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Team Georgetown Joins Scope it Out 5K in Call for Colon Cancer Screenings
Joanne Wilson thought she was doing everything “right” to stay healthy. She stopped eating red meat years ago, avoided tobacco and excess alcohol, and was an avid exerciser. When she turned 50, she d
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Sandra Swain: Helping Regionalize Cancer Research and Care
There have been two common threads throughout the career of medical oncologist Sandra Swain, MD. One is her desire to cure breast cancer through translational medicine and clinical trials. The other i
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Georgetown Students' Essay Selected for '10 Ideas' Journal
Low health literacy often comes from a lack of communication between health care providers and their patients, according to a newly published essay by five Georgetown University undergraduates. Nadeen
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Georgetown Students Compete in International Global Health Case Competition
It’s 2017, and China is the world’s new economic leader. To maintain its position as a world power, China’s Ministry of Commerce wishes to invest in efforts to address the number one global health pri
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Georgetown Lombardi Puts Health Disparities on the Big Screen
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center recently shone the spotlight on the stark health disparities in Washington, DC, by dimming the lights for a movie screening. At a March 28 event at the
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Karen Anderson: A Passion Fulfilled for Treating, Researching Huntington Disease
While training in neuropsychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center, Karen E. Anderson, MD, was asked to fill in at the institute’s Huntington disease center for a bit. Anderson’s main focus was A
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Dr. Breland-Noble Appointed to PCORI Health Disparities Panel
Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc, assistant professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center, has been selected to join the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)’s Advi
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Undergrads Showcase Diverse Research at Georgetown Conference
Anika Khan (C’13), who presented research on ways to prevent child marriage in Bangladesh, was one of several Georgetown students participating in the university’s Undergraduate Research Conference. T
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Physician Readiness in the Genomic Era
Are today’s and tomorrow’s medical professionals prepared for the genomic age? That's the question Abhi Pandey (M’14), a third-year Georgetown University medical student, explores in an essay publishe
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Dr. James B. Spies, Elected President-Elect of Society of Interventional Radiology
James B. Spies, MD, MPH, FSIR, professor of radiology at Georgetown University Medical Center, and chairman of the department of radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, has been elected p
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