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Using Telemedicine to Better Support Kids with Autism

Families that suspect their child may have autism often find themselves waiting months or even more than a year before they can get a diagnosis. Wait times to receive a diagnosis are often worse for rural families, as there are fewer…
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Talking Health Care for LGBTQ Older Adults with U of M

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) older adults face unique challenges in today’s healthcare ecosystem.
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Meeting the Needs of Diverse Communities

Culturally competent care leads to improved health outcomes, patient safety, and reduced care disparities.
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Former CTSI scholar to lead Minnesota Department of Health

University of Minnesota faculty member and former CTSI scholar Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, has been named Minnesota health commissioner and will head up the Minnesota Department of Health. Dr. Cunningham completed the CTSI Pre-K Discovery…
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Mothers Leading Science Program Welcomes Ten Researcher-Moms

CTSI has welcomed the fourth cohort of researcher-moms into Mothers Leading Science, a yearlong career development program for research-intensive faculty in the health sciences who are raising young children.
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Community Health Matters: CUHCC Coordinates Care for Incoming Afghan Refugees

CUHCC has played a key role in providing health care to newly arrived Afghan refugees.
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Talking cervical cancer awareness and health equity with Masonic Cancer Center's Dr. Rahel Ghebre

For Cervical Health Awareness Month this January, Rahel Ghebre, MD, MPH, sat down with us to answer a handful of questions about cervical cancer.
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Global to Local: Empowering Youth to Be Health Leaders

WE-HEAL seeks to understand barriers to women’s health care and the role young people play.
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A Stronger Dose of Community Engagement

While in CTSI's A-PReP program, scholar Tou Thao supported the research of Dr. Robert Straka in order to find unique genetic qualities of Hmong communities to help them receive better healthcare.
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Top 10 Stories of 2022

Here are our top 10 most-read stories from the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs in 2022.