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Region 7 Update

Jun

15

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Resources You Can Use: Sickle Cell Disease

Posted by on June 15th, 2026 0 comments Tags: , , ,

This Friday, June 19 is World Sickle Cell Disease Day—an opportunity to promote education and advocacy for sickle cell disease. Learn more about sickle cell disease, genetics, and resources for sharing information with your community. What is Sickle Cell Disease? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. If you… Read More »

Posted in: Blog


Jun

03

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Doctor AI, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Free Market

Posted by on June 3rd, 2026 0 comments Tags: , ,

This is part of a series of blog posts from hospital librarians using AI in their work. This post was submitted by Beth Merkle, Lead Librarian for Acquisitions & Collections at University of Rochester Medicine (NY). A viral meme circulated on social media in Spring 2020, as bizarrely named apps and online platforms such as Kahoot, Canvas,… Read More »

Posted in: Communities of Interest


May

31

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Attending the R/Medicine Conference and Collaboration Opportunities

Posted by on May 31st, 2026 0 comments Tags: , ,

The 2026 R/Medicine conference took place virtually from May 5th to May 8th. This conference provides a live space for sharing R-based tools and approaches to analyze and gain insights from health data. Even though not everyone attending this conference will consider themselves data librarians, we all share an interest in working with health data,… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Data


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