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  • UMass Chan cancer biologist explains the cancer risk associated with consuming alcohol

    UMass Chan cancer biologist explains the cancer risk associated with consuming alcohol

    Pranoti Mandrekar, PhD, professor of medicine, wrote an article for The Conversation explaining the link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.

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  • UMass Chan Medical School among best in the nation for primary care

    UMass Chan Medical School among best in the nation for primary care

    Primary care education at UMass Chan is one of the best programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools 2025.

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  • UMass Chan faculty present translational research at BRIDGE Fund Innovation Showcase

    UMass Chan faculty present translational research at BRIDGE Fund Innovation Showcase

    UMass Chan supports translational research from faculty with internal funding mechanism.

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  • UMass Chan-led study finds regularly updating cognitive data improves ability to predict Alzheimer’s disease

    UMass Chan-led study finds regularly updating cognitive data improves ability to predict Alzheimer’s disease

    A large longitudinal study found that regular cognitive assessments improves the ability to predict whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s in their lifetime.

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  • Scientists, local leaders, community members express concern over proposed deep cuts to NIH, Medicaid

    Scientists, local leaders, community members express concern over proposed deep cuts to NIH, Medicaid

    A roundtable panel, led by Rep. McGovern and Dean Flotte, discussed the immediate impacts of potential cuts to NIH funding.

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  • Healthy at Home study demonstrates feasibility, effectiveness of mobile care for COPD

    Healthy at Home study demonstrates feasibility, effectiveness of mobile care for COPD

    Researchers leading a study on managing COPD at home with mobile monitoring, treatment and telepulmonary therapy report early results on integrating program into clinical system and intervention impacts on disease management.  

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  • UMass Chan researchers report Home Test to Treat program expanded access to care and treatment for COVID, flu

    UMass Chan researchers report Home Test to Treat program expanded access to care and treatment for COVID, flu

    UMass Chan researchers reported that Home Test to Treat was a successful model and offered insights about outreach and coordinating care.  

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  • Fitness tracker intervention among studies funded by inaugural Mel Cutler population health award

    Fitness tracker intervention among studies funded by inaugural Mel Cutler population health award

    The Mel Cutler Population Health Pilot Research Award was launched in 2024 by the Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Advance Science Workgroup.

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  • UMass Chan research team contributes to study connecting cytomegalovirus to Alzheimer’s

    UMass Chan research team contributes to study connecting cytomegalovirus to Alzheimer’s

    The study aimed to understand the link between viral infections such as HCMV and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

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  • Study led by Elena Byhoff targets multiple approaches to food insecurity in low-income patients with chronic disease

    Study led by Elena Byhoff targets multiple approaches to food insecurity in low-income patients with chronic disease

    Elena Byhoff, MD, is leading a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study to understand health impacts of food insecurity intervention.  

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