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Ochsner Names 2019 Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease Honorees
For 34 years, Ochsner Health System has annually recognized scientists who have made major contributions regarding the relationship between smoking and disease along with the development of innovative treatment modalities.
For 34 years, Ochsner Health System has annually recognized scientists who have made major contributions regarding the relationship between smoking and disease along with the development of innovative treatment modalities. The 2019 Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease Award has been bestowed to:
Paul M. Cinciripini, PhD (Professor, Department of Behavioral Science and Director, Tobacco Treatment Program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas)
Edwin K. Silverman, MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Physician, Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts)Each honoree will receive a $7500 honorarium, an award medallion, and a plaque describing key research findings.
Politics vs Science: The Future of US Public Health
February 4th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, on the public health implications of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the role of public health leaders in advocating for science and health.
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Higher Weight-Adjusted Waist Index Tied to Greater Mortality Risk in Patients With Osteoarthritis
April 23rd 2025Researchers consider the weight-adjusted waist index a more precise predictor of mortality risk in patients with osteoarthritis than traditional obesity measures, like body mass index.
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