Marshall Medical Student named Rural Health Student of the Year
Ashalia Aggarwal , a second-year medical student at Marshall University , was named the 2023 Outstanding Rural Health Student of the Year by the West Virginia Rural Health Association ( WVRHA ).
While still in high school , she established The Giving Palm , a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing inspirational books to teens during hospital stays to give the gifts of hope , love , and imagination through books . She has also expanded the program by contributing books to rural clinics for seriously ill pediatric patients .
Aggarwal continues to promote literacy as a component of healthcare through author panels and Ted Talks on the Marshall University campus . She is also currently implementing a rural research component to her literacy initiatives , created in collaboration with Adam Franks , MD , professor of family and community health at the Joan C . Edwards School of Medicine .
Additionally , Aggarwal is a member of the WVRHA board of directors and its diversity committee . She is from Morgantown , West Virginia , and a participant in Marshall ’ s BS / MD Program , which is an accelerated seven-year pathway to earn an MD .
Collaborative Research Reveals Promising Advances in Sleep Apnea Treatment
A groundbreaking study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine provides new insights into the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea ( OSA ) and its associated health impacts . Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the Marshall University Joan C . Edwards School of Medicine led by David Gozal , MD , MBA , PhD ( Hon ), vice president of health affairs at Marshall University and dean of the Joan C . Edwards School of Medicine , explored innovative therapeutic strategies that could greatly advance the understanding and management of OSA-related morbidities .
OSA is a widespread condition affecting nearly one billion people around the world . It is linked to accelerated biological aging and various end-organ health issues , such as cardiovascular , cognitive , and metabolic morbidities . While current treatments like continuous positive airway pressure have demonstrated limited success in reversing such outcomes , this recent research delves into adjunct therapies , particularly the use of senolytics , to alleviate the burden of OSA .
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