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Pictured: Dr. Youping Deng. Deborah Manog Dimaya photo. Dr. Youping Deng will build on his earlier findings that have demonstrated an over 90% accuracy rate. By Deborah Manog Dimaya, UH Med Now Correspondent University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Researcher Youping Deng, PhD is trying to combat breast cancer through better diagnosis. Dr. Deng, Professor and Director […]

Pictured: Kiana Miller with her hands in “The Bone Box” in the Biosciences Building at JABSOM. Photos by Jesse Thompson and Robert Mann. By Tina Shelton, JABSOM Communications Director Kiana Miller had a puzzled look on her face as she stood with each hand stuck into one of holes on the side of a cardboard […]

Pictured: Participants at the 2019 LABANOF bone workshop in Pontestura, Italy. Dr. Mann photos. This summer, faculty at the University of Hawaii (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and UH West Oahu reprised an award-winning summer forensics course held on both campuses. In this story, we profile a prolific force behind the course, […]

Pictured: The group enjoyed dinner with a view as they reminisced about JABSOM. Photo courtesy of Dr. Gabriel Lapid By Gabriel Lapid, MD, LT, MC, USN Dr. Lapid (JABSOM 2018) is currently a Medical Officer, Department Head and lone physician aboard the USS Rushmore.   The University of Hawaii (UH) John A. Burns School of […]

Pictured, from left: Lawrence Agodoa, M.D. of NIDDK; George Hui, PhD; Griffin Rodgers, MD, MACP of NIDDK. Deborah Manog Dimaya photos. The Director of NIDDK honors program leader Dr. George Hui for opening doors, breaking glass ceilings and providing a path to biomedical research and better health in the communities. By Tina Shelton, JABSOM Communications […]

Pictured: Jana Wieland gets a visit from Tucker the therapy dog while undergoing cancer treatment at Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children Now a medical student walking the halls of the same hospital where she was treated for cancer, Jana Wieland experienced first-hand the power of patient-centered healing practiced by UH clinical faculty who […]