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The Arts Improve Medical Care Through Learned Observation
WASHINGTON — The visual and narrative arts can help physicians hone their observational skills — a critical expertise increasingly needed in today’s, …
July 8, 2015
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Protein Implicated in Osteosarcoma’s Spread Acts As Air Traffic Controller
WASHINGTON — The investigation of a simple protein has uncovered its uniquely complicated role in the spread of the childhood cancer, osteosarcoma. It turns out the,…
July 5, 2015
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Understanding Health Care Needs Among Rural Liberians
WASHINGTON — As Liberia rebuilds a health care system decimated by the 2014 Ebola outbreak, understanding precisely how far citizens live from health facilities and its…
June 29, 2015
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Macy Foundation President’s Grant Supports Refugee Health Education at Georgetown
WASHINGTON — The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation has awarded a President’s Grant to Georgetown family medicine physician Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS, FAAFP, to create a…
June 29, 2015
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The Men's Event XVI
WASHINGTON (June 18 2015) – The 16th annual Washington, DC Men’s Event to support research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is scheduled for,…
June 18, 2015
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JAMA VIEWPOINT: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: A Global Health Challenge
WASHINGTON – The ongoing outbreak in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) is an important reminder that the Middle East respiratory virus (MERS-CoV) requires constant…
June 17, 2015
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Probing Ways to Convince Young Women Not to Use Indoor Tanning
WASHINGTON — Messages with images depicting the harsh realities of melanoma are more powerful than the text-only warning required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
June 17, 2015
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MEDIA ADVISORY
In anticipation of the Pope’s encyclical this week, Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, director of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment at…
June 16, 2015
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State Regulations for Indoor Tanning Could Lead to a National Regulatory Framework
WASHINGTON — A national regulatory framework designed to prevent and limit indoor tanning is needed to alleviate the cancer burden and reduce the billions in financial…
May 27, 2015
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Experimental Immunotherapy Shows High Response Rate in Advanced Lung Cancer
WASHINGTON — An early phase study testing an anti-PDL1 agent in combination with standard chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer has provided…
May 14, 2015