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spring/summer 2016

Rudy Gomez served six years as a Navy corpsman, an enlisted medical specialist attached to a U.S. Marines infantry unit
June 2, 2016January 22, 2018  by sansom

Warriors for health

On battlefields around the world, they faced their own mortality multiple times a day as explosions erupted around them. Today their mission is of a different kind.

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Out of the dark
June 2, 2016January 22, 2018  by Lety Laurel

Out of the dark

One in five children has a mental illness, yet often they go untreated as communities and families battle the stigma.

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tunnel
June 2, 2016January 22, 2018  by feistj

And then there was light

Though common, near-death experiences are often discounted by health care professionals. One assistant professor is working to change that.

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Just kick it
June 2, 2016June 3, 2016  by contributor

Just kick it

A PTSD researcher works to convince patients to substitute exercise for narcotics.

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Roland Paquette
June 2, 2016January 22, 2018  by Lety Laurel

A second calling

The same desire to serve as a U.S. Army Special Forces medic pulled Roland Paquette ’12, back into health care as a physician assistant.

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Army flight medic
June 2, 2016January 22, 2018  by feistj

Healing in flight

The Army has turned to the Long School of Medicine and its expertise in emergency care to get wounded soldiers the fastest medical care possible.

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Deep inspiration breath hold technique
June 2, 2016June 3, 2016  by contributor

Do hold your breath

A woman’s risk of long-term cardiac side effects from radiation therapy could be reduced through a new form of surface imaging.

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DNA
June 2, 2016June 3, 2016  by contributor

Only part of the story

BRCA1 is known to suppress cancer by repairing breaks in DNA, but a new study shows it also serves another important function.

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young girls cancer patient
June 2, 2016June 3, 2016  by contributor

Hope for the sickest patients

University joins consortium to offer children the newest cancer therapies not yet available elsewhere.

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new imaging technology for planning implants
June 2, 2016June 3, 2016  by contributor

No cracking under pressure

New, stronger ceramic dental implant options are available that rival the strength of titanium.

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