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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 is…
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
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COVID-19 Frontline Guide for Local Decision-Makers
Webinar on Monday, March 30, to Review Guide and Actions WASHINGTON (March 24, 2020) — Successful suppression of COVID-19 in the United States will require urgent and decisive…
March 24, 2020
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Adding Smoking Cessation to Lung Cancer Screening Can Reduce Mortality by 14%
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March 9, 2020
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Understanding the Link Between Nicotine Use and Misuse of “Benzos”
WASHINGTON (February 26, 2020) — Studies have correlated a relationship between smoking or vaping nicotine with misuse of other substances, such as alcohol and prescription. …
February 26, 2020
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Do Authoritarian Regimes Have an Advantage in an Outbreak Response?
WASHINGTON (February 13, 2020) — In an effort to control the COVID-19 outbreak (previously known as 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease), China rapidly shut down a market in…
February 13, 2020
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Majority of Veterans with GWI Report Moderate/Severe Fatigue, Sleep and Pain Symptoms
WASHINGTON (February 5, 2020) — An online survey of nearly 500 veterans with Gulf War illness (GWI) suggests a high burden of disease almost three decades after the conflict. GWI…
February 5, 2020