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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

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Georgetown Professor: FDA Deeming Rule has “Good and Bad Aspects”

WASHINGTON — In a historic development to the long-awaited “deeming rule,” the FDA today has finalized its authority to regulate all tobacco products,…

May 6, 2016

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Sandra Swain, MD Appointed Associate Dean for Research Development

April 11, 2016 Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to announce the appointment of Sandra M. Swain, MD, as the Associate Dean for Research Development, effective July 1. In this…

May 6, 2016

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Top Tobacco Control Experts To FDA: Studies of E-cigs Suggest More Benefit Than Harm

WASHINGTON — Seven top international tobacco control experts are prompting regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to have a broad “open-minded&…

April 24, 2016

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Electrical Brain Stimulation Enhances Creativity, Researchers Say

WASHINGTON – Safe levels of electrical stimulation can enhance your capacity to think more creatively, according to a new study by Georgetown.…

April 14, 2016

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Precision Medicine Clinical Trial for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Now Open at Georgetown Lombardi

WASHINGTON — The first clinical trial to compare standard of care chemotherapy with molecularly tailored therapy (also known as precision medicine) for metastatic…

April 10, 2016