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Georgetown’s Cancer Center Director Praises Passage of 21st Century Cures Act
The U.S. Senate voted to pass the 21st Century Cures Act this afternoon – a vote that follows passage in the House last week. Louis M. Weiner, MD, director of Georgetown…
December 7, 2016
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Georgetown Lombardi Hosts Patient/Physician Symposium Focused on GI Cancers
The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts its 7th Annual “Fighting a Smarter War Against,&#…
November 29, 2016
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Georgetown Team Sets Off to Antarctica in Search of Traces of Ancient Life
A quest to understand if and how life can endure in extreme cold— on Earth and, perhaps one day, on Mars — is sending a team of Georgetown University researchers to…
November 21, 2016
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Thanksgiving Conversation Survival Guide Post-Election
Preparing dinner for a house packed with hungry family members on Thanksgiving Day can be stressful enough, but pepper it with conversation about politics and the 2016 election…
November 21, 2016
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Georgetown University Medical Center Convocation Colloquium To Focus On Global Health
What is academia’s role and responsibility in addressing global health priorities? That is the central theme to be discussed at Georgetown University Medical Center&;…
November 11, 2016
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Let’s “Get Smart About Antibiotics” Week
The discovery of antibiotics remains one of the most important medical advances to date, but overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to many infections becoming…
November 11, 2016
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Volunteers Needed to Evaluate Sesame Street’s Autism Initiative
Parents of children with autism under the age of six are invited to participate in a new study designed to evaluate “Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All.&#…
November 11, 2016
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GUMC Selects Global Health Champion Roger I. Glass as Recipient of Highest Award
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will honor Roger I. Glass, MD, PhD, with the 2016 Cura Personalis Award at its Ninth Annual GUMC Convocation on Thursday, Nov. 17.…
November 11, 2016
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Study: Graphic Pictures On Cigarette Packs Would Significantly Reduce Smoking Death Rate
Using prominent, graphic pictures on cigarette packs warning against smoking could avert more than 652,000 deaths, up to 92,000 low birth weight infants, up to 145,000 preterm…
October 28, 2016
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Could Minority-serving Hospitals Be Unfairly Penalized by CMS for Readmissions?
A new probe into why colorectal surgery patients end up back in the hospital after surgery suggests that it has less to do with the hospital or treatment received but rather more…
October 24, 2016