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Georgetown University Medical Center Names Subha Madhavan As Chief Data Scientist

Georgetown University Medical Center has named Subha Madhavan, PhD, as its Chief Data Scientist and director of its newly established Office for Health Data Science and…

September 17, 2018

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Probiotic Use May Reduce Antibiotic Prescriptions, Researchers Say

Use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a review of studies that probed the benefits of probiotics published by…

September 12, 2018

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ACA Expansion Did Not Improve Access to Complex Surgeries for Low-Income/Minority Patients

A new study published by a team led by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers finds that despite expectations following the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Medicaid…

September 12, 2018

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Lawrence Livermore Offers Hoyas World-Class Research Experience Far Beyond Georgetown’s Gates

Since 2011, a partnership between Georgetown University and the California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has given biotechnology students the opportunity to intern…

August 27, 2018

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Analysis: Commonly Used Drugs are Rarely Studied in Primary Care Patients

Drugs most commonly prescribed to patients seen by primary care physicians are not often tested in the patients who go to these clinics, where most people receive their care, say…

August 27, 2018

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Georgetown Lombardi Summer Program Cultivates Young Scientists

High school and college students participating in the Summer Research Volunteer Program at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center gained valuable insights about the…

August 23, 2018

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Georgetown Study Investigates Memory Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing

A new study being conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center aims to find out if nicotine can slow or stop memory loss in people experiencing mild memory.…

August 7, 2018

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Georgetown Lombardi Trainees Give Presentations at Research Poster Day

Organized by the T32 Oversight Committee, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted a poster day to showcase the work of its trainees, who include master's students,…

July 29, 2018

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Georgetown Neuroscience Student Networks with Nobel Laureates at Annual Meeting

Patrick Malone, a student in the MD/PhD program (G’19, M’21), was one of 29 students from the United States selected to attend the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate…

July 26, 2018

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O’Donnell Named The Nehemiah and Naomi Cohen Chair in Pulmonary Disease Research

Anne E. O’Donnell, MD, a professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and chief of the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at MedStar…

June 16, 2018