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Oct 8, 2008

Significant Racial Differences for Brain Bleeds Suggest Stroke Risk Greater than Previously Thought for Blacks

Oct 6, 2008

Georgetown Hosts National Cancer Institute Director John Niederhuber

Oct 6, 2008

Cokie Roberts to Speak at Second Annual Gift of Life Breakfast

Oct 1, 2008

GUMC Recruits Values-Based Health Care Chair

Sep 29, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Offers Tips to Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Sep 29, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center’s Memory Disorders Program Offers Clinical Trial With Novel Agent to Halt Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

Sep 24, 2008

Researchers Identify Novel Mechanism to Reduce Nervous System Inflammation

Sep 22, 2008

Sinusitis Patients Have Pain Similar to the Elderly and People with Arthritis

Sep 22, 2008

Hyundai Donates $40,000 to Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center to Support Survivorship Program

Sep 21, 2008

New Options When An Old Enemy Returns

Sep 21, 2008

Dr. Lucile Adams-Campbell Joins Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sep 9, 2008

Media Advisory: GUMC Recognizes Foremost Leader in Field of Systems Biology

Sep 9, 2008

Protein found that regulates gene critical to dopamine-releasing brain cells

Sep 5, 2008

One Step Back… Two Steps Forward

Sep 4, 2008

Medical Center Professor Selected as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Aug 28, 2008

John L. Marshall Elected President of the International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Aug 28, 2008

District’s First-Ever Doo Wop Benefit Concert to Attract Hundreds of Local Business, Community Leaders

Aug 3, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Names R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD, New Director of the Memory Disorders Program

Jul 29, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Collaborates with Indivumed to Develop Cancer Research Database

Jul 18, 2008

2008 International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease: GUMC Experts Available to Comment

Jul 15, 2008

Vitamin A Pushes Breast Cancer to Form Blood Vessel Cells

Jul 10, 2008

Location, Location, Location.

Jul 10, 2008

Focus on Ethics Critical as Scientific Advances are Applied to Ethnicity and Race

Jun 23, 2008

Researchers Discover Paradox About General Anesthesia: It Can Increase Post-Surgical Pain

Jun 12, 2008

Synthetic Cocoa Chemical Slows Growth of Tumors in Human Cell Lines

May 21, 2008

Malignant Brain Tumors: GUMC Experts Available to Comment

May 19, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Neurology Professors Available to Comment On Possible Causes of Seizures in Adults

May 15, 2008

Study Suggests Blood Test Can Help Lead To Improved Treatment Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients

May 12, 2008

Georgetown University Undergraduates to Travel to Argentina for Translational Health Science Internship

May 8, 2008

Avon Foundation Awards $800K To Lombardi’s Capital Breast Care Center

May 7, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Receives $3.1 million to Lead Alzheimer’s Research Collaboration

May 4, 2008

Chance of Second Breast Cancer Might Be Greater Than Previously Thought for High-Risk Women Without BRCA1/2 Mutations

May 4, 2008

Shawna Willey, MD, of Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elected President of the American Society of Breast Surgeons

May 2, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Professor Selected for NIH Genetics Institute

Apr 28, 2008

United States to Celebrate National Nurses Week In May

Apr 15, 2008

Georgetown Student Takes 1st Place in Poster Competition at International Cancer Research Meeting

Apr 15, 2008

Space Radiation May Cause Prolonged Cellular Damage to Astronauts

Apr 14, 2008

Georgetown Researchers Find Stem Cell Marker Controls Two Key Cancer Pathways

Apr 13, 2008

In Lab Study, Researchers Find Molecule That Disrupts Ewing’s Sarcoma Oncogene

Apr 13, 2008

Gene Variations, Alcohol, and an Association with Breast Cancer Risk

Apr 12, 2008

Nutrition, Genes and Cancer Symposium Hosted by Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Apr 10, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Professor Selected As U.S. Fulbright Senior Specialist

