Public Health

Questions about COVID-19 now being answered by Louisiana 211 statewide network

Louisiana’s statewide 211 network is now answering calls about COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. This network is best designed and staffed to handle the large volume of calls from Louisiana residents who are concerned and who have questions about the rapidly-spreading virus.

Anyone looking for information about the COVID-19 outbreak can simply dial 211 or text the keyword LACOVID to 898-211 for the most current information about the outbreak as it becomes available.

More information is available on the Louisiana Department of Health website.

March Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16.

1. Abualkhair WH, Zhou M, Ahnen D, Yu Q, Wu XC, Karlitz JJ. Trends in incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer in the united states among those approaching screening age. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(1):e1920407.

2. Gunaldo TP, Augustus-Wallace A, Denise Schilling D, Marquita Hicks M, Goumas A, Levitzky E. Gaining an understanding of interprofessional roles and responsibilities among pre-professional health students. (HIP&E) Hlth Interprofessional Pract Ed. 2020;4(1):eP119-1-8.

3. Keane C, Fearnhead NS, Bordeianou L, Christensen P, Espin Basany E, Laurberg S, Mellgren A, Messick C, Orangio GR, Verjee A, Wing K, Bissett I, LARS International Collaborative Group. International consensus definition of low anterior resection syndrome. Colorectal Dis. 2020;.

4. Mouton AJ, El Hajj EC, Ninh VK, Siggins RW, Gardner JD. Inflammatory cardiac fibroblast phenotype underlies chronic alcohol-induced cardiac atrophy and dysfunction. Life Sci. 2020;245117330.

5. Plessl D, Salomon B, Haydel A, Leonardi C, Bronstone A, Dasa V. Rapid versus standard recovery protocol is associated with improved recovery of range of motion 12 weeks after total knee arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020;.

6. Stewart T, Zea A, Aviles D. Expression of the IL-2R in human podocytes and the effect of activation on autophagy and apoptosis. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2020;1-9.

7. Sugarman OK, Bachhuber MA, Wennerstrom A, Bruno T, Springgate BF. Interventions for incarcerated adults with opioid use disorder in the united states: A systematic review with a focus on social determinants of health. PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0227968.

8. Patterson CW, Stark M, Sharma S, Mundinger GS. Regeneration and expansion of autologous full-thickness skin through a self-propagating autologous skin graft technology. Clin Case Rep. 2019;7(12):2449-2455.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

February Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16.

1. Casano K, Meddaugh H, Zambrano RM, Marble M, Torres JI, Lacassie Y. Gorlin-like phenotype in a patient with a PTCH2 variant of uncertain significance. Eur J Med Genet. 2020;103842.

2. De Felice KM. Patients perception of risks and benefits of biologic therapy. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2020;26(1):147-149.

3. Joslyn P, Meddaugh H, Torres J, Patrick-Esteve J, Olister S, Mumphrey C, Zambrano R. A novel missense variant in CHD7, a rare cause of CHARGE syndrome. Clin Dysmorphol. 2020;.

4. Kautzmann MI, Gordon WC, Jun B, Do KV, Matherne BJ, Fang Z, Bazan NG. Membrane-type frizzled-related protein regulates lipidome and transcription for photoreceptor function. FASEB J. 2020;34(1):912-929.

5. Thomas K, Voros BA, Meadows-Taylor M, Smeltzer MP, Griffin R, Boudreaux JP, Thiagarajan R, Woltering EA, Ramirez RA. Outcomes of capecitabine and temozolomide (CAPTEM) in advanced neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). Cancers (Basel). 2020;12(1):10.3390/cancers12010206.

6. Van Anh KY, Tieh P, Desselle B. Unusual presentation and complications of new-onset type 1 diabetes in a 3-year-old. Clin Pediatr. 2020;59(1):101-103.

7. Artz JD, Tessler O, Clark S, Patel S, Torabi R, Moses M. Can it be safe and aesthetic? an eight-year retrospective review of mastopexy with concurrent breast augmentation. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019;7(6):e2272.

8. Yue X, Guidry JJ. Differential protein expression profiles of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid following lipopolysaccharide-induced direct and indirect lung injury in mice. Int J Mol Sci. 2019;20(14):10.3390/ijms20143401.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

January Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16.

1. Avegno EM, Middleton JW, Gilpin NW. Synaptic GABAergic transmission in the central amygdala (CeA) of rats depends on slice preparation and recording conditions. Physiol Rep. 2019;7(19):e14245.

