Spectrum Publishers

07/16/2012

Two Medical Students Navigate the Health Care Maze: Become authors of new book

http://www.spectrumpublishers.com/article_detail.php?id=489&top_id=54

07/12/2012

TRIVIA

07/12/2012

Black bone marrow donors needed

http://www.spectrumpublishers.com/article_detail.php?id=483&top_id=54

Among the 10,000 people in the U.S. diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or other life-threatening blood illnesses each year, black people have the lowest chance of finding a donor for a bone marrow transplant.

06/28/2012

If We Do Not Ask, They Will Not Tell: Working with immigrant survivors of torture. http://www.spectrumpublishers.com/article_detail.php?id=477&top_id=67

06/25/2012

Studies use technology to help African-American women: Committing to a healthy lifestyle. http://www.spectrumpublishers.com/article_detail.php?id=471&top_id=57

And failing to find the kind of self-motivation and commitment it takes to live a healthier life? Well, that could invite a future with potential health problems, including obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension, to name a few.

06/25/2012

10 Most Popular Medical Schools: These med schools enrolled the highest percentages of accepted students. http://www.spectrumpublishers.com/article_detail.php?id=472&top_id=58

The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: ...

06/19/2012

Black doctors see hope in TVs Doc McStuffins: http://www.spectrumpublishers.com/article_detail.php?id=468&top_id=68

A pig-tailed girl whose favorite accessory is a pink stethoscope has become a symbol of pride and hope for black women in medicine and the daughters they want to inspire.Doc McStuffins, the African-American title character of an animated TV series for children, dreams of becoming an M.D. and, for n...

06/19/2012

Afr-Amer couples have unmet needs when affected by prostate cancer: http://www.spectrumpublishers.com/article_detail.php?id=470&top_id=57

The study, recently published in the Journal of Cancer Education, focused on better understanding the African-American male and family prostate cancer survivorshipexperience.

06/04/2012

5 Diseases Doctors Misdiagnose In Blacks: http://www.spectrumpublishers.com/article_detail.php?id=455&top_id=66

06/04/2012

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Initiative Promotes Science Education: http://www.spectrumpublishers.com/article_detail.php?id=457&top_id=58

In February the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a report, titled "Engage to Excel," that highlights America's need to produce 1 million additional college graduates over the next decade with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)...