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Summit Explores “Unanswered Questions” in Female Concussion Research
Male and female head injuries appear very differently – in symptoms, treatment and recovery. Exploring those gender differences was the subject of the International Summit on Female Concussion and TBI, a recent two-day summit hosted by Georgetown University Medical Center.
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Georgetown Hosts Research Summit on Concussions in Females
When physicians, researchers and scientists gather at Georgetown University February 27-28 for the International Summit on Female Concussion and TBI (traumatic brain injury), they will tackle what they say is an underappreciated medical issue: brain concussions in girls and women.
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“Why Black Doctors?” Tackles Race in Medicine
School of Medicine students brought together an expert panel to discuss the importance of black physicians.
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Third Interprofessional Education Day Focuses on Implicit Bias, Health Disparities
For the first time since its inception in 2014, Interprofessional Education (IPE) Day attendees were asked to complete three modules of the Implicit Association Test (IAT), a validated instrument that helps uncover individual biases or preferences for specific demographic populations.
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School of Medicine Students Visit White House Medical Unit
While many in the D.C. area were still digging out after a weekend blizzard, several students from Georgetown University School of Medicine were taking a tour of the White House Medical Unit – an experience that was years in the making.
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Understanding resiliencies of healthy aging among HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay or bisexual men in the US
With a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Michael Plankey, PhD, is working to identify factors that contribute to healthy aging among gay and bisexual men.
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Georgetown Experts Laud World Health Organization Meeting on Zika Virus
The announcement that the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on the Zika virus Monday comes only a day after two Georgetown experts called on the organization to call such a meeting in a JAMA Viewpoint.
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Lombardi Cancer Center Joins Call for Increased Vaccination Against HPV
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has joined the other 68 National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated cancer centers in issuing a joint statement urging increased vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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Empowering Parents and Health Care Providers to Protect Children from HPV
Sherrie Wallington, PhD, is working to close the knowledge gap about the human papillomavirus by educating parents in the District.
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Taking On A Crisis In D.C. — Oral Health In Underserved Communities
Lucile Adams-Campbell, PhD, is taking on oral health disparities in D.C., aided by a $1.2 million grant from the George E. Richmond Foundation of Chicago.
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