2. Conner M, Joshi T, Veerisetty SS, Hutchings J. Coinfection of cytomegalovirus and cryptosporidiosis in a patient with AIDS. ACG Case Rep J. 2019;6(10):e00225.

3. Fontenot J, Spieler B, Hudson C, Boulmay B. Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma–literature review and case report of a 56-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain. Radiol Case Rep. 2019;15(1):39-43.

4. Harrison-Bernard LM, Naljayan MV, Mercante DE, Gunaldo TP, Edwards S. Longitudinal interprofessional education in a graduate physiology course. Adv Physiol Educ. 2019;43(2):241-245.

5. Hoffman LA, Lufler RS, Brown KM, DeVeau K, DeVaul N, Fatica LM, Mussell J, Byram JN, Dunham SM, Wilson AB. A review of U.S. medical schools’ promotion standards for educational excellence. Teach Learn Med. 2019;1-10.

6. Kerut EK, To F, Summers KL, Sheahan C, Sheahan M. Statistical and machine learning methodology for abdominal aortic aneurysm prediction from ultrasound screenings. Echocardiography. 2019;.

7. Patterson CW, Stalder MW, Richardson W, Steele T, Wise MW, St Hilaire H. Timing of free flaps for traumatic wounds of the lower extremity: Have advances in perioperative care changed the treatment algorithm? J Reconstr Microsurg. 2019;35(8)(8):616-621.

8. Samet JM, Fontham E, Alpirez-Guardao M, Sousa-Santana V. Pollution in the americas: A leading cause of disease burden and an opportunity for cancer pre-vention. Salud Publica Mex. 2019;61(4):417-426.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

November Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16.

1. Croughan P, Gee RE. How should physicians steward limited resources while ensuring that patients can access needed medicines? AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(8):E630-635.

2. Everett A, Sugarman O, Wennerstrom A, Pollock M, True G, Haywood C, Meyers D, Raines A, Wells K, Johnson A, Arevian AC, Sato J, Springgate B. Community-informed strategies to address trauma and enhance resilience in climate-affected communities. Traumatology (Tallahass Fla). 2019;.

3. Giarratano GP, Barcelona V, Savage J, Harville E. Mental health and worries of pregnant women living through disaster recovery. Health Care Women Int. 2019;40(3):259-277.

4. Lin HY, Callan CY, Fang Z, Tung HY, Park JY. Interactions of PVT1 and CASC11 on prostate cancer risk in african americans. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2019;28(6):1067-1075.

5. Paige J, Garbee D, Yu Q, Kiselov V, Rusnak V, Detiege P. Moving along: Team training for emergency room trauma transfers (T(2)ERT(2)). J Surg Educ. 2019;76(5):1402-1412.

6. Phillippi SW, Beiter K, Thomas CL, Sugarman OK, Wennerstrom A, Wells KB, Trapido E. Medicaid utilization before and after a natural disaster in the 2016 baton rouge-area flood. Am J Public Health. 2019;109(S4):S316-S321.

7. Schroll R, Smith A, Martin MS, Zeoli T, Hoof M, Duchesne J, Greiffenstein P, Avegno J. Stop the bleed training: Rescuer skills, knowledge, and attitudes of hemorrhage control techniques. J Surg Res. 2019;245636-642.

8. Wang H, Garcia JW, Sabottke CF, Spencer DJ, Sejnowski TJ. Feedforward thalamocortical connectivity preserves stimulus timing information in sensory pathways. J Neurosci. 2019;39(39):7674-7688.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

October Faculty Publications

A new terror-ific selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16.

1. Brisolara KF, Bourgeois J. Biosolids and sludge management. Water Environ Res. 2019;.

2. El-Abassi R, Soliman MY, Villemarette-Pittman N, England JD. SPS: Understanding the complexity. J Neurol Sci. 2019;404137-149.

3. Freundlich A, Badeaux J, Adorno M. Effectiveness of sugammadex versus neostigmine on postoperative nausea and vomiting in adult patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery paralyzed via rocuronium bromide: A systematic review protocol. JBI Database Syst Rev Implement Rep. 2019;.

4. Kasten CR, Holmgren EB, Wills TA. Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 in alcohol-induced negative affect. Brain Sci. 2019;9(8):10.3390/brainsci9080183.

5. Mader EC,Jr, Ramos AB, Cruz RA, Branch LA. Full recovery from cocaine-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy: Emphasizing the role of neuroinflammation and brain edema. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2019;72324709619868266.

6. Nagayach A, Singh A, Geller AI. Efficient gene transfers into neocortical neurons connected by NMDA NR1-containing synapses. J Neurosci Methods. 2019;327108390.

