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Study Finds HIV+ Cancer Patients Benefit From Immunotherapy

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (February 7, 2019) — The immunotherapy that has revolutionized treatment of many cancers appears to offer…

February 7, 2019

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Perceptions of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the Emergency Department

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (January 10, 2019) — Findings from a novel online questionnaire of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who…

January 10, 2019

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Georgetown Genetic Counselor Offers Insight on Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing Kits

WASHINGTON (December 20, 2018) — You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I’m telling you why, DNA tests are coming to town. The DNA testing kit has…

December 20, 2018

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WHO Expert Panel on Human Gene Editing a ‘Very Good Step,’ says Georgetown Medical Ethicist

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (December 14, 2018) — Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it is establishing a …

December 14, 2018

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Georgetown Lombardi’s Louis M. Weiner, MD, Named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (December 11, 2018) — The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Louis M. Weiner, MD, director of …

December 11, 2018

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In Times of Low Unemployment, Nursing Home Quality Suffers

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (December 7, 2018) — The low unemployment rate in the U.S. — which fell to a 49-year low in September and…

December 7, 2018

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Georgetown Medical Ethicist Voices Concern About Human Genetic Editing Claimed by Chinese Scientist

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (November 26, 2018) — Media outlets are reporting that a Chinese scientist says he performed genetic editing to…

November 26, 2018

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As Vaping Increased in Popularity, Use of Cigarettes Declined

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (November 20, 2018) — A comprehensive analysis examining the relationship between vaping and smoking among youth…

November 20, 2018

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Researchers Find Inhibiting One Protein Destroys Toxic Clumps Seen in Parkinson’s Disease

MEDIA CONTACT (ONLY, PLEASE):Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (November 14, 2018) — A defining feature of Parkinson’s disease is the clumps of alpha-synuclein…

November 14, 2018

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Georgetown University Medical Center Selects Nora Volkow for Highest Honor

MEDIA CONTACTKaren Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (November 12, 2018) — Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will present Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National…

November 12, 2018