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MedStar Health Taps Louis M. Weiner, MD, to Lead MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Health has named Louis M. Weiner, MD, as director of its MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute. Weiner will serve in this capacity while also remaining director of…
November 20, 2017
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Some Cancer Therapies May Provide a New Way to Treat High Blood Pressure
Drugs designed to halt cancer growth may offer a new way to control high blood pressure (hypertension), say Georgetown University Medical Center investigators. The finding could…
November 18, 2017
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Brain Chemistry Profiles Shows Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness as Unique Disorders
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found distinct molecular signatures in chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness, two brain disorders long thought to…
November 9, 2017
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Impact of a Genetic Risk Factor for Substance Use Differs by Sex in Adolescents
A new study of adolescent boys and girls conducted by neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and Penn State University has revealed a sex difference in a gene…
November 8, 2017
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Bryant Gumbel Named 2017 NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award Recipient
Emmy Award-winning television journalist and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel has been named this year’s recipient of the NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi.…
November 2, 2017
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Pharma Gifts to Providers Result in More Branded, Expensive Prescriptions
Research from Georgetown University Medical Center and George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health finds that gifts of any size from pharmaceutical…
October 24, 2017
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Georgetown Study to Recruit Washington-area Children to Assess Probiotic to Prevent Diarrhea
A new multimillion dollar study at Georgetown University Medical Center will investigate whether a specific probiotic strain added to yogurt prevents diarrhea in children taking…
October 13, 2017
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Why Global Health Diplomacy Matters: Ambassador Jimmy Kolker on Lessons Learned from Recent Outbreaks
On Friday, October 13, Ambassador Jimmy Kolker, former assistant secretary for global affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, presents a seminar titled &…
October 12, 2017
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Global Health Leader Mark Dybul Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Mark Dybul, MD, professor of medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Dybul is faculty co-director of the…
October 11, 2017
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NY State Medicaid Expansion Widened Racial Gap in Access to High-Quality Cancer Surgery
WASHINGTON — The 2001 New York State Medicaid expansion — what is considered a precursor to the Affordable Care (ACA) — widened the racial disparity gap when…
October 2, 2017