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Tipoffs for Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Wake Forest) Newsletter for Sunday February 25, 2024 ( 8 items )  

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Issues Research Articles in March 1, 2024 Edition
BETHESDA, Maryland, Feb. 21 -- The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, a peer-reviewed scientific journal that says it features drug therapy and pharmacy practice innovations in hospitals and health system from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, published research articles on the following topics in its March 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 81, Issue 5): News: * Pharmacist takes the lead during inflight medical emergency * Former Wake Forest pharmacy chief Ronald Small dies at  more

Baker Donelson Continues Growth in Raleigh, Adding Two Attorneys
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 22 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: The national law firm of Baker Donelson continues to grow its Raleigh, North Carolina, office, adding two attorneys: Theresa M. Sprain, who joins as a shareholder in the Labor & Employment Group, and Destiney Parker-Thompson, who joins as an associate in the Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group. Ms. Sprain and Ms. Parker-Thompson mark the latest additions to Baker Donelson's growing Raleigh of  more

ECU Psychologist Awarded NCI Grant to Develop Depression Management Tool for Young Cancer Survivors
GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Feb. 22 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: East Carolina University's Dr. Karly Murphy, assistant professor of psychology in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, has received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The grant will support the development of a digital self-management tool for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors (AYAs) experiencing depression. "Individuals diagnosed with can  more

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis Makes Eight Judicial Appointments
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces eight judicial appointments, two to the Orange County Court, two to the Osceola County Court, two to the Eleventh Circuit Court, and two to the Miami-Dade County Court. Jeramy Beasley, of Orlando, to serve as Judge on the Orange County Court Beasley has worked as a Litigation Attorney for Garganese, Weiss, D'Agresta & Salzman, P.A. since 202  more

Research Study on Novel Rehab Program for Heart Failure Patients, Led by Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Expands to Advocate Health Site in Chicago
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the academic core of Advocate Health, is expanding another research study to Advocate Christ Medical Center, in Oak Lawn, Illinois, just outside Chicago. The study, which is testing a novel rehabilitation program designed for older patients hospitalized with acute heart failure, is funded by a five-year, $30 million grant, awarded to Wa  more

University of Tennessee: Hae Won Shin, MD, Named Chair of Neurology and Semmes-Murphey Professor
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 23 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Janay Jeans Hae Won Shin, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Neurology and Semmes-Murphey Professor of Excellence at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Medicine. Dr. Shin recently joined UT Health Science Center from the University of New Mexico Health Science Center's School of Medicine, where she served in the Department of Neurology as execut  more

Wake Forest University School of Medicine Launches Translational Eye and Vision Research Center
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 21 -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: Wake Forest University School of Medicine has launched a new Translational Eye and Vision Research Center, located inside Biotech Place, in Innovation Quarter. Leaders envision the center serving as a visionary hub that will redefine the landscape of eye and vision research. The center is led by two Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty members: Rebecca Sappington, Ph.D., ass  more

WFU in the News: Feb. 23-18, 2024
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: * * * Selected news clips courtesy of the Wake Forest News & Communications team * * * FEATURED NEWS Serengeti's 'breathtaking' mammal migration shaped by grazers' diets (https://www.science.org/content/article/serengeti-s-breathtaking-mammal-migration-shaped-grazers-diets) By Elizabeth Pennisi | Science Magazine Each April, some 200,000 zebras begin their journey 800 kilometers northward   more