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O’Neill Family Foundation Clinical Simulation Center at NHS Goes Virtual During Pandemic

September 21, 2020

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Georgetown Global Health Center Issues Pandemic Preparedness Report and COVID-19 Lessons

WASHINGTON (September 14, 2020) — In a new report commissioned by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), Georgetown global health experts say the success of any…

September 14, 2020

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Georgetown’s Mark Dybul Named to Independent Panel Examining WHO’s Response to COVID-19

WASHINGTON (September 3, 2020) — Ambassador Mark Dybul, MD, professor of medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center and co-director of its Center for Global Health…

September 3, 2020

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Misconceptions About Weather and Seasonality Impact COVID-19 Response

WASHINGTON (August 27, 2020) — Misconceptions about the way climate and weather impact exposure and transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, create false…

August 27, 2020

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COVID-19 Symptom Tracker Ensures Privacy During Isolation

WASHINGTON (August 13, 2020) — An online COVID-19 symptom tracking tool developed by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center ensures a person’s confidentiality…

August 13, 2020

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Georgetown Applying Patented Technology to Develop Fast and Accurate COVID-19 Test

(August 6, 2020) — After studying the results of a myriad of diagnostic tests used around the world for the virus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, Georgetown University…

August 6, 2020

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Georgetown Physician Calls for Formal Inquiry Into U.S. Handling of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (August 5, 2020) — A complete understanding of how the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a public health disaster will require a full investigation akin to…

August 5, 2020

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Using Zoom, NHS Undergraduates Teach Health Literacy in Alaska Literacy Program

August 3, 2020

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Clinical Research Staff Rise to the Challenges Posed by Pandemic

(July 31, 2020) — Running clinical research can be complicated under normal circumstances but it’s especially arduous during a pandemic. Despite the difficulties, the…

July 31, 2020

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Get to Know Georgetown’s COVID-19 Researchers

July 27, 2020