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From the moment Selma Blair walked on stage with her service dog, Scout, the audience sensed this talk was going to be like no other. Indeed, the March 15 appearance by the actress, author and disability rights advocate proved to be a riveting sharing of her deeply personal journey, one that captivated those in attendance.

Springtime brings warm, sunny weather, more outdoor playtime for kids and, unfortunately, Lyme disease.

During a Community Town Hall event March 1 at Hopewell Baptist Church in Buffalo, community members seized the opportunity to share their concerns about accessing quality health care.

Of all the organs that can be transplanted, kidneys, by far, are the organ in greatest demand. Kidney failure can take years to develop but there are typically few symptoms until irreparable damage has been done.

The crucial role Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences residents and fellows play in the local health care system was celebrated during Thank a Resident/Fellow Week Feb. 20-24.

The University at Buffalo is embarking on a historic hiring initiative over the next two years and the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences — the largest school at the university — will have a large role in that growth.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ commencement ceremonies will feature a pair of impressive keynote speakers who played key roles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Imagine waking up one day and finding that you are suddenly having difficulty swallowing, walking and talking. You start experiencing involuntary muscle contractions called dystonias. Then imagine that these symptoms do not go away.

When the Jonathan Daniels Chapter of White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL) at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences was planning its inaugural event, it wanted to introduce the organization, honor its namesake mentor, and provide a fun and compelling program for participants to enjoy.

Brain lesions — areas of brain tissue that show damage from injury or disease — are the biomarker most widely used to determine multiple sclerosis disease progression. But an innovative new study led by the University at Buffalo strongly suggests that the volume of white matter lesions is neither proportional to, nor indicative of, the degree of severe disability in patients. 

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, UB’s vice president for health sciences and the dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and John C. Panepinto, PhD, senior associate dean for biomedical education, have been looking for a way to bring Jacobs School undergraduates into the fold.

Noted medical anthropologist Linda S. Kahn, PhD, has been named a fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA).

A group of researchers from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were part of the team that captured the grand prize in a prestigious competition that was three years in the making.

David A. Milling, MD, has been elected treasurer of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME).