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Cancer Researcher Wins Scholarship

A Georgetown undergraduate who already has completed three years of biomedical research that includes one year on cancer, has been awarded the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater…

February 6, 2014

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Health Disparities Initiative Launched

The university today launched the Georgetown Initiative to Reduce Health Disparities designed to identify, reduce and ultimately eliminate health and health care disparities by…

February 6, 2014

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The Perfect Storm of Allergies

An expectant mother does everything she can to ensure the health of her unborn baby. She will eat a healthy balanced diet, exercise, and stops using medications that could harm…

February 5, 2014

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A Backyard of Resources Without a Fence

Students gather and a hum of excitement builds over rustling notes and handouts. Eagerly, men and women settle in their favorite unassigned seats, flip-up the writing desks and…

February 5, 2014

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Alumna Keynotes NHS Values Lecture

Providing education, health care, and social services is essential in eliminating health disparities, said Maria Gomez (NHS’77), MPH, RN, president and CEO of Mary’…

February 5, 2014

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Focused on the Future While Looking Back

David Solomon’s eight years of training at Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) has prepared him to practice at the ideal nexus between clinical medicine and…

February 5, 2014

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Going Native – In Language Learning

How does a person learn to speak French like a Frenchman or Spanish like a Spaniard? Most people think the best way would be just to live in those countries, immersed in the…

February 5, 2014

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AcademyHealth President and CEO Speaks on Health Policy

A nationally recognized health policy researcher came to Georgetown University Feb. 29 to address students, faculty, and staff. Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH, FAAP, president and…

February 5, 2014

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Gene With A Thousand Faces

Can a single human gene be responsible for some forms of human obesity and mental retardation, not to mention mood disorders and, possibly, the brain devastation seen in…

February 5, 2014

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Research: An Antidote to GI Cancers

Crucial to life but also a hideout for deadly cancers, the gastrointestinal system includes vital organs such as the stomach, colon, pancreas, liver, bile ducts and gall bladder.…

February 5, 2014