Hawaii news item: mammograms Date: November 25, 2009
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin's Helen Altonn interviewed Hawaii doctors about the recent controversy over when a woman should begin regular mammogram screenings.
Thanksgiving Message from Dean Hedges to the JABSOM 'Ohana Date: November 25, 2009
Dean Jerris R. Hedges, MD, MS, MMM
Aloha kākou. There is probably no American holiday more associated with family than Thanksgiving. As you gather to celebrate with your loved ones, please allow me to offer my gratitude to those of you who make up our JABSOM ‘Ohana.
CANCER RESEARCH CENTER PLANNING AND PROJECT TEAMS SELECTED Date: November 24, 2009
UH Manoa's new building for the Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i will be adjacent to JABSOM
By Kelli Tormey
The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa’s Cancer Research Center has announced the selection of planning and project management teams to lead the effort in building a new multimillion-dollar cancer research facility in Kaka'ako, adjacent to the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
VIDEO: Dr. Kipnis on Disaster Preparedness Date: November 09, 2009
Dr. Kenneth Kipnis is a provocative thinker, and and he's spent a lot of time thinking about catastrophes and disasters. Dr. Kipnis spoke at JABSOM on October 21st, about ethical decisions that health providers and citizens might have to confront in a disaster. One point that he makes, shared in this video, is that "going to the hospital" may not be an option in the worst-case disasters.
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JABSOM's newest grants to fight obesity, connect researchers Date: November 04, 2009
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced an award to the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and eight other institutions to build a search engine that will improve research communication and collaboration.
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LIFESTYLE CHANGES CAN REDUCE DIABETES RISK Date: October 30, 2009
Hawaii study prinicpal investigator Dr. Richard Arakaki
The University of Hawai‘i Center of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) has 55 participants who have been in a ten year trial. Results, reported in the prestigious British medical journal THE LANCET , show lifestyle changes can reduce the rate of diabetes.
VIDEO: UH, Community Salute Dr. Cadman Date: October 30, 2009
APPLAUSE: Cadman salute draws scores of Hawai'i's leaders and citizens
Dr. Edwin Cadman's service to Hawaii and the medical school was honored in a well-attended celebration at JABSOM. The community and the JABSOM 'Ohana contributed to establish an endowed professorship, which will be a lasting legacy for Dr. Cadman, who stepped down as Dean in 2005 for health reasons. *CLICK HERE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CADMAN FUND Or click FULL STORY for more information and a VIDEO from the ceremony.
JABSOM STUDENTS HELP SEND DISASTER RELIEF Date: October 07, 2009
Medical student Gloria Tumbaga (center) helps lead a disaster assistance drive
Aloha Medical Mission (AMM) and medical students of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) packed medicines and medical supplies that were sent to help the victims of the recent disasters, including a tsunami in American Samoa and storm-generated flooding in the Philippines.
TSUNAMI ADVISORY ISSUED FOR HAWAII: STAND BY FOR MORE Date: October 06, 2009
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued a Tsunami Advisory for the State of Hawaii effective 12:18 p.m. HST. The advisory is based on a 8.0 moment magnitude earthquake that occurred in the Vanuatu Islands region at 12:03 p.m., October 07, 2009. The event is being evaluated by the PTWC. If a tsunami threatens Hawaii, earliest time of wave arrival is 6:50 p.m. HST today. II. COMMENTS: A Tsunami Advisory is issued for a locale when a tsunami warning has been issued for another region of the same ocean, but does not, at this time, warrant watch or warning status. PTWC will continue to monitor the event and provide updates. As conditions warrant, the Tsunami Advisory will either be continued, upgraded to a watch or warning, or cancelled.
Dr. Kasuya named Associate Dean for Medical Education Date: September 30, 2009
Dr. Richard Kasuya
Dr. Richard Kasuya has been appointed Associate Dean for Medical Education. Dr. Kasuya is currently a Professor of Medicine and has served as the Director of the Office of Medical Education since 2001.
In his new post, Dr. Kasuya will assist Dean Jerris Hedges in overseeing the continuum of medical student education operations.
SUCCESS IN THAILAND AIDS VACCINE TRIAL Date: September 24, 2009
Col. Jerome Kim, M.D.
Dr. Jerome Kim, the physician running the world's first successful trial of a vaccine for AIDS (in Thailand) is a Hawai`i native (Iolani Schools, 1977) and an Associate Clinical Professor with the University of Hawai`i at Manoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM).
TODAY! KALAUPAPA'S HISTORY, FROM THE COLONY'S PHYSICIAN Date: September 15, 2009
Sainthood for Damien October 11
On the eve of his departure to Rome—as he leads a delegation of Kalaupapa residents headed for the canonization of Father Damien de Veuster—Dr. Kalani Brady of the UH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) will present a free public presentation.
Dr. Brady is the physician of the remaining Hansen’s Disease patients on Moloka‘i.
ICE CREAM SUNDAES KICK OFF INTERNAL GIVING CAMPAIGN Date: September 08, 2009
Dr. Melish, Dr. Hedges and Dr. Lozanoff
Dean Jerris Hedges was ice-cream-server in chief last month, helping to kick off the medical school's 2nd Annual Internal Giving Campaign. Joining the dean in scooping out frozen treats were Drs. Marian Melish and Scott Lozanoff, who are co-chairs of the fundraising effort, which is called “Starting from the Inside Out”.
MOTHER SENTENCED FOR DELIVERING METH-POSITIVE INFANT Date: September 08, 2009
Dr. Linda Chang's research into the damaging effects of methamphetamine on children added impact to a news article about a Tennessee mother sentenced to prison for using the illegal drug while pregnant. In covering the story, Shelbyville Times reporter Brian Mosley said he wanted to give context to the charge of aggravated assault by researching the known science about methamphetamine effects on children. Mosley said Dr. Chang's recent findings, at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine, were the first he found.
KENNEDY VISIT TO JABSOM REMEMBERED Date: September 01, 2009
Dr. Michael, Sen. Kennedy, Sen. Akaka, Sen. Inouye, 1990 at UH Manoa
"We have lost a great American but his legacy of services to the nation will remain," said UH Emeritus Profesor and former US Assistant Surgeon General Jerrold M. Michael, upon the recent death of US Senator Edward Kennedy.
