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Georgetown University Medical Center Names Subha Madhavan As Chief Data Scientist
Georgetown University Medical Center has named Subha Madhavan, PhD, as its Chief Data Scientist and director of its newly established Office for Health Data Science and…
September 17, 2018
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Probiotic Use May Reduce Antibiotic Prescriptions, Researchers Say
Use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a review of studies that probed the benefits of probiotics published by…
September 12, 2018
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ACA Expansion Did Not Improve Access to Complex Surgeries for Low-Income/Minority Patients
A new study published by a team led by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers finds that despite expectations following the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Medicaid…
September 12, 2018
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Back to School: Good Mental Health Homework
Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc, director of the AAKOMA Project and adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center, says there are a few…
August 29, 2018
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Analysis: Commonly Used Drugs are Rarely Studied in Primary Care Patients
Drugs most commonly prescribed to patients seen by primary care physicians are not often tested in the patients who go to these clinics, where most people receive their care, say…
August 27, 2018
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Georgetown Breast Cancer Advocates Make Their Case in Cancer Research Journal
A group of breast cancer advocates at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center says they’ve created a model for developing productive, successful and sustainable…
August 15, 2018
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NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith Honored with Georgetown Lombardi Award for Steadfast Support of Cancer Research
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has selected DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, to receive its annual leadership award…
August 13, 2018
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Georgetown Study Investigates Memory Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing
A new study being conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center aims to find out if nicotine can slow or stop memory loss in people experiencing mild memory.…
August 7, 2018
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Large Collection of Brain Cancer Data Now Easily, Freely Accessible to Global Researchers
A valuable cache of brain cancer biomedical data, one of only two such large collections in the country, has been made freely available to researchers worldwide, say researchers…
August 7, 2018
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For Some Bladder Cancer Patients, Simple Test Could Reduce Overtreatment, Ease High Cost
A team of scientists led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers has published a study validating that a new test could be key to reducing the cost of…
June 21, 2018