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Strengthening Global Regulatory Capacity for Equitable Access to Vaccines in Public Health Emergencies

Three high-impact steps could be taken by global health leaders to reshape the global regulatory framework and help address the pressing need for equitable access to diagnostics,…

August 3, 2024

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A Brain Fingerprint: Study Uncovers Unique Brain Plasticity in People Born Blind

A study led by Georgetown University neuroscientists reveals that the part of the brain that receives and processes visual information in sighted people develops a unique…

July 30, 2024

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Increasing Use and Awareness of Oral Nicotine Pouches Detailed

A rigorous, comprehensive synthesis of evidence from 62 studies related to the use of oral nicotine pouches by Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center…

June 16, 2024

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Addressing Cancer Screening Behaviors in the Muslim Community in Washington

An important study has revealed crucial insights into the cancer screening behaviors of Muslims in the Washington, D.C., area, highlighting the influence of cultural and…

June 13, 2024

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Case Study Reveals Important New Details About Rare Second Cancers Related to CAR-T Therapy

A new, detailed analysis of a patient’s second cancer after receiving CAR-T therapy for the initial cancer provides rare but important insights intended to offer helpful…

June 12, 2024

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Experimental Therapy Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial

Clinicians at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center reported promising preliminary findings based on outcomes in the first six patients with metastatic…

June 1, 2024

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Cognitive Declines Preceding Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Lead to Credit Card, Mortgage Delinquency

In the years prior to an Alzheimer’s disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, concludes new…

May 31, 2024

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Structural Inequities Amplify Homelessness Challenges for Pregnant People in Washington, DC

New research conducted with Washington, DC, residents who experienced homelessness during pregnancy sheds light on the intersection of homelessness, pregnancy and racial…

May 30, 2024

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Georgetown’s Cancer Center Awarded Top Designation by Federal Government

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded its most prestigious designation — “comprehensive cancer center” status — to…

May 2, 2024

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New Study: Analysis Supports New Recommendation to Begin Mammogram Screening at 40

Georgetown Lombardi’s Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH, and Amy Trentham-Dietz, PhD, of University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, were lead authors of a study informing the…

April 30, 2024