7. Ninh VK, El Hajj EC, Ronis MJ, Gardner JD. N-acetylcysteine prevents the decreases in cardiac collagen I/III ratio and systolic function in neonatal mice with prenatal alcohol exposure. Toxicol Lett. 2019;31587-95.

8. Scheib SA, Thomassee M, Kenner JL. Enhanced recovery after surgery in gynecology: A review of the literature. J Minimally Invasive Gynecol. 2019;26(2):327-343.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

August 28 Back to School Breakfast at the Isché Library!

Save the date!

On Wednesday, August 28, from 7:30 to 10:30 AM, the Isché Library would like to invite new and returning students to breakfast at the downtown campus!

Stop by the 3rd floor Library Commons in the Resource Center Building for coffee, breakfast, and a chance to meet the librarians and library staff. We hope to see you there!

Immunization records now available online and free

With the beginning of school right around the corner, the Louisiana Department of Health is reminding residents that immunization records are available online, and at no cost, without the need to contact a healthcare provider at LA.MyIR.net.

The full news brief is available on the LDH website.

July Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16.

1. Alammar NH, Kanotra SP. Endoscopic management of a prolapsed posterior costal cartilage graft in laryngotracheal reconstruction. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019;123138-140.
2. Harrison-Bernard LM, Naljayan MV, Mercante DE, Gunaldo TP, Edwards S. Longitudinal interprofessional education in a graduate physiology course. Adv Physiol Educ. 2019;43(2):241-245.
3. Paige J, Garbee D, Yu Q, Kiselov V, Rusnak V, Detiege P. Moving along: Team training for emergency room trauma transfers (T(2)ERT(2)). J Surg Educ. 2019;.
4. Paige JT, Kremer M, Landry J, Hatfield SA, Wathieu D, Brug A, Lightell DJ, Spiller KL, Woods TC. Modulation of inflammation in wounds of diabetic patients treated with porcine urinary bladder matrix. Regen Med. 2019;14(4):269-277.
5. Paige JT, Zamjahn JB, Carvalho RB, Yang S, Yu Q, Garbee DD, Kiselov VJ, Rusnak V, Bonanno L, Callan C. Quality with quantity? evaluating interprofessional faculty prebriefs and debriefs for simulation training using video. Surgery. 2019;165(6):1069-1074.
6. Petrauskas LA, Saketkoo LA, Kazecki T, Saito S, Jaligam V, deBoisblanc BP, Lammi MR. Use of red cell distribution width in a population at high risk for pulmonary hypertension. Respir Med. 2019;150131-135.
7. Ramos AB, Cruz RA, Villemarette-Pittman NR, Olejniczak PW, Mader EC,Jr. Dexamethasone as abortive treatment for refractory seizures or status epilepticus in the inpatient setting. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2019;7:1-12
8. Sherchand SP, Aiyar A. Ammonia generation by tryptophan synthase drives a key genetic difference between genital and ocular chlamydia trachomatis isolates. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019;116(25):12468-12477.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

Please come to the Library and view these recent publications by our research community.

Louisiana launches hepatitis C initiative aiming to eliminate the disease

Governor John Bel Edwards joined Secretary Rebekah Gee of the Louisiana Department of Health, Secretary James LeBlanc of the Louisiana Department of Corrections, and Asegua Therapeutics LLC to announce a deal that will allow the implementation of an innovative payment model for hepatitis C treatment, part of Louisiana’s plan to eliminate the disease.

Read the full press release here.

June Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16.

1. Bronstone A, Neary JT, Lambert TH, Dasa V. Supartz (sodium hyaluronate) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A review of efficacy and safety. Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord. 2019;12:1-10.
2. Cohen-Rosenblum A, Cui Q. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Orthop Clin North Am. 2019;50(2):139-149.
3. Grodsky JD, Craver RD, Ashoor IF. Early identification of transplant glomerulopathy in pediatric kidney transplant biopsies: A single-center experience with electron microscopy analysis. Pediatr Transplant. 2019;e13459.
4. Hajirawala L, Barton JS. Diagnosis and management of lynch syndrome. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019;62(4):403-405.
5. Jolley SE, Welsh DA. Substance use is independently associated with pneumonia severity in persons living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Subst Abus. 2019;1-6.
6. Nugent N, Gaston SA, Perry J, Rung AL, Trapido EJ, Peters ES. PTSD symptom profiles among louisiana women affected by the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill: A latent profile analysis. J Affect Disord. 2019;250:289-297.
7. Seifu SA, Subramaniam PN, Glancy DL. Electrocardiograms recorded after asystolic cardiac arrest. Am J Cardiol. 2019;.
8. Zhao Y, Jaber VR, LeBeauf A, Sharfman NM, Lukiw WJ. microRNA-34a (miRNA-34a) mediated down-regulation of the post-synaptic cytoskeletal element SHANK3 in sporadic alzheimer’s disease (AD). Front Neurol. 2019;1028.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

Please come to the Library and view these recent publications by our research community.