Apr 8, 2008

Evidence Now Suggests Eating Soy Foods in Puberty Protects Against Breast Cancer

Mar 27, 2008

Helping Your Brain Be All That It Can Be: Neuro Research Works to Combine Human Brain Capabilities with Computer Data Crunching Power

Mar 27, 2008

Mary Adedoyin Selected For Prestigious Bouchet Society

Mar 27, 2008

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Publishes Book for Childhood Cancer Survivors

Mar 27, 2008

Limiting Brain Damage: Researchers, After Discovering Injury to Brain Continues Long After Trauma, Now Racing for Therapies to Curtail Harm

Mar 27, 2008

Family Communication Impacts Attitude About Genetic Counseling/Testing for Breast Cancer

Mar 26, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Researcher Receives Award Providing Up To 10 Years of Federal Funding

Mar 24, 2008

“A Massive Reorganization of the Brain”: How One GUMC Researcher is Helping the Blind “See” Through Sound

Mar 18, 2008

PharmedOut to Offer Pharma-free Continuing Education for Doctors

Mar 18, 2008

MEDIA ADVISORY: Georgian President and First Lady’s State Visit to Include Lombardi’s Capital Breast Care Center

Mar 18, 2008

New Regional Partnership Aims to Strengthen Local Health Care Delivery

Mar 17, 2008

Genetic Counselors Turn to Unconventional Counseling To Meet Explosive Demand for Genetic Testing

Mar 17, 2008

New Choices Bring Wider Range of Women to Family Planning

Mar 14, 2008

Research Shows That Doctors Should Not Prescribe Antibiotics to Adults with Rhinosinusitis Even if Symptoms Have Lasted 7-10 Days

Mar 13, 2008

The O’Neill Institute at Georgetown University Welcomes Health Informatics Public Health Expert to Its Leadership Team

Mar 11, 2008

Anatasha Crawford Selected For Prestigious Bouchet Society

Mar 7, 2008

Lombardi Physician-Scientist Awarded Prestigious Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award

Feb 21, 2008

Expressive Writing Appears to Change Thoughts and Feelings about Cancer

Feb 19, 2008

Lombardi Director Available to Comment on Major Research Study Linking Insurance Status to Advanced-Stage Cancers

Feb 13, 2008

Education About Pharmaceutical Influence on Prescribing Shows Change in Doctors' Opinions

Feb 5, 2008

Discovery of Good - and Bad – Liver Stem Cells Raises Possibility of New Treatment

Feb 4, 2008

CycleBeads Help Women Manage Their Fertility: Now Available in Classic and Deluxe Versions

Feb 1, 2008

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Names Peter G. Shields Deputy Director

Jan 28, 2008

Georgetown Hematology Head Named Chairman-Elect, Lymphoma Research Foundation

Jan 24, 2008

New Study Shows that Fatigue Improves after Sinus Surgery

Jan 14, 2008

Georgetown Drug Discovery Expert To Be Awarded Endowed Chair in Experimental Therapeutics

Jan 14, 2008

Findings Point to Molecular 'Achilles Heel' for Half of Breast Cancer Tumors

Dec 26, 2007

New Research Tools Suggest Cancer And Other Diseases Are Too Complex For Easy Answers, Researchers Say

Dec 20, 2007

Georgetown Economist Elected Chair of Center for Health Policy Development

Dec 19, 2007

Georgetown Bioterrorism Expert Appointed to Biodefense Advisory Board

Nov 13, 2007

Experimental Technique at GUMC Offers Real-Time Analysis of Breast Cancer Biopsies

Nov 8, 2007

Georgetown’s Gordon Receives Bravewell Award for Pioneering Efforts in Mind-Body Medicine

Nov 8, 2007

Georgetown Announces Partnership with East China Normal University

Nov 1, 2007

Partnership Established to Ensure District of Columbia Children are Ready for School

