Ashley Kendall, PhD and colleagues at UIC examined the mood boost from nicotine among young adults when used alone and with the addition of cannabis and/or alcohol using ecological moments assessment (EMA) reports. From before to after smoking, positive affect increased and negative affect decreased, on average. Overall, the additions of cannabis and/or alcohol had [...]
Clinical practice paper in GI - Oncology (PRRT and NETs) – Dr. Shikha Jain as an author https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2788218
Chukwuemeka Uzoka, MD Hematology and Oncology GET TO KNOW OUR PROVIDER Please join the Division of Hematology and Oncology in welcoming Dr. Chukwuemeka Uzoka to the faculty. Dr. Uzoka is a physician and researcher in the Division of Hematology & Oncology at UI Health. As a medical oncologist, Dr. Uzoka specializes in blood cancers, bone [...]
Abiola Ibraheem, MD Hematology and Oncology GET TO KNOW OUR PROVIDER Please join the Division of Hematology and Oncology in welcoming Dr. Abiola Ibraheem to the faculty. Dr. Ibraheem is a physician and researcher in the Division of Hematology & Oncology at UI Health. Dr. Ibraheem’s clinical focus is on providing comprehensive care to breast [...]
Public Health Leadership in the CoVID-19 Era Presented by the Department of Medicine Inclusion Council | A Richard J. Weber, MD Supported Lecture Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH Director of Health City of St. Louis Department of Health National Women Physicians Day | Thursday, February 3rd 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Register in Advance for [...]
The UI Health Family Birth Center was listed as one of the top five choices for Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Section (VBAC) in the Chicago area and is noted for significant improvement in this measure since the prior reporting period. Congratulations to all providers and certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) who are contributing to the excellent care [...]
Read more about Dr. Irina Buhimschi and Dr. Gelila Goba's study: https://today.uic.edu/ui-health-doctors-to-study-new-diagnostic-test-for-preeclampsia-in-africa
CDIS scholars, in partnership with Aerika Brittian Loyd and colleagues from University of California, Riverside, published a new investigation into the associations between racial microaggressions, coping, racial/ethnic identity, and mental health in Black girls and women in the Journal of Research on Adolescence. Racial microaggressions pose significant risk to health and well-being among Black adolescents [...]
Monte Staton, PhD Julie Bobitt, PhD CDIS researchers recently published findings in Drugs: Educations, Prevention, and Policy examining what influences older adults’ cannabis use and perceived outcomes of cannabis use. Using an inductive thematic analysis to code and theme focus group transcripts, the authors found that medical culture, physical age effects, [...]
March 2, 2022 UIC Global Health Colloquium 12:00pm - 1:15pm "Health Economics in Global Health Care: Beyond Cost-Effectiveness Analysis" Leonard Cubillos, MD, MPH Director, Center for Global Mental Health Research National Institute of Mental Health Register HERE (required)
