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Current Issue

Fall 2009:
Great expectations

U researchers take stem cell science
from Petri dish to patient

Also featured in this issue:

  • Closing the gap
  • Stimulating lessons
  • Global Outreach | Amanda Noska
  • Alumni Spotlight: Joy Ngobi, M.D., M.P.H.
  • A Look Back: Franz Halberg, M.D.

Past Issues

Spring 2009:
Canine connections

From cancer to epilepsy, dogs are informing human medical care—and vice versa

Also featured in this issue:

  • Low risk, high return
  • Anatomy lessons
  • Global Outreach | Toni Moran
  • Alumni Spotlight: Arne Vainio, M.D.
  • A Look Back: Maps of the body

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Fall 2007

Winter 2009:
A powerful force

The Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, soon to house the world's strongest magnet, is pushing the technology's limits.

Also featured in this issue:

  • Body mechanics
  • 'Complementary' medicine
  • U receives $40 million for type 1 diabetes research
  • Alumni Spotlight: David Wallinga
  • A Look Back: Cause for celebration

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Fall 2007

Fall 2008:
Vigilantly ever after

As they help more children conquer cancer, University physicians are also identifying and managing the spectrum of health challenges these survivors tend to encounter as adults.

Also featured in this issue:

  • Striking back at stroke
  • Applying to medical school? How does your character stack up?
  • A look back: Heart transplant program

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Fall 2007

Spring 2008:
Small cells, big hopes

After 40 years, the University continues to lead the charge against cancer and other disorders with lifesaving blood and marrow transplants.

Also featured in this issue:

  • Striking back at stroke
  • Applying to medical school? How does your character stack up?
  • A look back: Heart transplant program

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Fall 2007

Winter 2008:
Calming the storm

The University launches a new era in epilepsy research and care

Also featured in this issue:

  • Living on the streets
  • Targeting teen health
  • Alumni Spotlight: Bill Roberts
  • U to participate in landmark children's study
  • A Look Back: Well done—A 1930s burger binge

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Fall 2007

Fall 2007:
The changing face of medicine

Minnesota’s Future Doctors puts a diverse group of students on the road to medical school

Also featured in this issue:

  • Beyond the basics
  • A legacy of leadership
  • Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Nunneley
  • A Look Back: Setting the pace—The pacemaker marks its 50th anniversary

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Spring 2007

Spring 2007:
A breath of fresh air

Patients are breathing easier under new lung transplant protocols

Also featured in this issue:

  • Regenerative medicine
  • A sense of community
  • Alumni Spotlight: Bruce Dahlman
  • A Look Back: A pioneer in oncology—Remembering a pioneer in medical oncology

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Winter 2007

Winter 2007:
Ten years together

The University-Fairview partnership combines the best in medical education, patient care, and leading-edge research

Also featured in this issue:

  • Body & Soul
  • Tomorrow's topflight physicians
  • Alumni Spotlight: Three alumni help rehabilitate soldiers VA's polytrauma unit
  • A Look Back: Building partnerships

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Fall 2006

Fall 2006:
Building momentum

New state-of-the-art facilities are attracting top-tier biomedical researchers to the University.

Also featured in this issue:

  • From bench to bedside
  • Preserving a critical pathway
  • Becky Malkerson named MMF's new president and CEO
  • Alumni Spotlight: Stuart Bloom
  • A Look Back: Walking history

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Spring 2006

Spring 2006:
Charting a new course

The University is taking action to compete for limited federal research funds.

Also featured in this issue:

  • Closer to a cure
  • Unforgettable discoveries
  • All the president's kin
  • Alumni Spotlight: James Baumgaertner
  • A Look Back: A history of diabetes breakthroughs

 
<em>Medical Bulletin </em> Winter 2006

Winter 2006:
Growing hope

The Minnesota Cystic Fibrosis Center is changing expectations and extending lives

Also featured in this issue:

  • Coming together to treat prostate cancer
  • Backing Minnesota talent
  • Alumni Spotlight: UMD's pioneering class of 1976
  • A Look Back: 30 years of hope

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Medical Bulletin is published twice a year by the Minnesota Medical Foundation. Reader comments and suggestions are welcome. Contact the editor directly at 612-625-0657 or m.mcnab@mmf.umn.edu

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