Nov 1, 2007

2007 Avon Foundation Awardees Include Lombardi’s Capital Breast Care Center

Oct 24, 2007

Georgetown Leads Major Effort to Combat Disparities in D.C. Stroke Care

Oct 23, 2007

Washington, DC’s Leading Health Research Institutions Announce New Consortium to Advance Clinical and Translational Science

Oct 23, 2007

Child Health Psychologists Need To Promote Adult Disease Prevention

Oct 18, 2007

GUMC Expert: Runners Should Avoid Drinking Too Much Water During Marathons

Oct 18, 2007

Lombardi Expert Comments on New Study Linking Sun Exposure and Advanced Breast Cancer

Oct 17, 2007

Tony Snow, Ken Venturi to Be Honored at Lombardi Gala

Oct 16, 2007

Georgetown Names New Director of Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Oct 11, 2007

Bringing New People to Family Planning: The Broader Impact of Fertility Awareness

Oct 10, 2007

Lombardi's Shad Receives Prestigious Penn State Award

Oct 5, 2007

Georgetown International Health Expert Awarded $3 Million Federal Grant

Oct 3, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Experts to Discuss Mechanisms Underlying Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease

Oct 1, 2007

New USAID Grant Helps Georgetown Meet Unmet Family Planning Needs Worldwide

Sep 27, 2007

Tunes and Talk: Researchers Find Music and Language are Processed by the Same Brain Systems

Sep 25, 2007

Researchers Test Power Of Enriched Yogurt For Toddlers’ Health

Sep 20, 2007

Tractenberg Named Editor of Academic Intersections, a New Online Journal

Sep 14, 2007

MEDIA TIP SHEET: FDA Investigating Cancer Pain Drug

Sep 10, 2007

New Clues to Breast Cancer Development in High-Risk Women

Sep 10, 2007

'The Nanny’ Fran Drescher to Keynote NHS McAuley Lecture

Sep 10, 2007

Docs Can Go Back to School Online to Fill a Gap In Their Education

Sep 6, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: HYUNDAI Hope on wheels program to Donate $40,000 to Pediatric Cancer Research at Lombardi

Aug 29, 2007

Ancient Probiotic Drink to be Tested in Young Children Receiving Antibiotics

Aug 28, 2007

Women: No More Cold, Hard Mammograms

Aug 17, 2007

Dense Breasts, Hormone Levels Are Two Separate, Independent Risk Factors For Breast Cancer

Aug 9, 2007

New Cause of Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells Discovered at Lombardi

Aug 7, 2007

$4.5 Million Gift Establishes New Chair, Professorship at GUMC

Jul 31, 2007

For The First Time, Patterns Of Excitation Waves Found In Brain’s Visual Processing Center

Jul 26, 2007

Accuracy Of Thyroid Hormone Testing Improved With State-Of-The-Art Test

Jul 13, 2007

Research Finds Faster Grammar Skills in Children with Tourette’s

Jul 10, 2007

Scleroderma Outlook Improves as Survival Increases

Jul 10, 2007

Latest WHO Handbook Presents Family Planning Options For Women Around the World

Jul 9, 2007

GUMC Professor of Oncology Named Editor-in-Chief of New Journal

Jul 5, 2007

$2 Million Komen Award Will Fund Research to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer

Jul 1, 2007

Scientists Discover Key to Manipulating Fat

Jun 19, 2007

Medical Standards in 21 States Based On Local Rule, Not National Standards

Jun 19, 2007

In 'Spontaneous' Liver Cancer, Researcher Sees a Cure

Jun 15, 2007

Runners: Let Thirst Be Your Guide

Jun 8, 2007

High School Students Travel “Pathways to Success” at Georgetown University

Jun 7, 2007

Georgetown Receives $7 Million in Federal Funding for Clinical Research

Jun 7, 2007

For First Time, Cochlear Implant Restores Hearing To Patient With Rare Genetic Disorder

Jun 6, 2007

Largest Synthetic Gene Ever Built Offers Insights into Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance

May 24, 2007

Georgetown Kicks off Drug Discovery Partnership with Virginia Tech

May 18, 2007

New Data Shows HPV Vaccine, Created at Georgetown, Can Prevent Vaginal and Oral Cancers

May 10, 2007

Can an Omega-3 Fatty Acid Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease?

