A team from the University of California, Los Angeles won the $30,000 first place prize in a competition that focused on chronic pain and the treatment of this condition through long-term opioid therapy.

Health & Environment

Paying It Forward

Oct 22, 2019 • 4 min. read

A devastating diagnosis prompted an Army veteran to enroll at the Texas A&M School of Public Health to bring health information to underserved communities.

Since 2010, 113 rural hospitals across the country have closed, with 18% being in Texas.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded five research grants to faculty-researchers in the colleges of Medicine and Science, AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M Health Science Center.

The competition, which includes a $52,500 prize package, will showcase students’ analytical abilities to solve a real-world business problem.

A team that included researchers looked at the categorization of high- and low-risk patients as a spectrum, rather than a black-and-white decision – shifting away from traditional pattern recognition techniques.

The Texas A&M College of Nursing leads the Board of Regents-approved center to facilitate research, education and outreach in forensic nursing.

Dr. Amy Waer has served as executive dean for education and academic programs for the college since 2018.

The Healthcare Leadership Council recognized Texas A&M's Center for Population Health and Aging for making strides in quality and efficiency of care through a patient-centered approach.

A requirement for most teenage athletes, sports physicals aim to catch possible health problems that can make physical activity dangerous.