The Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine was awarded approximately $2.2 million in first-year project funding to participate in a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) program designed to support Indigenous communities in leading culturally grounded research on substance use and pain.
People with long commutes to mental health services are more likely to disengage from their treatment programs, and this effect is even more pronounced for racial and ethnic minorities, a recent Washington State University study found.
Student-led study sparks initiative to address health disparities.
Luis Manriquez, MD, Community Health Equity Director at the College of Medicine contributed to a nationwide project to promote vaccine equity.
As a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Translational Medicine and Physiology and the Sleep and Performance Research Center, Poppy Gardiner studies sleep disturbances like insomnia and sleep apnea.
A growing population of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) over 55 face unique challenges and opportunities for healthy aging, according to a study led by researchers at the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) in the WSU College of Medicine.
An assistant professor in Speech and Hearing Sciences, Katy Cabbage, PhD, CCC-SLP, is researching the interplay between speech disorders and literacy and teaching the next generation of speech-language pathologists.
Just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off protein rhythms related to blood glucose regulation, energy metabolism and inflammation, processes that can influence the development of chronic metabolic conditions.
Bolu Olawuyi, MD, a first-year resident in the WSU Family Medicine Residency Program in Pullman, recently presented at the Washington Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) 2024 Poster Symposium.
Despite ChatGPT’s reported ability to pass medical exams, new research indicates it would be unwise to rely on it for some health assessments, such as whether a patient with chest pain needs to be hospitalized.
