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How Marijuana Affects Heart Failure By Maureen Salamon
Can marijuana ease heart failure symptoms, or might it make the condition worse? A growing number of U.S. states have legalized pot for medical or recreational use, but some experts say it may not be sensible or even safe to use if you have heart failure.
“The more I’ve learned over the last few years, the more information has suggested the potential for harm rather than benefit,” says Ersilia DeFilippis, MD, a cardiology fellow at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. “Although we’re still learning more, we think marijuana can affect the heart in ways similar to cigarette smoking, and it may interact with some medications.”
Florida State University News
Faculty and Staff Briefs: January 2021
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HONORS AND AWARDS
Gregory J. Harris, Ph.D. (College of Human Sciences) and
Earl Levison (Student Affairs) were recently selected as recipients of the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award presented by the FSU Division of Student Affairs and the Center for Leadership and Social Change. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award was established in 1986 to honor a faculty member, administrator or staff member for their outstanding service in keeping with the principles and ideals of Dr. King. The honor also comes with a $1,000 stipend.
Fresenius building renal genomic registry to inform precision care for kidney disease
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The Frenova research division of global nephrology care firm Fresenius Medical Care this month began enrolling patients in what the company expects to be the world s largest renal genomic registry.
Fresenius hopes that the registry will grow to include biosamples from 100,000 to 200,000 patients over the next five to six years. We have a goal just in this year of consenting and doing our initial sequencing on up to 20,000 patients, said Fresenius Medical Care global Chief Medical Officer Franklin Maddux.
Fresenius Medical Care focuses mostly but not exclusively on kidney care. The publicly traded firm includes a products division, a services division, and an arm for value-based care risk contracting.
American Heart Association committed to support more than $230 million to achieve health equity
The American Heart Association, the leading global voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, is making an unprecedented series of investments focused on enhancing its historic commitment to addressing the social determinants of health and the barriers to achieving health equity for all communities - urban, suburban and rural. The Association will raise and invest more than $230 million of its own funds over the next four years to support targeted initiatives and programs, while leading additional efforts to drive systemic public health change focused on removing barriers to equitable health for everyone, everywhere.