Getting Under Our Skin: How Stress Contributes to Disease

Often, we think of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity as health challenges that are best managed through health behaviors like eating well and exercising regularly. But what if things that we have less control over like living in noisy neighborhoods or living in chronic poverty also contribute to these health problems? 

Join Michael Osborne, MD, Instructor of Cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, to learn how psychosocial and environmental stressors, such as low income and noise associated with airports and highways, operate through the brain to increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. He will also discuss potential therapies that may help reduce the biological consequences of exposure to stress.
What: Community Grand Round Speaker Event
When: May 28, 2020 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EST)
Where: The Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
601 Main Street, St. Joseph

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