healthcare pro...

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July 07, 2025
Epilepsy self-management program shows promise to control seizures, improve mood and quality of life
Epilepsy is among the most common neurological conditions, marked by unpredictable seizures, accidents and injuries, reduced quality of life, stigma and—in the worst case—premature death.
But a program—developed over several years by a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-led research team—that teaches...

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June 26, 2025
Gary Schwartz leads a top cancer center, but still sees patients and meets regularly with community members as he pursues a clear vision: 'Everybody should have access to the latest advances in cancer medicine'

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June 26, 2025
New lymphoma T-cell therapy, made in less than a day, shows promising results with fewer side effects

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June 25, 2025
Researchers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine have found that semaglutide, a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug, may lower the risk of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Dementia, a condition that slowly makes it harder for people to remember things and think clearly, oc...

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June 24, 2025
Air Force Research Laboratory grant funds nanomedicine research
Anirban Sen Gupta
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have received an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) grant to test platelet-inspired nanotherapeutics to treat traumatic brain injurie...

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June 18, 2025
Associate Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
The Carl W. and Margaret Davis Walter Professorship in Pediatric Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Area of focus: Families of children who are technology dependent; children with chronic illness; normalization and family func...

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June 17, 2025
Madge Potts-Williams, DDS (DEN ’81)
Madge Potts-Williams, DDS (DEN ’81) has been named the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award—an honor that reflects her remarkable 44-year legacy of excellence in clinical practice, dental education, and organized dentistry. Through her unwavering com...

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June 17, 2025
Morgan S. Celistan, DMD, MMSc (DEN ‘20)
Morgan S. Celistan, DMD, MMSc (DEN ‘20) has been named the 2025 Outstanding New Dentist. Her dedication to patient care, academia and curriculum development, participation in organized dentistry, and mentorship of dental students have set a new benchmark for ...

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June 17, 2025
Kenneth B. Chance, DDS (DEN ‘79)
Kenneth B. Chance, DDS (DEN ‘79), former 2004 recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award, is being honored with the 2025 Special Recognition Award for his twenty years of distinguished leadership service to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and the School of Dental ...