Free Symposium of Children’s Environmental Health

This symposium will provide important information about environmental impacts on children’s health. Sessions are planned for health care providers, academics, community health workers, policymakers, social workers and community leaders.

The symposium will be held June 10-11 at the International House Hotel (221 Camp St. NOLA).

Registration and more information can be found at: https://elpaso.ttuhsc.edu/ecommerce/Conference/

CEH Symposium Flyer

May Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles highlighting the School of Public Health have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16.

1. Brisolara KF, Gasparini S, Davis AH, Sanne S, Andrieu SC, James J, Mercante DE, De Carvalho RB, Patel Gunaldo T. Supporting health system transformation through an interprofessional education experience focused on population health. J Interprof Care. 2019;33(1):125-128(1):125-128.
2. Chapple AG, Blackston JW. Finding benefit in n-of-1 trials. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(3):453-454.
3. 3. DiGiorgio AM, Mummaneni PV, Fisher JL, Podet AG, Crutcher CL, Virk MS, Fang Z, Wilson JD, Tender GC, Culicchia F. Change in policy allowing overlapping surgery decreases length of stay in an academic, safety-net hospital. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019;.
4. Huang HL, Peng WD, Lin YC, Lee CH, Hu CY, Huang ST. Gender-specific factors associated with the suicidal ideation of children in taiwan: A large-scale cross-sectional study. Int J Psychol. 2019;54(1):53-60.
5. Kao YH, Celestin MD,Jr, Yu Q, Moody-Thomas S, Jones-Winn K, Tseng TS. Racial and income disparities in health-related quality of life among smokers with a quit attempt in louisiana. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019;55(2):10.3390/medicina55020048.
6. Maziveyi M, Dong S, Baranwal S, Mehrnezhad A, Ratthinam R, Huckaba TM, Mercante DE, Park K, Alahari SK. Exosomes from nischarin-expressing cells reduce breast cancer cell motility and tumor growth. Cancer Res. 2019;.
7. 7. Welsh DA, Ferguson T, Theall KP, Simon L, Amedee A, Siggins RW, Nelson S, Brashear M, Mercante D, Molina PE. The new orleans alcohol use in HIV [NOAH] study: Launching a translational investigation of the interaction of alcohol use with biological and socioenvironmental risk factors for multi-morbidity in people living with HIV. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2019;43(4):704-709.
8. Yu Q, Wu X, Li B, Scribner RA. Multiple mediation analysis with survival outcomes: With an application to explore racial disparity in breast cancer survival. Stat Med. 2019;38(3):398-412.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions,click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.

Please come to the Library and view these recent publications by our research community.

Kids’ Teeth Website Nearing Completion

Kids’ Teeth is a new website in development that will help families of children with special needs find information on the connection between their child’s condition and their oral health.  It was created by LSU School of Dentistry Librarian Julie Schiavo and Pediatric Dentistry Associate Professor Dr. Priyanshi Ritwik after they observed a lack of readily available information on this topic to share with parents at the point of care.

The website can help families decide when special-needs children need to go to a dentist and what to do to make seeing the dentist easier.  As well, health care providers can use the information on this website to inform and educate patients and their families about oral problems that are caused by common diseases.  There are currently ten topics that will be regularly updated and expanded in the future.

The website debuted at the recent annual ADEA conference in Chicago where it was received positively, and it will go live in a matter of weeks after further testing.  Feedback is encouraged, so make sure to complete a survey through the handy links on the website:  https://www.lsusd.lsuhsc.edu/kids_teeth/

This project was funded by a grant award from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

LSUHSC-New Orleans Launches New Graphic Medicine Collection

Comics aren’t just for teens! Graphic medicine explores healthcare and medicine while using the comic format as a medium for learning.

Graphic novels can be helpful tools for practitioners and patients to further the discussion about healthcare in the United States.  These books are in fact tools that help bridge the health literacy gap.

To highlight this genre, we have a variety of titles available for check out that explore Alzheimer ’s disease, disabilities, abuse, and mental disorders.

So, come by and check out our new books on the 3^rd Floor!