UH Med Weekly
FMIG Award + Whats new in diabetes prevention?
UH JABSOM Recognized by AAFP for Program of Excellence in Family Medicine
What's new about Diabetes Prevention in 2020?
- Prevention effects in the original lifestyle group and metformin treatment group remain 22 years after the start of the study with a 25% and 18% reduced risk of diabetes development, respectively, compared with the original placebo group
- Those participants who did not develop diabetes had a significant 57% and 37% lower risk of developing early changes of eye and kidney disease, respectively, and a 39% lower risk of major cardiovascular disease endpoints, such as heart attacks and stroke.
- The most recent results also showed the intensive lifestyle intervention group had a long-term reduction in the development of frailty.
Medical students create bilingual COVID-19 educational videos
In lieu of their annual health lesson activities with students at Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau due to the statewide shutdown, JABSOM medical students taking the community health elective, “Native Hawaiian Health Past, Present, Future," created educational videos for the children. Read the article written by Dr. Martina Kamaka, Associate Professor in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health, for Kai Wai Ola and UH Med Now.
Pediatrician offers advice for parents preparing children for new school year amid pandemic
COVID-19 Vaccine Research in Hawaii (Much More On Medicine)
JABSOM MD 2012 alum selected as Omidyar fellow
About the presenter: Melba J. T. Vasquez, PhD, ABPP was elected president of the American Psychological Association in 2011, the first woman of color to hold that position. During her term as president, Dr. Vasquez initiated task forces to address immigration, discrimination, prejudice and educational disparities. In 2017, Dr. Vasquez received an APA Presidential Citation for her "indefatigable leadership dedicated to the profession of psychology and those it serves."
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