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MGUH Achieves Third Consecutive Magnet Designation
For the third consecutive time, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) has been designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)—the highest accolade a hospital nursing system can achieve.
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Fostering a Community of Neuroscientists
The Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN) at Georgetown may have a unique view on how future brain scientists should be trained, but one thing sets the program far apart – a softball team, a
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Music-Minds Meld to Advance Neuroscience
Uplifting Latin music and the promising potential of medical science to repair the mind melded at Washington’s Kennedy Center where members of the Georgetown University Medical Center community gather
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Music for the Mind Supports New Science
Mark and Jeanne Shriver told their children that they were going to speak at a party and concert at the Kennedy Center to raise money to help people suffering from brain diseases like the Alzheimer’s
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George Schreiner: Nephrology Pioneer
The dignified buildings, the bustling laboratories and the high-traffic classrooms of Georgetown University Medical Center are not among the first pictures that come to mind at the mention of a “secon
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Toxic Oxygen at Root of Common Diseases
Most people think that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a disease centered on the heart, which is the vital pump. That makes sense because hypertension is often linked to heart attacks and ear
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New Medical Center Marketplace Nears Completion
Renovations are nearing completion of the Medical Center’s new marketplace, which is undergoing a transformation to provide the community a greater variety of grab-and-go food options.
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As Medicine Gets More Precise, Complexities Mount
Doctors Speak Out (December 06, 2013) — Once regarded as the “medicine of science fiction,” the idea of being able to personalize health care based on a person’s individual characteristics is now
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Improving Care Through a Medical Home
Many American families require a rolodex to take care of their healthcare needs: a pediatrician for the youngsters, an internist and OB-GYN for the parents, and, later, inevitably, a squad of speciali
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Schlegel Honored for Research and Teaching with New University Award
Richard Schlegel, MD, PhD, chair of the department of pathology and professor of oncology at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, received the President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teaching.
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