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Case analysis : Ethical issues in predictive genetic testing of minors for adult-onset hereditary conditions
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
Introduction: Predictive genetic testing for adult-onset conditions in children is an issue that has initiated ethical discussions and polarized views. Case Presentation: A genetic counselor is contacted by a mother ...
Case Reports : Non-traumatic muscle pain in a diabetic
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
The prevalence of diabetes in the adult population in United States is approximately 10[percent] and is expected to rise. The myriad of complexities of this entity, both microvascular and macrovascular is anticipated to ...
Case Reports : Meckel's diverticulum found on virtual capsule endoscopy
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-10)
A healthy 39-year-old Caucasian male presented to an emergency department with three episodes of hematochezia over two days, along with a syncopal episode and diaphoresis. An upper endoscopy revealed mild esophagitis and ...
Ask a pathologist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-10)
Question: While completing the transfusion of one unit of packed red blood cells, my patient's temperature rose from 37.2 degrees C to 38.4 degrees C, without any other associated symptoms. What are the next steps I should ...
Clincial Research : The effect of medication prophylaxis on the incidence of delirium in elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery : A meta-analysis
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-10)
Delirium is common in the post-operative period in patients who have undergone orthopedic surgery, and the elderly are especially vulnerable. It leads to increased costs, longer hospital stays and higher rates of discharge ...
CoMo A to Z
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
When you think of Columbia, you probably picture the Columns and Jesse Hall, Faurot Field, and Ninth and Broadway. But hidden Gems delight visitors throughout the city. Weird, quirky, bizarre, kooky unusual, oddball and ...
Ancient Rome's Digital Signatures
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
An unprecedented agreement with Italy makes MU scholars the first to study a trove of ancient Roman treasures.
If they don't win it's a shame
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Mizzou alumni have been covering the Show-Me State's beloved baseball franchises for more than a century. As the 2015 Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals return to the diamond after deep playoff runs in 2014, Tiger ...
Incoming rhoades
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Mack Rhoades has steered every athletic program he has directed to greater heights competitively and academically. Now, as Mizzou's new director of athletics, he wants the Tigers to lead the Southeastern Conference.
Breaking good
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Mizzou Alternative Breaks has become a tradition. The largest alternative breaks program in the country, it attracts students - freshman through seniors - from every school and college.
Building forward
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Construction and renovation point Mizzou toward the future.
Eat better and move more
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Everyone knows you should eat better and move more. But did you know the timing of eating and exercising matters? Researchers at the University of Missouri study health from myriad angles. Some of their findings make ...
Building a better diagnostic test for breast cancer
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Since 2012, the $2 million in Coulter Translational Partnership funding at MU has yielded $5.9 million in outside funding that speeds biomedical innovations from research labs to clinical use.
Byte site
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
A behind-the-scenes look at the Data Center that keeps the university running.
Convincing trajectory
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
The odds of winning a prestigious fellowship are long, but many Mizzou students and alumni, with the support of campus mentors and programs, land some of the biggest in the world.
Compounded generosity
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
In the mid-1920s, a college student of modest means received a $22-a-month scholarship to attend the University of Missouri. Compounded by nearly 70 years of hard work and a relentless drive to succeed, that $22 turned ...
Ceremony and vision
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin is installed as leader of the University of Missouri.
Pet detective
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
MU's College of Veterinary Medicine is, as one expects, all about how to better breed and feed food animals and care for companion animals. But the college is also building its reputation for translational medicine. Its ...
United they stand
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Native son
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Mizzou men's basketball Coach Kim Anderson is a Missourian and an MU alumnus, as is his former coach, Norm Stewart. Anderson takes over Missouri's proud program to begin the 2014-15 season. He plans to return tough, gritty, ...