Victor Dávila-Román, MD, and Mark Huffman, MD, co-directors, Global Health Center, and Public Health Faculty Scholars, are partnering with researchers at the University of Abuja in Nigeria on high-impact hypertension-related studies.
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Combining multiple meds into a single pill reduces cardiovascular deaths (Links to an external site)
A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine and authored by Anubha Agarwal, MD, co-director Program in Global Cardiovascular Health, & Mark D. Huffman, MD, co-director Global Health Center, & Public Health Faculty Scholars, supports the use of polypills to reduce cardiovascular disease deaths.
Should You Take Low-Dose Aspirin Daily? Experts Weigh Pros and Cons (Links to an external site)
A study published in JAMA by author Sang Gune Yoo, MD, including Global Health Center co-Director, Mark Huffman, MD, says just 65% of adults who should be taking aspirin to prevent a 2nd heart attack or stroke, are actually doing so.
Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it (Links to an external site)
A study by Cardiovascular Disease Fellow, Sang Gune (Kyle) Yoo & team–that includes Global Health Center co-Director, Mark Huffman, MD, finds that even though aspirin can help reduce risk of 2nd heart attack, many don’t take it.
Low-dose “Quadpill” reduces high blood pressure (Links to an external site)
Co-Director of the Global Health Center and Professor of Medicine in WashU’s Cardiovascular Division, Mark Huffman, MD recently reported new innovations in medicine at the American Heart Association annual meeting.
Several Faculty Scholars awarded ’22 Global Incubator Seed Grants for Public Health work (Links to an external site)
Institute for Public Health university partner, McDonnell International Scholars Academy along with the provost’s office have announced recipients of the 2022 Global Incubator Seed Grants in Public Health. The funding program stimulates high-impact research initiatives linking WashU faculty and international scholars.