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Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review

November 11, 2020

ARTICLE: Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review AUTHORS: Felicia Hill-Briggs, Nancy E Adler, Seth A Berkowitz, Marshall H Chin, Tiffany L Gary-Webb, Ana Navas-Acien, Pamela L Thornton, Debra Haire-Joshu JOURNAL: Diabetes Care. 2020 Nov 2;dci200053. doi: 10.2337/dci20-0053. Online ahead of print. Decades of research have demonstrated that diabetes affects racial and ethnic minority and low-income adult populations in the U.S. disproportionately, […]

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Ndumele and Ahima Receive Strategically Focused Research Network Grant

December 30, 2019

Chiadi Ndumele, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, and Rexford Ahima, professor and director of the Division of Endocrinology, will be the center co-directors of a recently awarded American Heart Association Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) Grant studying Cardiometabolic Health and Type 2 Diabetes. One of four such grants awarded across the country, the […]

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American Diabetes Association’s Step Out Walk

August 20, 2018

The American Diabetes Association’s Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes walk will be held on Sunday, October 7 at 9 a.m. at Canton Waterfront Park. The funds raised enables the American Diabetes Association to help those facing diabetes today while working tirelessly to find cures to end the disease tomorrow. The DOM Chairman's Office has created […]

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Hill-Briggs Speaks at ADA Scientific Session

July 5, 2018

Felicia Hill-Briggs, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, spoke at the American Diabetes Association's 78th Annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando. Felicia began her role as President of Health Care and Education on January 1 and delivered an inspiring message to ADA members including fellow DOM faculty members. For a recap of her speech, […]

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Edlow Professorship in Diabetes Dedication Ceremony

May 7, 2018

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Golden and Hill-Briggs Named to ADA Board of Directors

January 29, 2018

Sherita Golden, executive vice chair, and Felicia Hill-Briggs, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, have been named to the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) 2018 board of directors. As of Jan. 1, Felicia is the president of the health care and education and Sherita is an active board member. Also, Nisa Maruthur, associate professor in GIM, […]

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2018 ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

December 20, 2017

The American Diabetes Association published its Standards of Care for Diabetes last week with the help of a committee led by Rita Kalyani, associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology. She has served as chair of the writing committee for the past year to update the 173-page clinical guidelines that summarize evidence-based recommendations for the management and treatment of the 30 million people living […]

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No Need to Sugarcoat It, Our Diabetes Providers are Here!

September 29, 2017

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Hill-Briggs and Maruthur Visit Capitol Hill with the ADA

April 24, 2017

This month, Hopkins SOM faculty joined the American Diabetes Association on Capitol Hill for meetings with congressional representatives and senators about diabetes research funding and health care priorities. Participants were Felicia Hill-Briggs, professor of in GIM and president-elect of the American Diabetes Association Health Care & Education; Mehboob Hussain, professor of Pediatrics and director of the […]

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Hill-Briggs Named President of ADA

January 9, 2017

Felicia Hill-Briggs, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was named 2017 president-elect for health care and education for the American Diabetes Association's Board of Directors. She will assume the role of president in January 2018. In the past, she has chaired the ADA's Council on Behavioral Medicine and Psychology and served on the Grant […]

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Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D - William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D is the William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and physician-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital... read more »

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