BIG NEWS: the @US_FDA approved a cystic fibrosis drug that can treat up to 90% of patients. Deepika Polineni, MD, was the site principal investigator on a study that led to the drug's approval. She's a co-author on the study published in the @NEJM today.
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Official account of KU Medical Center, home to world-class research and the schools of Health Professions, Medicine & Nursing. We partner with @KUHospital.
- Students, faculty & staff, along w/colleagues from @KUHospital and @KUcancercenter, kneeled in solidarity today in recognition of the tragic violence and systemic racism facing the Black community. Now is the time to stand together to address racism. #WhiteCoatsforBlackLives
- More than 50 senior students from the KU School of Medicine will graduate early to participate in a program that will send them across Kansas as part of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. buff.ly/2yzmtPD
- We're so excited that spring has finally arrived on our campus!
- @SecretaryPete and @RepDavids visited KU Medical Center on Friday to discuss infrastructure with local leaders, including Chancellor Girod and @KUEVC_Simari.
- .@KUcancercenter has received a $100 million lead gift to build a new, state-of-the-art destination cancer center. This gift is both the largest gift ever given by the Sunderland Foundation and the largest ever received by the @UnivOfKansas & @KUHospital. bit.ly/441GMiq
- Today is Match Day, the day when fourth-year medical students learn their residency placements. Congratulations and good luck to all! #KUMatchDay
- The opening of the Health Education Building brings KU to the forefront of innovation in health care education. kumc.edu/news-listing-p…
- Opioid overdoses kill more people under the age of 50 than car accidents & gun violence & at a faster pace than the AIDS epidemic in its deadliest years. One KU Medical Center researcher is developing a novel pain research program to study alternatives. kumc.edu/news-listing-p…
- KU Medical Center has nearly doubled its federal research portfolio since 2017 and increased its clinical trial revenues by 45% since 2021. "I continue to be amazed at the success of our research community." - @KUEVC_Simari. bit.ly/3EVnIaK
- The Health Education Building was featured by @dezeen. The photos are stunning! 😍 dezeen.com/2018/12/11/co-…


























