May 15, 2023
Since 2017, NIH’s Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) has hosted the Vivian W. Pinn Symposium during National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) in May. This event honors the first full-time director of the office, Dr. Vivian W. Pinn, and serves as a critical forum for experts across sectors to communicate and collaborate for the advancement of women’s health.
Expanding Menopause Research to Advance the Health of All Women
May 11, 2023
Heather Eicher-Miller, professor in the Purdue University Department of Nutrition Science, is the winner of the 2023 Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA).
May 11, 2023
The Purdue University Institute for Cancer Research is beginning a four-pronged attack against the disease to be carried out over two years with $4.3 million from the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation. The funding will support research that promises insights and potential novel treatments to lengthen and improve the quality of life for people with multiple myeloma.
Purdue News: A highly personal cancer fight bolsters ‘cutting-edge’ Purdue research
May 9, 2023
Women ages 55 and younger have worse outcomes the year after a heart attack than similarly aged men. A better understanding of the reasons for these differences could point toward ways to protect the health of young women who survive a heart attack.
May 9, 2023
The new advice comes as breast cancer diagnoses rise among younger women and mortality rates among Black women remain persistently high.
When Should Women Get Regular Mammograms? At 40, U.S. Panel Now Says.
May 5, 2023
For Sang Eun Woo, leading the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership and Excellence is not just the opportunity of a lifetime but a role she feels destined to take on.
Woo to focus on collective excellence and collaboration as Butler Center chair
May 4, 2023
Drug theft, or the illegal distribution or abuse of prescription drugs, in healthcare facilities such as hospitals and clinics is an ongoing issue that can lead to patient harm, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In collaboration with Assistant Research Professor Eilon Caspi at the University of Connecticut, Purdue University School of Nursing researchers Wei-Lin Xue, a PhD student who was a registered nurse in Taiwan for four years, and Marian Liu, assistant professor of nursing, investigated if the problem occurs in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes and retirement centers.
PURDUE NURSING RESEARCHERS ANALYZE MEDICATION THEFT IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
May 2, 2023
Women aged 55 years and younger have nearly double the risk of rehospitalization in the year immediately after a heart attack compared to men of similar age, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. Higher rates of risk factors such as obesity, heart failure, and depression among women most likely contributed to the disparity.
Risk of rehospitalization in younger women after heart attack nearly double that of men
May 1, 2023
Structural biologist Richard J. Kuhn, the Trent and Judith Anderson Distinguished Professor in Science and Krenicki Family Director of the Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, has been named as Purdue's Morrill Award winner for 2023.
Distinguished Professor Richard Kuhn named 2023 winner of Morrill Award, Purdue’s highest honor
April 27, 2023
Technology by Purdue University engineer Pavlos Vlachos has changed how cardiologists plan for life-saving surgeries on babies with congenital heart defects. That work, along with much of his current and past research has earned Vlachos election as a fellow to an organization with very few engineers – the American Heart Association. Vlachos, the St. Vincent Health Professor of Healthcare Engineering and director of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, was selected to receive the honor for his innovations influencing the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease and health failure.
Purdue engineer receives rare accolade from American Heart Association
