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Unique “Home Built” Device Provides Fast Disease Analysis in Kidneys Affected by Diabetes
WASHINGTON (May 28, 2020) — The amount of scarring in damaged kidneys as a result of diabetes or acute injury is a key factor in determining treatment. But it has not been…
May 28, 2020
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Automated COVID-19 Research Tracking Tool Wins International Data Challenge
Competition Recognizes Six Tools that Visualize Critical Virus-Related Findings WASHINGTON (May 15, 2020) — A new online tool that gathers and organizes COVID-19 research and…
May 15, 2020
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Dearth of Medical Resources in Africa for COVID-19 Reminiscent of Early HIV/AIDS Pandemic
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2020) — “We have seen this before.” Global health scholars have issued a clarion call about the needless loss of life expected because of a foreseeable…
May 7, 2020
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Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Collaborate on COVID-19 Antibody Study
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2020) — Georgetown University Medical Center, in collaboration with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, is conducting a study to test for antibodies in…
May 7, 2020
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From Immunity Passports to Vaccination Certificates for COVID-19: Scientific, Equitable and Legal Challenges
WASHINGTON (May 4, 2020) — As governments from countries including the U.S., Germany, Italy and the U.K. explore the possibility of issuing so-called “immunity passports,”…
May 4, 2020
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NIH Awards $24.3M to Georgetown and Howard Universities to Support Clinical and Translational Research
WASHINGTON (May 1, 2020) — The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) has received a $24.3 million Clinical and Translational…
May 1, 2020
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Georgetown Lombardi Launches COVID-19 Antibody Study in People with Cancer
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April 29, 2020
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Top Global Health Experts Release Action Plan: COVID-19: A Global Pandemic Demands a Global Response
WASHINGTON (April 23, 2020) — Some of the world’s foremost experts in global health say a comprehensive global response can defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, but the time to act…
April 23, 2020
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Pressure to Endorse Use of Unproven Drugs for COVID-19 Threatens Public Confidence
WASHINGTON (April 16, 2020) — The widespread use of experimental treatments for COVID-19, including the antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, represents “ill…
April 16, 2020
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A Three-Step Plan to Aid with COVID-19 Supply Shortage
WASHINGTON (March 26, 2020) — Two public health experts propose that the U.S. government undertake a three-step plan to aid in managing the supply of personal protective…
March 26, 2020