TEDx Talk: Alumna Jill Wruble on the Dangers of Treating Harmless Cancers
Incidentalomas, abnormalities that appear on medical tests ordered for a different reason, can spark a series of unnecessary testing and anxiety for the patient. In a Tedx Talk at West Point, Jill Wruble (D.O. ’87) discusses the pitfalls of treating harmless cancers.
Saving the Hearts of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
With the help of a nearly $400,000 NIH grant, NYIT researchers are looking for ways to prevent patients with chronic kidney disease from developing heart disease.
Mouth Guards Get a Digital Upgrade and Aid Concussion Study
Ten student-athletes wore mouth guards with sensors to see how hits effect their cognition.
Alumni Profile: Patrick M. O’Shaughnessy
Patrick M. O’Shaughnessy (D.O. ’99) is president and chief executive officer at Catholic Health, which recently partnered with the College of Osteopathic Medicine to advance patient-centered, community-based healthcare on Long Island.
News Brief: Partnering to Improve Delta Region Healthcare
Shane Speights, D.O., dean, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State (NYITCOM at A-State), has announced the formation of a new fellowship program in coordination with NYITCOM at A-State and the office of Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1).
News Brief: Going the Extra Mile for Parkinson’s Disease
To help patients of NYIT’s Rock Steady Boxing classes, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) students Samantha Gottlieb and Lauren Granat set out to raise $100 for each of the 26.2 miles they ran in this year’s New York City Marathon.
News Brief: Dinosaurs Who Toot Their Own Horns
In an article on LiveScience, Assistant Professor Jason Bourke, Ph.D., details his new research examining how different species of duck-billed dinosaurs “tooted” different notes from their crests.
It Came From … The Box!
NYIT faculty and staff share their scariest movies.
NYITCOM Shines at OMED 2018
Students and faculty received research awards, grant funding, and plenty of accolades at this year’s conference for osteopathic physicians.
A Faire Showing
NYIT demonstrates its maker-doer drive at the 9th Annual World Maker Faire in New York.
Video: Akinobu Watanabe, Ph.D., on the Myths and Truths of Jurassic Park
Can a dinosaur open a door? If you don’t move, can you fool a T-Rex? Assistant Professor Akinobu Watanabe, Ph.D., debunks some of the most fantastical scenes in the iconic dino-centric film.
News Brief: Medical Students Named to National Political Action Honor Society
NYITCOM students from the Long Island (Old Westbury) and NYITCOM at A-State (Jonesboro, AR) campuses have been named to Omega Beta Iota, the National Osteopathic Political Action Honor Society.