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![FAU Medicine Offers Virtual Activities to Manage Stress, Stay Healthy](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/fauwellnesshub.jpg)
April 07, 2020
The FAU Medicine Wellness Hub now offers online classes, lectures and workshops. These tools are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
![Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/covid-19-faqs.jpg)
March 20, 2020
FAU expert in pandemic planning and response, health care quality improvement and patient safety, and health policy and management, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about COVID-19.
![FAU's Soon-to-be Physicians Celebrate Match Day 'Virtually'](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/match-day-2020.jpg)
March 20, 2020
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine's class of 2020 is now ready for their next phase of training - medical residency. They celebrated Match Day "virtually" with their classmates, faculty and staff today at noon.
![Public Health Leadership Paramount to Emerging Coronavirus Pandemic](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/covid-19-newsdesk.jpg)
March 19, 2020
FAU researchers and collaborators have published a commentary in 'The American Journal of Medicine' about the urgent need for public health leadership in the wake of the emerging coronavirus pandemic.
![FAU Makes 'U.S. News & World Report' Lists for Best Graduate Programs](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/floridaatlanticuniversityfront.jpg)
March 17, 2020
More than one dozen FAU graduate programs are included in the latest U.S. News & World Report's 2021 "Best Graduate Programs."
![FAU Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians Train for Coronavirus](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/coronavirus-sim-newsdesk.jpg)
March 06, 2020
With seven reported cases in Florida to-date, FAU emergency medicine resident physicians prepared for the threat of a coronavirus contagion using a simulated or "mock" disaster scenario at FORTS Medical.
![Could This Toothpaste Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/toothpaste-newsdesk.jpg)
February 24, 2020
A study by FAU and collaborators shows Plaque HD®, the first toothpaste that identifies plaque so that it can be removed with directed brushing, significantly reduces inflammation throughout the body.
![Neighborhood Features and Genetic Risk Interact to Affect Cognition](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/cognition-neighborhood-nd.jpg)
February 19, 2020
A new FAU study is the first to examine how neighborhood environment affects cognition in older adults based on their genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
![Researchers Challenge New Guidelines on Aspirin in Primary Prevention](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/aspirin-hennekens-newsdesk.jpg)
February 17, 2020
New guidelines recommend aspirin use in primary prevention for people ages 40 to 70 years old who are at higher risk of a first cardiovascular event, but not for those over 70.