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Discovering New Uses for Old Drugs
It’s widely estimated that it takes at least $1 billion to develop a new drug. More than 100,000 compounds are screened to find about 10,000 that are worthy of studying in…
February 11, 2014
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Georgetown Alum With the Blues (Angels)
AUGUST 15, 2012–Most people don’t get the chance to live out their dream, let alone two dreams at once. But that’s exactly what a recent Georgetown University…
February 11, 2014
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Boot Camp For a Young Clinical Researcher
Brandon Smaglo, M.D., wants to test a combination of two cancer drugs that he suspects—and hopes—will keep different kinds of tumors at bay. But he expected it…
February 11, 2014
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Summer Profile Series: Kanouse Interns at NJ Hospital
Earlier this summer, human science major Andrew Kanouse (NHS’14) interned at the Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ where he participated in the Overlook Summer…
February 11, 2014
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Harvey’s “Greatest Hits” of Heart Sounds Now Online
Even after his death, the late W. Proctor Harvey, M.D., continues to teach the importance of a physician’s human touch and practice at the bedside. A unique textbook that…
February 11, 2014
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Professor Who Revolutionized Radiology Dies At 86
Emeritus professor who created the first whole-body CT scanner that revolutionized the practice of radiology passed away on July 24. Robert S. Ledley, who pioneered the use of…
February 11, 2014
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To Cherish a Different Way of Thinking
Rachel Wurzman has spent much of her life trying to figure out, as she says, “what makes her tic.” And she plans to devote her career to it. Wurzman, a fourth year student in…
February 11, 2014
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NHS Alumna Focuses on Health Policy, Public Health
Erika Rogan (NHS’06) says the School of Nursing & Health Studies gave her a solid academic foundation in various elements that make up the health care field. The young…
February 11, 2014
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Celebrating Life and Health for 14 Years, One Woman at a Time
Holding up the plastic model of a female torso, Georgeen Newland stands comfortably in front of two dozen women seated in a circle at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer…
February 11, 2014
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Ambassador Addresses HIV/AIDS Research Conference
China has greatly stepped up its response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic during the past decade, said Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD, who oversees implementation of the U.S. President&…
February 11, 2014