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COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Behavioral Health in D.C. and Drove Significant Growth in Telehealth Care
The COVID-19 pandemic drove an increased demand for behavioral health services, but thanks to an increase in the availability of telehealth services, a greater number of…
April 20, 2023
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New UNAIDS Collaborating Center at Georgetown Leverages Strengths in HIV/AIDS Law, Policy, and Politics
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today designated the Global Health Policy and Politics Initiative at Georgetown as a United Nations Collaborating Center…
April 12, 2023
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Georgetown Announces New Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention To Address Health Disparities in Washington, D.C.
The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center will open on Monday, April 17 at 1010 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C.,…
April 10, 2023
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Georgetown University Formally Launches Global Health Institute; Dr. Deus Bazira Appointed Inaugural Director
Georgetown University today formally announced the Georgetown Global Health Institute (GHI) and the new appointment of its inaugural director, Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA,.…
March 27, 2023
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Study Finds Relationship Between Discrimination and Frailty in Black Cancer Survivors
Discrimination experienced by Black people can affect their health and increase their frailty, which can be particularly impactful for cancer survivors, according to a new study…
March 20, 2023
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Black People in Rural Areas Have Greater Mental Health Resiliency Than White People
Finding in North Carolina is one of the first to explore this relationship and has implications for other areas of the country. WASHINGTON (March 4, 2023) — Black people living…
March 4, 2023
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Climate Change Portends Wider Malaria Risk as Mosquitos Spread South and to Higher Elevations in Africa
Based on data that span the past 120 years, scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that the mosquitoes responsible for transmitting malaria in Africa are…
February 14, 2023
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Study Finds Adverse Impact of Climate on Mental Health in Bangladesh
Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events have an alarming impact on mental health outcomes in terms of depression and anxiety in Bangladesh, the world’s…
February 6, 2023
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Howard and Georgetown Universities To Launch Joint Medical Humanities Center Funded by Mellon Foundation Grant
WASHINGTON (January 19, 2023) — The Mellon Foundation has awarded a 3.5 year, $3 million grant to support a collaboration between Georgetown University and Howard University in…
January 19, 2023
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Drug Found to be Effective in Difficult to Treat Autoimmune Blood Disorder
Patients taking efgartigimod, a drug being studied for use to treat chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), exhibited a significantly greater improvement in platelet…
December 10, 2022