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2026 President's Bulletin

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Downstate Study on Postoperative Transfusions Presented to NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Each year, millions of patients undergoing major surgery receive blood transfusions, yet one fundamental question remains: when does a transfusion help—and when might it do more harm than good? That question is at the center of a clinical study...

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Downstate Researchers Develop AI Tool to Support Mental Health, Clinicians

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Access to timely mental health care remains a major public health challenge in New York City. Nearly one in seven adults, about 945,000 people, reported an unmet need for mental health treatment in the past year, according to the New York City Department...

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Downstate Student Tobi Somorin Receives U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Downstate medical and public health student, Tobi J. Somorin, received the United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award. The national recognition, administered through the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, is...

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Shout Outs

Shout Outs

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

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