Public Health • 18th July 2018 Joel’s Triumph: New Hope While Living With a Blood Disorder Life is always challenging for a child living with a chronic medical condition. It is particularly hard in places where healthcare resources are scarce.
Public Health • 7th March 2018 Jo Ann McGowan: How one woman’s mission to save the life of a child transformed an entire healthcare system Find out what inspired Global Healing’s founder Jo Ann McGowan, and how one person can change the world through compassion and determination.
Global Healing • 27th February 2018 JAMC Blood Bank in Georgia receives a generous donation We started the year with great news. The latest generous donation by Helmer Scientific was delivered this past week to Tbilisi, Georgia. Helmer Scientific has donated multiple items of life-saving cold chain equipment as part of their corporate...
Public Health • 6th February 2018 A Man with a Mission—Dr. Enrique Tomé, Honduran Pediatrician, Performs Surgeries in Roatán As we gear down from our trip to Honduras this past week, we want to introduce you to an incredible man working to provide pediatric surgeries in Roatán, Honduras, an island where much of the population has scarce resources and limited skilled medical...
Science • 6th October 2017 Network of synthetic blood microvessels built Researchers are reporting significant progress in generating a 3-dimensional network of blood vessels that can be grown and manipulated in a laboratory.
Science • 4th October 2017 Mini-kidney organoids reveal renal disease secrets Kidney organoids are revealing both the factors that influence the formation of kidney cysts, as well as how the disease progresses. The organoids are grown in labware from human stem cells.
Science • 9th April 2017 Pioneering work on stem-cell therapies at UW deserves state support At the University of Washington’s Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, scientists and physicians are manipulating stem cells to heal and restore the function of hearts, eyes, kidneys and other tissues.
Science • 15th February 2017 Gene therapy treats muscle-wasting disease in dogs Work on gene therapy is showing significant progress for restoring muscle strength and prolonging lives in dogs with a previously incurable, inherited neuromuscular disease.
health care • 28th September 2016 Striving for La Vida Buena y Sana and Latino Health Equity A health forum scheduled next month is dedicated to the exchange of innovative ideas, best practices, and advancement of la vida buena y sana—a good and healthy life—for members of the Latino community.
Advocacy • 17th April 2015 New Law Really Works, Statistics Show This recently adopted law is what’s called the Deemed Approved Ordinance – a tool that allows the city to use its land-use authority to ensure alcohol businesses are complying with local laws, especially those that ban alcohol sales to minors and to...
Public Health • 25th February 2014 Understanding Hispanic/Latino Health The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, released the largest and most comprehensive health and lifestyle analysis of people from a range of Hispanic/Latino origins.
10News • 3rd March 2015 National City movie theater denied alcohol permit NATIONAL CITY, Calif. - National City council members voted Tuesday to deny an alcohol permit for the AMC movie theater at Plaza Bonita
Advocacy • 5th May 2015 Our Culture Is Not For Sale on Cinco de Mayo Every year, local markets, stores and bars are flooded with large quantities of advertisements by the alcohol industry, cheapening Cinco de Mayo with promotions that reduce it to nothing more than a drinking holiday and inviting everyone to “be...
Public Health • 25th March 2014 SDSU professor leads largest Latino health research project The National Institutes of Health’s Hispanic Community Health Study Data Book hopes to understand the prevalence of disease and identify risk factors facing one of the largest minorities in the U.S.
U-T San Diego • 26th March 2014 Latino Champions showcase growing community This year, Latinos are expected to become the largest ethnic group in California, according to state demographers. New Mexico is the only other state with this distinction. With this swell in population and diversity come opportunities and...
KPBS Public Media • 3rd March 2014 Study Reveals Most Latinos Have Two Or More Risk Factors For Heart Disease The nation’s largest study of Latino health reveals most Hispanics have a high profile for heart disease. The study involves more than 16,000 Latinos nationwide. Participants were recruited in San Diego, Miami, the Bronx and Chicago. The study...
Times of San Diego • 17th August 2015 Persuasive Summer Liquor Ads Sell Fun, But At What Cost? Take a look at any beer or liquor manufacturer’s social media page this summer and it becomes obvious the industry giants are working hard to convince us that their product belongs in every recreational aspect of our lives. The well-known red,...
Times of San Diego • 27th June 2015 Strong Alcohol Sales Law Succeeds in Helping El Cajon For some time now, alcohol retailers in the city of El Cajon have been under pressure to conduct their businesses more responsibly. But despite all their efforts, irresponsible business practices such as selling to minors and already intoxicated...
Times of San Diego • 29th May 2015 Why Must East County Teens Endure So Many Alcohol Ads? If you could walk in our shoes for one day and see what our daily commute to school involves, you would be shocked. You would see big advertisements inviting kids for an ice cream cone and then right next to it not only one, or two, or three but a...
Public Health • 6th November 2012 SDSU Study: Heart Disease Risk Factors Vary Among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos A San Diego State University study of heart disease risk factors across Hispanic/Latino groups in the U.S. finds some, particularly those with Puerto Rican background, experience higher rates of heart disease risk factors compared to other groups.