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In what some are calling a “persistent failure” of medical schools to improve diversity, a comprehensive new analysis going back 40 years shows the number of students from the most underrepresented groups in medicine Black males and Native American and Alaskan Native men and women has declined.
While Black male medical students accounted for 3.1% of the national medical student body in 1978, in 2019 they accounted for just 2.9%. Without the contribution of historically Black medical schools, just 2.4% would be Black men. The number of Native American students also declined, accounting for just a fraction of 1% of the nation’s roughly 22,000 medical students in 2019.
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Ready-to-use dasiglucagon (Zegalogue) an aqueous formula of a glucagon analogue reversed hypoglycemia for patients with type 1 diabetes in a median of 10 minutes, while plasma glucose recovery was achieved within 15 minutes for 99% of patients, according to phase III trial results. (
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Within the first few months of starting gender-affirming hormone therapy, mean systolic blood pressure was lower by 4 mm Hg for transfeminine individuals and higher by 2.6 mm Hg for transmasculine individuals. (
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Novo Nordisk is slated to test its oral semaglutide, approved for diabetes under the trade name Rybelsus, for obesity in a phase III trial after great success with once-weekly injectable semaglutide, which is marketed for diabetes under the name Ozempic. (
Laid off UTHSC workers looking for help from Shelby County Commission
Laid off UTHSC employees ask Shelby County for help getting layoffs reversed By Kelly Roberts | April 21, 2021 at 5:28 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 5:46 PM
Around 70 UTHSC employees were laid off in March which some called a complete surprise. Some of those employees and union reps were in front of the Shelby County Commission Wednesday to ask for their help in reversing the school’s decision. They say what county commissioners can do is hold the school’s feet to the fire the next time it needs something from the county.
American Academy of Dermatology elects new officers, board members
American Academy of Dermatology elects new officers, board members
ROSEMONT, Ill. (April 21, 2021) The American Academy of Dermatology has announced the results of its annual election. The Academy’s new officers and board members will lead the world’s largest dermatologic society, representing more than 20,000 physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and medical, surgical, and cosmetic treatment of skin, hair, and nail conditions. These officers and board members, all of whom are board-certified dermatologists, will also hold the same position for the American Academy of Dermatology Association, a sister organization to the AAD that focuses on government affairs, health policy, and practice information.