All Posts: COVID-19

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New Georgetown Report Highlights Health Disparities and Calls for Racial Equity in the District of Columbia

June 2, 2020

GUMC Stories

Cancer Genetic Counseling in the Time of COVID-19

(May 28, 2020) — It may be hard to believe, but as recently as 2014, the idea of delivering genetic counseling for familial cancer risk remotely instead of in-person was quite…

May 28, 2020

GUMC Stories

Health Justice Alliance Responds to COVID-19

(May 19, 2020) — While COVID-19 exacts its devastating toll across the world, in Washington, DC, the pandemic has deepened the gulf of health disparities and social injustice.…

May 20, 2020

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NHS Alumnae Help With MGUH COVID-19 Response

May 19, 2020

GUMC Stories

Facing Their Greatest Test, Medical School Graduates Prepare to Enter the Fray

(May 17, 2020) — It’s a highly unusual time to be graduating from medical school. Just ask this year’s 187 graduates of Georgetown’s School of Medicine, who are making…

May 17, 2020

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Automated COVID-19 Research Tracking Tool Wins International Data Challenge

Competition Recognizes Six Tools that Visualize Critical Virus-Related Findings WASHINGTON (May 15, 2020) — A new online tool that gathers and organizes COVID-19 research and…

May 15, 2020

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Dearth of Medical Resources in Africa for COVID-19 Reminiscent of Early HIV/AIDS Pandemic

WASHINGTON (May 7, 2020) — “We have seen this before.” Global health scholars have issued a clarion call about the needless loss of life expected because of a foreseeable…

May 7, 2020

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Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Collaborate on COVID-19 Antibody Study

WASHINGTON (May 7, 2020) — Georgetown University Medical Center, in collaboration with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, is conducting a study to test for antibodies in…

May 7, 2020

GUMC Stories

The Storm Surge: COVID-19’s Deadly Weapon

(May 7, 2020) — One of the most chilling aspects about being infected with COVID-19 is that for some people, the trajectory of illness can be highly unpredictable and they can…

May 7, 2020

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From Immunity Passports to Vaccination Certificates for COVID-19: Scientific, Equitable and Legal Challenges

WASHINGTON (May 4, 2020) — As governments from countries including the U.S., Germany, Italy and the U.K. explore the possibility of issuing so-called “immunity passports,”…

May 4, 2020