All Posts: COVID-19

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Everything Old is New Again: Repurposing Drugs Against COVID-19

(April 30, 2020) — Time is of the essence. With thousands of new cases of COVID-19 being diagnosed worldwide along with hundreds of deaths each day as the first wave of the…

April 30, 2020

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Georgetown Lombardi Launches COVID-19 Antibody Study in People with Cancer

April 29, 2020

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NHS Student Creates Virtual Music Initiative for Senior Community Centers

April 28, 2020

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COVID-19 and DC Black Communities: Challenges and Opportunities

April 28, 2020

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Top Global Health Experts Release Action Plan: COVID-19: A Global Pandemic Demands a Global Response

WASHINGTON (April 23, 2020) — Some of the world’s foremost experts in global health say a comprehensive global response can defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, but the time to act…

April 23, 2020

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Georgetown Global Health Experts Apply Past Lessons to COVID-19

(April 21, 2020) — As COVID-19 cases continue to spread around the globe, there is still much to be understood: how long drastic “social distancing” measures will be…

April 21, 2020

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Preparing for a Second Wave of COVID-19 With Real-Time Surveillance

(April 21, 2020) — To avoid depending on COVID-19 testing in the event of a second wave of illness in the U.S., two Georgetown University global health researchers are…

April 21, 2020

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Pressure to Endorse Use of Unproven Drugs for COVID-19 Threatens Public Confidence

WASHINGTON (April 16, 2020) — The widespread use of experimental treatments for COVID-19, including the antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, represents “ill…

April 16, 2020

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NHS Alumnus Contributes to COVID-19 Response at Harborview Medical Center

April 16, 2020

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NHS Alumna Amid Dallas Hospital COVID-19 Response: ‘I Have Never Loved Nursing More’

April 15, 2020