May 9, 2007

NHS Professor Selected As Fellow of American Academy of Nursing

Apr 24, 2007

Drug Reps Use Friendship to Influence Doctors, Says Faculty Member

Apr 13, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: New Treatment Strategies for Alzheimer's Disease

Apr 12, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Inauguration of the Linda and Timothy O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

Apr 5, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: 'Straight Talk' About Cancer

Apr 2, 2007

Be Prepared: Experts Offer Tips for National Public Health Week

Apr 2, 2007

Renowned Childhood Experts Receive Distinguished Award at National Conference

Mar 29, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Motherhood Today: Medical Realities and Cultural Myths

Mar 28, 2007

Quality Improvement to be Focus of Upcoming McAuley Lecture

Mar 21, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Preemies: How Low Birth Weight Can Influence Adult Disease

Mar 19, 2007

Prostate Cancer Pioneer Nancy Dawson to Join Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mar 14, 2007

Using Brain Scans, Researchers Find Evidence for a Two-Stage Model of Human Perceptual Learning

Mar 13, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Georgetown Students Host Annual Research Conference

Mar 12, 2007

Medical Students Hope to Make a “Match” on March 15

Mar 9, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Exploring the HPV Vaccine and the Social, Legal and Public Health Debate

Feb 28, 2007

Georgetown Awards First Molecular Research Chair to Lombardi Cancer Expert

Feb 28, 2007

Faculty Member Studies Quality of Care for Mothers

Feb 23, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Georgetown Hosts 3rd Annual Conference on Infectious Disease

Feb 21, 2007

Protein Identified That Regulates Effectiveness of Taxol Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer

Feb 20, 2007

Professor Named Statistical Editor of New AMA Journal

Feb 20, 2007

First Lady Michelle Fenty Appointed President of Advisory Council for Capital Breast Care Center

Feb 12, 2007

Georgetown Scholar Appointed Chairman of National Board for Education Sciences

Feb 12, 2007

Two Georgetown Students Win Science Education Awards

Feb 6, 2007

Lombardi Expert Helps Set New Guidelines for Assessing Lymphoma Treatment

Jan 31, 2007

Georgetown’s Center on Health and Education to Launch Teacher Prep Program

Jan 26, 2007

Media Tip Sheet: Cervical Health Awareness Month

Jan 26, 2007

GUMC Names Jett McCann New Library Director

Jan 25, 2007

Georgetown Docs 'Tops' in Northern Virginia Magazine

Jan 24, 2007

It's Not Too Late for Women to Make Healthy Reproductive Resolutions

Jan 23, 2007

Young Cancer Survivors at Risk for Behaviors That Raise Future Cancer Risk

Jan 11, 2007

New Website Helps Physicians Combat Inappropriate Pharmaceutical Company Promotion

Dec 12, 2006

In Vivo Study: Whole Wheat in Maternal Diet Reduces Breast Cancer Risk in Offspring

Nov 28, 2006

Georgetown University Names Howard J. Federoff, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences

Nov 27, 2006

Study of Language Use in Children Suggests Sex Influences How Brain Processes Words

Nov 20, 2006

New Natural Family Planning Options Are a Natural Fit for Nurse-Midwives

Nov 15, 2006

Lombardi Director Dritschilo Comments on JAMA Study on Effectiveness of Prostate Cancer Treatments

Nov 9, 2006

Doctors Must Not be Lapdogs to Drug Firms, Says Faculty Member

Nov 8, 2006

In Young Rats, Researchers Find a Reaction to Spinal Cord Injury That Speeds Recovery

