Leading study backs hormone therapy with radiation for recurrent prostate cancer
February 07, 2017
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that adding hormonal therapy to radiation treatment significantly improves survival rates for patients whose cancer returned years after surgery.
Tulane professor wins fight for glaucoma ‘refill bill’
February 03, 2017
Dr. Ramesh Ayyala, a Tulane professor of ophthalmology, successfully led a campaign to ensure that insurance companies would sufficiently cover glaucoma medication.
On our way to a healthier campus
February 03, 2017
Through a recent pledge to become a Healthy Campus 2020 partner, Tulane University joins a growing list of institutions working to improve the health of their campus communities.
Tulane celebrates Wear Red Day with heart health seminar
February 01, 2017
Heart disease is the number one killer of women, claiming a life nearly every minute. Tulane will be awash in red this Friday, February 3 in honor of National Wear Red Day. The annual event is part of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women initiative, an effort to increase awareness of heart disease in women.
Former NFL players get Super Bowl health screenings by Tulane doctors
January 31, 2017
Tulane University physicians and staff are in Houston this week conducting a series of free health screenings for former NFL players in conjunction with Super Bowl LI.
Tulane Dining caters to students with food allergies
January 31, 2017
Simple Servings, a new food station at the Bruff Commons dining hall on the uptown campus, provides healthy, allergen-free options for students.
Vitter Congressional Papers arrive at Tulane
January 27, 2017
The David Vitter Congressional Papers have become the latest acquisition of the Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC) at Tulane University, joining the papers of dozens of Louisiana political figures from Huey P. Long to Lindy Boggs.
Tulane kidney transplant featured in TIME magazine
January 26, 2017
Susan Fredriksen followed through with something most would never consider. At 65, she donated her kidney — to a complete stranger.
Materials engineering PhD first in state
January 25, 2017
The Tulane School of Science and Engineering runs Louisiana's first graduate program in materials engineering. The new program is accepting applicants for the 2017-18 academic year.
Residents urged to get moving
January 23, 2017
The Tulane University Prevention Research Center is encouraging residents of New Orleans to walk more with a new campaign that highlights maps of walking routes throughout the city’s ninth ward.
Tulane researchers find tumor-suppressing protein actually promotes cancer
January 23, 2017
Tulane University researchers have discovered that the protein PHLDB3, thought to be a potential tumor suppressor, actually allows cancer cells to thrive in pancreatic, prostate, colon, breast, lung and other common cancers. The discovery could explain how cancer is able to overcome p53 – a key tumor-suppressing protein.
Tickled pink: Local student-athletes assist breast cancer patients
January 20, 2017
The Pink Games fundraiser is a series of benefit volleyball games that honors women fighting breast cancer and those who have lost their battles.
Bait knocks out cockroaches and asthma symptom days
January 17, 2017
It may be easier and cheaper for parents to manage a key asthma trigger in children — exposure to cockroaches — than previously thought, according to a new Tulane University study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Tulane medical students learn opioid safety
January 13, 2017
Future doctors in Tulane University’s School of Medicine are exploring ways to treat chronic pain while decreasing the incidence of abuse or overdose from opioids.