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Could liquids help people breathe? New UH research seeks answers

A UH Mānoa researcher has earned a National Science Foundation grant to study how oxygen-carrying liquids interact with the lungs.

Duke Escobar’s path to medicine was shaped by his upbringing in his hometown of Waiākea on Hawaiʻi Island.

UH students from across disciplines compete in MIND Hawaiʻi competition to develop medical innovations addressing real clinical problems.

Elizabeth Rooks earns national fellowship for retinoblastoma research advancing pediatric eye cancer care.

UH medical school graduates prioritize primary care and staying home to serve Hawaiʻi’s communities.

Walton Shim, Hawaiʻi’s first pediatric surgeon and longtime JABSOM professor of surgery and pediatrics, died in November 2025.

Mariah Gosling wrote a children’s book to help young patients feel calmer and more confident before surgery.

For a second consecutive year, 100% of students matched into a residency program.

Lynn Iwamoto was honored for creating a program to give physicians credit for their quality and patient safety work.

The study will help to discover body composition technologies that can detect health outcomes of obesity among young children.