Nov 1, 2006

New Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise in Clinical Trial

Nov 1, 2006

Georgetown Recognizes Creator of HPV Vaccine

Oct 31, 2006

Some Key Laboratory Breast Cancer Cell Lines Are, Indeed, Good Models for the "Real" Disease

Oct 26, 2006

Knowledge of Genetic History Can Help Prevent Cancer

Oct 24, 2006

A Conversation with the Man Behind the HPV Vaccine

Oct 24, 2006

Georgetown Establishes Leading Institute For Global and National Health Law

Oct 20, 2006

Prestigious UNESCO Chair Awarded to GU Faculty

Oct 19, 2006

Capital Breast Care Center Tackles Cancer Disparities

Oct 17, 2006

Redskins Owner Dan Snyder and Football Legend Vincent Papale to be Honored at 21st Lombardi Gala

Oct 13, 2006

School of Medicine Celebrates Minority Alumni Leaders

Oct 10, 2006

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Oct 10, 2006

Inaugural Marilyn Hughes Gaston, MD, Award for Outstanding Achievement in Women's Health Given

Oct 10, 2006

GUMC to Host First-Ever Regional Childhood Cancer Survivors Conference

Oct 3, 2006

Media Advisory: International Experts to Discuss Influence of Sex on Obesity and Diabetes at GUMC

Oct 2, 2006

Treat the Woman, Not Her Age:Older Women and Breast Cancer

Sep 29, 2006

Hold the Hookah: Researcher Warns Against Trendy Tobacco Use

Sep 22, 2006

Doors to Medical Specialty Offices are Largely Closed to DC Medicaid Patients

Sep 20, 2006

GUMC Leads Effort to Study Safety of 'Alternative' Tobacco Products

Sep 18, 2006

Community Outreach and Preventive Education Are Top Priorities for New Head of Capital Breast Care Center

Sep 13, 2006

GUMC Announces Appointment of Dr. Albert Fornace, Jr.

Aug 29, 2006

Back-to-School Nutrition Tips for Parents

Aug 15, 2006

$6.5 Million Gift to Establish Hereditary Cancer Center at Georgetown University

Aug 7, 2006

MEDIA ADVISORY: Medical Ethicist Steven Miles to Speak at Georgetown University Medical Center

Jul 31, 2006

Georgetown University Medical Center Hosts Hyundai Hope On Wheels Tour

Jul 25, 2006

Most Doctors Not Adequately Trained In Family Planning Options

Jul 19, 2006

Georgetown Introduces Online Certificate To Address Global Health Threats

Jul 3, 2006

Trouble Putting the Kids to Sleep?

Jun 8, 2006

GUMC Research Leads to Cancer Vaccine

Jun 1, 2006

New Understanding of Ewing's Sarcoma Suggests Novel Treatment Strategy

May 25, 2006

Georgetown Program to Build Nursing Capacity for HIV/AIDS Care in Africa

May 19, 2006

Millions Squandered in Unnecessary Tests Ordered in Routine Doctor Visits

May 11, 2006

Internationally Prominent Cardiologist, Researcher to Head GUMC, GUH and Washington Hospital Center Heart Programs

May 9, 2006

Drug Discovery Expert Joins GUMC

May 1, 2006

Georgetown Programs Receive National Accreditation

May 1, 2006

Medical Journals Should Ban Drug Advertisements, Say Researchers

Apr 26, 2006

28-Site Trial Studying Chinese Herb as Alzheimer’s Treatment

Apr 20, 2006

Mother’s Day Tips for Moms, Moms-to-Be And Women Who Hope to Become Moms

Apr 19, 2006

Lombardi Researchers and Physicians Help Launch First-Ever District Cancer Control Plan

Apr 12, 2006

Amey Distinguished Professorship Established for Neuro-Oncology and Childhood Cancer Research Program

Apr 6, 2006

Is the Brain Wired for Faces?

