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“More Light, Less Heat.” New Book Debunks Myths about Gun Violence and Mental Illness
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is experiencing two critical public health challenges — mental health and gun violence — but few understand these two crises rarely…
November 18, 2015
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Georgetown Lombardi Hosts Patient/Physician Symposium Focused on GI Cancers
WASHINGTON – The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts “Fighting a Smarter War Against…
November 18, 2015
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Brain Scan Reveals Cognitive Deficits in Older “Cognitively Normal” HIV+ Individuals
WASHINGTON — Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found in a small study that although a group of HIV+ older individuals scored “…
November 18, 2015
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Righting a Wrong? Right Side of Brain Can Compensate for Post-Stroke Loss of Speech
WASHINGTON — After a debate that has lasted more than 130 years, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that loss of speech from a stroke in the…
November 3, 2015
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Microbiome Expert Martin Blaser to Receive Georgetown’s Cura Personalis Award Nov. 3
WASHINGTON -- Georgetown University Medical Center will bestow its highest honor, the Cura Personalis Award, upon Martin J. Blaser, MD, a world-renowned microbiome researcher and…
November 2, 2015
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Georgetown Professor Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Public Health Law
CHICAGO -- Lawrence Gostin, JD, LLD (h.c.), Faculty Director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law, was honored today for his “…
November 2, 2015
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Email, Text or Web Portal? New Study Probes Patients’ Preferences for Receiving Test Results
WASHINGTON — The results of common medical tests are sometimes delivered to patients by email, letters or voice mail, but are these the most preferred methods? According…
October 30, 2015
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Stimulating Specific Brain Area Could Help Defrost Arms Frozen by Stroke
CHICAGO — Little can be done to help the hundreds of thousands of people whose severe strokes have left them with one arm stuck close to the sides of their bodies like a…
October 20, 2015
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Devon Still Named 2015 Recipient of NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the NFL Players Association will honor Still for his family’s courageous battle with cancer and his advocacy on behalf…
October 15, 2015
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29th Annual Lombardi Gala to Benefit Cancer Research
The 29th Annual Lombardi Gala, a celebration to benefit Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, from 6:00 to 11:30 p.m. at the Washington…
October 15, 2015