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Stoto Named AcademyHealth Senior Scholar
In August, Michael Stoto, Ph.D., professor of health systems administration at NHS, begins his work at the 4,300-member organization that seeks to use health services research to…
February 11, 2014
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Health Economist Joins Georgetown
A well-known health economist says she wanted to join the faculty of the School of Nursing & Health Studies because of the school’s mission. “The school’…
February 11, 2014
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Student Wins Health Policy Essay Contest
A School of Nursing & Health Studies undergraduate earned first prize in a national essay contest held by KaiserEDU.org – a Web site of the Kaiser Family Foundation.…
February 11, 2014
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Giving People with Dementia a Voice
It’s a common question that physicians ask patients suspected of having dementia. “Who is the president of the U.S.?” the doctor says. “He is a…
February 11, 2014
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Cardiologist with a Heart
On any given day, Allen J. Taylor, M.D., FACC, FAHA, can be found wearing his trademark bowtie and white coat, moving purposefully through Medstar Georgetown University Hospital…
February 11, 2014
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Putting the Patient First
Health care providers must work in teams to improve patient safety and support quality health care, several experts said at a major lecture at Georgetown University on Tuesday,…
February 11, 2014
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How to Prevent Nation’s Leading Killer
America’s leading cause of death is also the most preventable: high blood pressure kills silently and slowly. Heart disease, the result of high blood pressure stealthily…
February 11, 2014
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Incubator for Growing Scientific Minds
Paul Roepe, Ph.D., likes to pay it forward. Just as his teachers gave him time and attention, Roepe likes to mentor students who want to work with him. And it isn’t just a…
February 11, 2014
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Graduate to Share Love of Science
Von’Travis Dejanaro Crawford (NHS’12), a senior human science major at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, plans to teach high school science for Teach for…
February 11, 2014
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Study On Anti-Epilepsy Drugs in Newborns
Long after Karen Gale, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology at Georgetown University Medical Center, began studying epilepsy, she gave birth to a daughter who experienced seizures…
February 11, 2014