Apr 4, 2006

Soy Foods Associated with Small Reduction in Risk of Breast Cancer

Apr 3, 2006

Georgetown Hosts Interdisciplinary Conference on Bilingualism

Mar 17, 2006

Researchers Reveal Possibility of Separating Anticancer Properties of Vitamin D

Mar 14, 2006

Georgetown University Medical Students Participate in “Match Day”

Mar 6, 2006

Improving Recovery from Spinal Cord Injuries: New $3.7 Million Grant Will Create Comprehensive Rehabilitation Network in DC

Feb 23, 2006

Ginkgo Biloba Extract: More than Just for Memory?

Feb 10, 2006

Neuronal Receptor Response May Help Explain Alzheimer’s Memory Loss

Feb 10, 2006

National Brain Imaging Study on Alzheimer's Underway at Georgetown University Medical Center

Feb 9, 2006

Research: Veggies May Protect Against Cancer

Feb 7, 2006

Georgetown to Host Open Public Forum on Avian Flu

Jan 26, 2006

BRCA1 Gene Found to Inhibit Two Sex Hormones, Not Just One

Jan 19, 2006

Commonly Used Antidepressants May Also Affect Human Immune System

Dec 16, 2005

Georgetown Announces New Master’s Program in Biostatistics

Dec 8, 2005

Institute for Reproductive Health Celebrates 20th Year Of Expanding Family Planning Options

Dec 6, 2005

Women and Elderly Should Also Receive Chemotherapy for Advanced Colon Cancer

Dec 2, 2005

Research Provides More Evidence That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is A Legitimate Medical Condition

Nov 14, 2005

Chronic Stress Accelerates Atherosclerosis Following Angioplasty Procedure

Nov 11, 2005

Georgetown Hosts National Summit on Literacy

Nov 2, 2005

Georgetown Welcomes His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Washington

Oct 20, 2005

Georgetown Expert on Avian Flu Virus Available for Comment

Oct 18, 2005

National Fundraising Tour Stops at Georgetown to Capture Handprints of Local Children With Cancer

Oct 18, 2005

'Reaching Out to Those In Need'

Oct 17, 2005

Olympic Gold Medalists Peggy Fleming and Dan Jansen to be Honored at 20th Anniversary Lombardi Gala

Oct 15, 2005

Faulty Cell Cycle Checkpoints Linked to Lung Cancer Risk in African-Americans

Oct 13, 2005

Researchers Match Sound Perception to Brain Activity, Describing How Hearing Can Be “Focused”

Oct 12, 2005

New Class of Antibiotics, Effective Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Discovered in Fungi

Oct 11, 2005

Center for Child and Human Development Receives $17.5 Million Grant

Oct 11, 2005

It's All in the Timing

Oct 7, 2005

Georgetown Center Awarded $4.9 Million Grant to Help Address Healthcare Disparities in D.C.

Oct 4, 2005

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and MedStar Health Partner with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope for Baltimore to Washington, DC, Fundraising Ride

Oct 3, 2005

Researchers Find Defects in Adult Stem Cell Niche May Cause Breast Cancer

Sep 23, 2005

Lombardi Director Receives International Award for Research Achievements

Sep 15, 2005

Compounds Found in Veggies Can Block Lung Cancer Progression in Experimental Studies

Sep 14, 2005

Standing in the Shoes of the Uninsured: Research Shows Gaps in Low-Cost Healthcare Network for Washington Residents

Sep 12, 2005

Researcher's Work to Compute How a Brain “Sees” Wins NSF Award

Sep 8, 2005

Edmund Pellegrino Named to President's Council on Bioethics

Aug 24, 2005

Georgetown Volunteer Nursing Proposal Receives Federal Funding

Jul 29, 2005

Researchers Find BRCA1 Tumor Suppression Nullified by Cyclin D1

Jul 26, 2005

GUMC professor awarded top German
honor for novel biotech company

Jul 1, 2005

Georgetown nets Gates Award to help design cheap, effective HPV vaccine

Jun 22, 2005

Georgetown Cancer Researchers Develop High Throughput Method to Analyze Large Numbers of Tumors

