COM Newsroom
Top Stories
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
FAU researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
News
Filtering by Tags: medicine
December 14, 2021
Early distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Florida reached the intended senior population, but it failed to ensure equal access for lower-income and minority communities, according to a new study.
November 29, 2021
A world-renowned clinician-researcher has joined the Schmidt College of Medicine to direct the FAU Center for Brain Health to focus on Alzheimer's disease and neurodegenerative dementia prevention.
November 16, 2021
Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., a leading neurosurgeon and physician scientist, will assume this role in February 2022.
November 09, 2021
A leading geriatrician and advocate for seniors and a 98-year-old World War II veteran and hero have a common bond: to improve care and quality of life for Americans and people throughout the world.
November 03, 2021
Joanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., FAU Schmidt College of Medicine, provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 boosters and vaccines for children ages 5 to 11.
September 29, 2021
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers explored the sedative used by EMS for 'excited delirium,' a form of aggressive behavior, and the effects of illicit substances on ensuing hospital intubations.
September 29, 2021
ÎÔÁú×ÊÔ´Íø's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received a $1 million gift from Norton and Anita Waltuch to provide support for medical student scholarships.
August 30, 2021
Schmidt College of Medicine researchers reviewed the recent major randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trials for hydroxychloroquine, finding a lack of significant benefit and some suggestion of harm.
August 18, 2021
Researchers say that genomic surveillance to mitigate and contain COVID-19 is crucial to detect variants that are different well before they spread throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world.
August 09, 2021
The 66 members of the Schmidt College of Medicine's incoming class were selected among 6,032 applicants, up 61 percent from last year. They received their first doctor's white coat at the White Coat Ceremony.