Shane Speights, D.O., Provides Updates on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, COVID-19 Variants
In a recent Facebook post, Shane Speights, D.O., site dean of NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas (NYITCOM-Arkansas), discusses the rationale behind government health officials’ call for a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
NYITCOM Student Uses Social Media to Address Health Misinformation
A new research paper in the journal JMIR Dermatology, co-authored by NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine student Moshe Bressler, reveals a major concern among dermatologists: social media plays a dangerous role in spreading misinformation on skin health.
News Byte: New York Tech Recognized by ACSM for Fostering a Healthy Community
New York Tech was honored by the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) Exercise is Medicine® program for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus.
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Match Day 2021: The Next Wave of Healthcare Heroes
On March 19, NYITCOM’s future physicians accepted their next mission in healing: their medical residencies.
NYITCOM Alumnus to Head Up Catholic Health
Patrick M. O’Shaughnessy (D.O. ’99) has been named chief executive officer and president of Catholic Health.
News Byte: NYITCOM-Arkansas Continues COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
A collective effort from Northeast Arkansas organizations resulted in the administration of 1,662 COVID-19 vaccines at a community event on March 6 in Jonesboro.
Improving the Understanding of Cranial Birth Defects
New research by Assistant Professor of Anatomy Akinobu Watanabe, Ph.D., will examine how the brain and skull have interacted over millions of years as well as in the days and weeks before birth to understand their evolution and development.
Walking on the Wild Side with Anatomy Research
When COVID-19 disrupted in-person learning, New York Tech students sought remote research opportunities. Working with Assistant Professor of Anatomy Michael Granatosky, Ph.D., the student researchers contributed multiple chapters on animal locomotion and evolution to the Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior.
Race, Medicine, and COVID-19
At the panel discussion “Race, Medicine, and COVID-19,” medical experts addressed healthcare disparities and how to build a more inclusive healthcare environment based on trusted relationships between physicians and patients.
LIBN Honors Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H., with 2021 Diversity in Business Award
Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H., vice president for equity and inclusion and chief medical officer, received a 2021 Diversity in Business award from Long Island Business News.
Training an Army to Combat COVID-19
To win the war on COVID-19, the United States will need an army of trained vaccinators. Volunteers from NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine and NYIT School of Health Professions are answering the call.
New York Tech Congratulates Aki Watanabe, Ph.D., on Major CAREER Milestone
Akinobu “Aki” Watanabe, Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy, has become the first New York Institute of Technology faculty to receive a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award.