Jun 15, 2005

Georgetown Course Shows Promise
for Curbing College Drinking

Jun 10, 2005

Georgetown University Designated “Center of Excellence” By National Parkinson Foundation

May 17, 2005

Researchers Prevent Post-Traumatic Brain Damage Using Experimental Drug

May 12, 2005

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Clinical Applications and Ethics: Open Forum and Public Discussion

Apr 27, 2005

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Receives $10 Million Gift

Apr 22, 2005

Georgetown University Announces New Grants to Help Build National Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid

Apr 14, 2005

Researcher Sheds Light on Ghost Writing
in Medical Journals

Apr 14, 2005

Researchers Find That Chocolate Compound Stops Cancer Cell Cycle in Lab Experiments

Mar 31, 2005

Georgetown University’s Capital Breast Care Center Treats More than 600 Underserved Women in First Year of Operation

Mar 15, 2005

Georgetown University Medical Students
Learn Their Fate at “Match Day” Ceremony

Mar 14, 2005

Georgetown University Medical Center to Host District Seventh-Graders for “Brain Awareness Week”

Feb 3, 2005

Researchers Find that Stat5 Protein
Inhibits Spread of Breast Cancer Cells

Feb 2, 2005

Georgetown University Medical School
Announces New Summer Institute

Dec 2, 2004

Georgetown University Establishes Department of Plastic Surgery

Nov 13, 2004

Georgetown researcher continues effort to shield women worldwide against cervical cancer

Nov 11, 2004

Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies Values Based Chair Inaugurated

Oct 27, 2004

New Study Examines How the Adult Dyslexic Brain Can Change

Oct 14, 2004

Georgetown’s Center for the Study of Sex Differences in Health, Aging, and Disease Hosts First Annual Symposium

Oct 12, 2004

New Study Shows Sinus Surgery Can Improve Chronic Fatigue

Oct 12, 2004

NASCAR Legend Richard Petty and WUSA-TV Anchor Andrea Roane to be Honored at the 19th Annual Lombardi Gala

Sep 21, 2004

Georgetown to Open Center for Trauma and the Community

Sep 17, 2004

Shop to Benefit Breast Cancer Research at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sep 13, 2004

Georgetown Opens New Season of Mini-Medical School

Aug 27, 2004

Dieter Beware: Citrus Aurantium, An Herbal Weight Loss Ingredient Used As A Substitute For Ephedra, May Have Risks

Aug 2, 2004

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

Jul 22, 2004

False Positive Cancer Results Affect Patients’ Trial Adherence, Increase Short-term Cancer- Related Anxiety

Jul 15, 2004

Georgetown University Oncologists Establish Relationship Between Presence of a Key Protein and the Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer

Jun 10, 2004

Researchers Develop Better Understanding of Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancer Patients

Jun 10, 2004

Larry Feder Named Associate Vice President of Development

May 28, 2004

Clue Found on Breast Tumors Distinguishes Patients with Better Survival Odds

May 25, 2004

New Technology Shows Axons Are Extremely Sensitive To Directional Cues

May 5, 2004

Can A Chinese Herb Be Used To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease?

May 4, 2004

Dr. Edmund Pellegrino Elected to International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO

Apr 26, 2004

David Hyde Pierce and Wendy Wasserstein to Perform At Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center “Laughter is the Best Medicine” Gala

Apr 16, 2004

Open for Business: Capital Breast Care Center of Southeast Washington Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Apr 14, 2004

STRAIGHT TALK: Georgetown University Medical Center Presents Free Educational Symposium on Cancer

Apr 6, 2004

Breast Cancer Patients Who Test Positive For BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations Twice As Likely To Choose Mastectomy

Apr 2, 2004

Georgetown University School of Medicine Moves Up in National Rankings

Mar 23, 2004

Georgetown Researchers Teach Adults to Read Again After Suffering Head Injuries or St

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