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The New Face of Colon Cancer
While rates of colon cancer are declining overall, more young adults are being diagnosed with the disease – a troubling trend with no easy explanation.
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Putting the Heart in “The Heart of the Harvey”
In a nod to the venue’s namesake, the heart was the theme for the second annual Heart of the Harvey, an evening of short plays, monologues, poetry and dance that explore the intersection of art and medicine, held April 7 in W. Proctor Harvey Clinical Teaching Amphitheater.
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Georgetown’s Mark Dybul Finds “Great Opportunity” in Uneasy Global Health Environment
Despite the rapidly changing political environment in much of the world, Georgetown alum Mark Dybul (C’85, M’92), MD, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, said he is cautiously optimistic and sees “great opportunity” in the current global health environment.
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"Braving the Shave" in Solidarity with Childhood Cancer Patients
Alena Hoover (M’19) was one of about 50 students, faculty and staff members from the School of Medicine who raised money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation at a Georgetown event April 7.
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MS in Biotechnology Program Marks 20 Years
More than 200 alumni of the master’s in biotechnology program at Georgetown University Medical Center recently returned to the Hilltop to celebrate the anniversary of the program, which helped many of them launch successful careers in industry, government and academia.
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Suffering Silently: Addressing Parasitic Infections in Immigrant Populations
As director of the Immigrant Health Initiative at Georgetown University Medical Center, Graciela Ostera, PhD, has studied the prevalence of strongyloidiasis in immigrant populations.
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Autism Initiative With New Muppet “Remarkably Positive,” Georgetown Study Shows
A Sesame Workshop initiative, which includes a new Muppet called Julia, invokes “remarkably positive changes” for parents of children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to preliminary study results released today by Georgetown’s Bruno Anthony.
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Health Justice Scholars Take Advocacy Efforts to Capitol Hill
As part of Health Justice Week 2017, 35 Health Justice Scholars from Georgetown University School of Medicine went to Capitol Hill March 21 to advocate for a wide range of legislative proposals including bills to fight chronic homelessness, increase HIV/AIDS testing and improve access to maternity care.
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39th Annual Golden Apple Awards Presented
Georgetown University School of Medicine students and faculty members were honored at the 39th Annual Golden Apple Awards. This year’s event was held on Saturday, March 25 at the Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington, D.C.
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School of Medicine Class of 2017 Celebrates Match Day with Blue, Gray and Green
Held on the third Friday in March, Match Day 2017 fell on St. Patrick’s Day, making the celebration even more festive than usual for the 194 members of Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Class of 2017, as well as the thousands of medical students and graduates taking part in the match process.
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