STAR Center, Sickle Cell treatment, Teen dating violence awareness, Weekend events | One Detroit
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University of Detroit Mercy launches STAR Center training facility for nursing students
A new cutting-edge research and training facility at the University of Detroit Mercy, the STAR Center, has launched to elevate the training of its nursing students. The Simulation, Technology and Research Center, as it’s formally named, gives nursing students hands-on experience with a wide range of scenarios and environments they might find working in the medical field.
The 5,000-square-foot facility also serves as a hub for research and innovation, where students and faculty can collaborate on new nursing projects. This comes after the university’s College of Health Professions built its first simulation center in 2010, albeit a smaller version, Interim Dean Janet Baiardi said. The new facility is on the University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichol’s Campus in the College of Health Professions.
One Detroit contributor Daijah Moss visited the university to tour the training center, delve into its innovative features and learn about its potential to enhance students’ proficiency in the medical field. She talks with Baiardi, College of Health Professions Interim Associate Dean Saran Hollier, STAR Center Clinical Instructor Dr. Sheila Williamson, STAR Center Assistant Dean of Prelicensure Clinical Partnerships Nina Favor and some of the students in the program.
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FDA approves two groundbreaking new gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new gene therapies, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, marking a significant milestone in the treatment of sickle cell disease. The announcement represents a breakthrough for gene therapy, with Casgevy standing out as the first FDA-approved treatment employing CRISPR/Cas9, a cutting-edge genome editing technology.
Sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders affecting over 100,000 Americans, predominantly of African and African American descent, is characterized by a mutation in hemoglobin that distorts red blood cells into a sickle shape, leading to severe pain and organ damage.
Casgevy, a cell-based gene therapy, targets patients ages 12 and older and treats sickle cell disease by increasing the production of fetal hemoglobin (HbF), preventing the sickling of red blood cells. Lyfgenia, the other cell-based gene therapy, uses a gene-therapy derived hemoglobin that mimics normal adult hemoglobin. Both therapies use patients’ own blood stem cells, delivered as a one-time infusion after myeloablative conditioning. Sickle cell disease occurs when an individual inherits two sickle cell genes –one from each parent.
Dr. Melissa Creary, assistant professor in health management policy and global public health at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, talks with host Stephen Henderson about the pros and cons of the new gene-editing therapy. Dr. Creary, who lives with sickle cell disease herself, describes the excitement generated by this unprecedented treatment and how it addresses a population that has been historically neglected from a medical perspective. Henderson and Dr. Creary also discuss the possible barriers to the therapy such as cost, accessibility and the complexity of the treatment.
New law requires Michigan schools to teach consent, sexual assault awareness. One local organization already does that.
Teen dating violence is an alarming issue that affects millions of young lives across the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 12 U.S. high school students who dated in the 12 months prior to a 2019 survey experienced physical or sexual dating violence. The rates were higher among female students and those who identified as LGBTQ+. In response to this pressing concern, Michigan has taken a significant step to raise awareness and prevent teen dating violence through a groundbreaking new law.
Senate Bill 66, signed into law by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 11, mandates that all public school districts, charter schools, and intermediate school districts in the state provide age-appropriate material about what constitutes sexual assault and harassment to students in grades six through twelve.
One Macomb County organization, Turning Point, is already doing that. The organization supports survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking, and it is also working with several schools in Macomb County to teach these lessons of consent and sexual conduct to their students. One Detroit senior producer Bill Kubota takes viewers into the classroom at Dakota High School to see the training in action.
He talks with Patricia Davis, Prevention Educator at Turning Point, and Sara Dobbyn, senior program and education director at Turning Point, as well as Dakota High School Student Assistance Specialist Stephanie Lange about early prevention efforts and the long-lasting impact dating violence can have on teens as they age into adulthood. Plus, Kubota talks with three Dakota High School seniors about the need for more teen dating violence awareness classes in their curriculum.
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One Detroit Weekend: February 23, 2024
Black History Month continues with a host of events in and around Detroit to celebrate and learn about Black culture. The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers hosts a performance in Southfield, the Detroit Historical Society celebrates Black entrepreneurship, and saxophonist Kenny Garrett plays his “Sounds from the Ancestors” album at Orchestra Hall.
Plus, you can find other fun events like the Monster Jam at Ford Field, Visit Detroit’s “On The Clock” tours ahead of the NFL Draft, and more. See what’s coming up on “One Detroit Weekend” with Cecelia Sharpe of 90.9 WRCJ.
Upcoming Events:
- The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers joins the city of Southfield’s Celebrate Black History Month lineup with a performance Friday, Feb. 23 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Southfield Pavilion.
- The Livonia Symphony will perform “Melodic Melodies” featuring Sibelius Symphony No. 2 on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Clarenceville Schmidt Auditorium.
- The Detroit Historical Society will celebrate Black Detroit entrepreneurs at its “On the Shoulders of Giants: Celebrating Black History Month” event on Sunday, Feb. 25 at the Detroit Historical Museum.
- The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is currently showing Philadelphia-based artist John. E Dowell’s “Paths to Freedom” photography exhibit, on display through July 7.
- The City of Detroit, Visit Detroit and its partners have teamed up for “On The Clock” tours for people to learn more about Detroit’s neighborhoods ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft.
- Jazz saxophonist Kenny Garrett will perform songs from his latest album “Sounds from the Ancestors” on Friday, Feb. 23 beginning at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit.
- The Detroit Monster Jam makes its way back to Ford Field for a day of truck driving and smashing on Sunday, Feb. 25.
- The Detroit Institute of Arts hosts four chances – Feb. 22 and 24 and March 3 and 8 – to see this year’s Oscar-nominated short documentaries ahead of the awards ceremony.
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