Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, FAHA, FAAN, the Vernice D. Ferguson Professor in Health Equity at NYU Meyers, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine, effective October 1. She is recognized for her bench-to-community…
NYU Meyers’ Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing has received a $285,000 grant from the New York Community Trust to train community-based primary care nurses to identify and treat addiction and other behavioral health conditions for people of…
Annual Gala also honors Hearst President & CEO Steven R. Swartz, Mentoring in Medicine co-founder Dr. Lynne Holden, and UHF Chairman Emeritus J. Barclay Collins II
United Hospital Fund awarded a Special Tribute tonight to Eileen Sullivan-Marx,…
This year, an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the US, according to Breastcancer.org. Besides skin cancer, breast cancer is by far the most common cause of cancer in women.
And women…
NIH-funded “collaboratory,” led by Brown and Hebrew SeniorLife, to test “real-world” interventions
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes for Health, has awarded a five-year grant expected to total $53.4 million…
S. Raquel Ramos, PhD, MBA, MSN, FNP-BC, assistant professor at NYU Meyers, was awarded a K01 Mentored Career Development Award by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The five-year, $809…
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing’s Jennifer Pettis has been named an Alzheimer’s Ambassador to Senator Chuck Schumer. Pettis, an expert on aging and healthcare, is the associate director of the long-term care program at NICHE (Nurses Improving…
The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) has named Michele Crespo-Fierro, PhD, MPH, RN, AACRN, clinical assistant professor at NYU Meyers, the 2019 NAHN Nurse of the Year. Prof. Crespo-Fierro received the award at the NAHN Award and…
Study also finds disparities in adult dental visits by race, immigration
Visits to the dentist drop significantly after adults turn 80, finds a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa…
Study of 3 million California births emphasizes need for proactive, coordinated care for families simultaneously impacted by preterm birth and maternal morbidity
A quarter of women who have serious maternal complications during childbirth also…
