This month being both Black History Month and American Heart Month we are shining a spotlight on heart health among African Americans. Statistics show that African Americans are 150% more likely to suffer from high blood pressure than the general…
Jackson Heart Study
What is unique about the Jackson Heart Study – and key to Cayo’s research – is that participants were tested not just for their blood pressure and pulmonary functions, but also their levels of stress, exposure to violence, depression levels, and…
Photo captions: Exercising at a Get Fit and Tone Class, in Canton, MS (Courtesy of the Jackson Heart Study); infographic revealing the disparity in heart mortality rates, Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Policy, Planning and Assessment…
NYU Study Finds Active Adults Are More Likely to Do Multiple Types of Physical Activity; Walking Is Most Popular Activity, Followed by Cycling and Dance
Highly active adults engage in a greater variety of physical activities than do less active…
Christine T. Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, has been named editor-in-chief for Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, a leading journal focused on the intersection of…
“To the many people living with HIV, we are fighting this battle with you!”
With an award from the National Institute of Nursing Research, Prof. Ann-Margaret Dunn Navarra spent the last four years testing an intervention to help…
On December 19, more than 200 NYU Meyers nursing students participated in our annual Valedictory Breakfast and Pinning Ceremony. Held at the New York Marriott Marquis, the College celebrated the September 2019 DNP and PhD graduates and January 2020…
The first National Nursing LGBTQ Health Summit, conceived by the Nursing LGBTQ Summit Advisory Board, was hosted at Columbia University School of Nursing on November 21 and 22. The summit focused on advancing nursing’s progress in addressing LGBTQ…
Nurses sleep nearly an hour and a half less before work days compared to days off, which hurts patient care and safety, finds a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The findings are published in Sleep Health, the journal…
Prof. Donna Hallas, Clinical Professor & Program Director, Pediatrics NP
What makes the NYU Meyers Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program stand out?
Our graduates are setting new directions and dimensions for the care of children and their families who most need our attention and expertise. Students have…
One Question: Why do some parents hesitate to vaccinate their children?
What motivated you to join the national discussion on vaccines?
In my practice, I had some parents who adamantly refused to give their children vaccines and some who automatically accepted them. The reasons were often cultural. When I first…
Rapid changes in treatment have transformed HIV from a terminal illness into a manageable chronic disease. At NYU Meyers, our research in HIV/AIDS care is keeping pace with these advances. As the HIV/AIDS population shifts and ages, our focus has…
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Generating new knowledge and demonstrating the highest standards of excellence in research and scholarship is a key component of our mission. Our faculty have expanded the scope and number of their local, national, and…
