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“Disease Outbreak Guarantees” – A Proposed Mechanism for Enhancing Public Health Capacity
WASHINGTON — What if private companies could obtain some coverage to protect their foreign investments in developing countries against crippling infectious disease…
June 16, 2016
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PLOS Medicine Policy Forum: Direct-to-Consumer Marketing to People with Hemophilia
The manner in which pharmaceutical companies market their products to people who have hemophilia appears unprecedented and direct-to-consumer marketing should be examined by…
June 14, 2016
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In the brain, one area sees familiar words as pictures, another sounds out words
Skilled readers can quickly recognize words when they read because the word has been placed in a visual dictionary of sorts which functions separately from an area that processes…
June 10, 2016
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Georgetown Opens Six-Week Camp for Children With Math and Reading Difficulties
Does your child struggle with math and reading? If so, consider a special camp this summer hosted by Georgetown University Medical.…
June 10, 2016
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Georgetown Data Scientist Comments on Biden's Announcement on Open Genomics Database
CHICAGO -- Vice President Joe Biden will reportedly announce the launch of a cancer database with genomic data and other patient information called “Genomic Data Commons&…
June 10, 2016
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GI Cancers Alliance Launches to Elevate Patients’ Voices Against Gastrointestinal Cancers
CHICAGO — Twenty cancer advocacy groups from around the United States announce the formation of the GI Cancers Alliance, committed to the fight against gastrointestinal…
June 10, 2016
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Georgetown University and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Offer Fellowship in Regulatory Science
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK — Georgetown University Medical Center and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research announce a fellowship in regulatory…
June 1, 2016
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Global Health Expert Rebecca Katz Joins Georgetown University Medical Center
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University Medical Center announced today that Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, a specialist in global health science and security, has joined its faculty. …
June 1, 2016
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Review Finds Fathers’ Age, Lifestyle Associated With Birth Defects
WASHINGTON — A growing body of research is revealing associations between birth defects and a father’s age, alcohol use and environmental factors, say researchers…
May 14, 2016
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A Yellow Fever Epidemic: A New Global Health Emergency?
WASHINGTON — Evidence is mounting that the current outbreak of yellow fever is becoming the latest global health emergency, say two Georgetown University professors who…
May 10, 2016