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Perceptions of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the Emergency Department
Findings from a novel online questionnaire of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who rated their perceptions of care in a hospital’s emergency department suggest the…
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 become…
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 October —…
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 and…
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
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Opioid Gene Variant in Adolescents Reduces Reward, May Increase Later Substance Abuse Risk
MEDIA CONTACTKaren Teberkm463@georgetown.edu SAN DIEGO (November 5, 2018) — Adolescents with a particular variant of an opioid receptor gene have less response in a part of the…
November 3, 2018