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Tulane launches 24/7 virtual mental health support for students
Tulane is launching a new telehealth service that will offer behavioral health care as well as crisis management and mental health coaching for…
Tulane professor partners with Chicago researchers to use hair-combing routine as trauma therapy
A team of experts from the Tulane School of Social Work is partnering with University of Chicago Medicine on a study that will incorporate hair…
Tulane researcher receives $1.6 million grant to study trauma-induced blood loss
A new grant will allow researchers at Tulane to investigate the reasons why some trauma patients have worse outcomes and hopefully find a way to…
Tulane graduate student aims to tackle school-to-prison pipeline
PhD student Alanna Manigault has been named a Health Policy Research Scholar by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a national leadership development…
Vaccine shows promise in treating high blood sugar for those with long COVID
A new study published in Nature Communications and conducted at the Tulane National Primate Research Center suggests that the COVID-19 vaccine could…
Study finds potential new treatment path for lasting Lyme disease symptoms
Tulane University researchers have identified a promising new approach to treating persistent neurological symptoms associated with Lyme disease,…
Dr. Tonette Krousel-Wood appointed to US Preventive Services Task Force
Tulane University physician-researcher Dr. M. “Tonette” Krousel-Wood has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent,…
Could gut bacteria cause osteoporosis? New research finds connection
One of the most common forms of gut bacteria may be to blame for osteoporosis.
Meet the Dean of Tulane's new Program of Nursing
Brenda Douglas PhD, RN, CNE, will serve as the Dean of the newly-announced Program of Nursing in the School of Medicine. This groundbreaking nursing…
Tulane scientists invent single, rapid test for both HIV and TB
Researchers at Tulane have developed a new and rapid test that can detect both HIV and tuberculosis at the same time with just a small amount of…
