All Posts:global health
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New Master’s in Global Infectious Disease Bridges Science and Policy
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GHI Student Fellowships Combine Research and Mentorship in Global Health
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Georgetown Alumna Conducts C-Section Research as Fulbright Grantee
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Undergraduate Leverages Research Opportunities as Global Health Major, Fellow
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Georgetown Team Finds Richness in Collaboration with Jesuit Clinic in Liberia
(December 7, 2018) — The team from Georgetown’s School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) didn’t know what to expect when they set out in early November for Caldwell, Liberia, to conduct a three-day workshop for local midwives and health care workers. What they knew: that the scars of a protracted civil war and a massive […]
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Medical Alumni Event Explores Current and Future Global Health Challenges
(November 3, 2018) — In a thought-provoking and far-ranging discussion, Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) convened a panel of faculty, a medical alumna and a current student to explore some of the most pressing issues in global health. Delving into topics such as infectious disease outbreaks, population dynamics and poverty, health disparities and medical […]
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Obese Mice Lose a Third of Their Fat Using a Natural Protein
MEDIA CONTACTKaren Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (October 29, 2018) — To the great surprise of cancer researchers, a protein they investigated for its possible role in cancer turned out to be a powerful regulator of metabolism. The Georgetown University-led study found that forced expression of this protein in a laboratory strain of obese mice showed a remarkable […]
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Early Study Results Suggest Fertility App as Effective as Modern Family Planning Methods
MEDIA CONTACTKaren Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (October 15, 2018) — Early results from a first-of-its-kind study suggest that typical use of a family planning app called Dot is as effective as other modern methods for avoiding an unplanned pregnancy. Researchers from the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University Medical Center are studying women’s use of […]
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Georgetown Expert: Smithsonian’s “Outbreak” Exhibit Should Inspire Hope, Not Fear
An epidemic of curiosity is spreading about a new Smithsonian exhibit, “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World,” that is the brainchild of Georgetown’s Daniel Lucey, MD, MPH. “It really brings the material we learn about in the classroom to life,” observed NHS student and Global Health fellow Sara Rotenberg (NHS’20).
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A ‘Powder Keg’ for Infectious Disease
Jennifer Huang Bouey, PhD, MPH, MBBS, associate professor of epidemiology at Georgetown’s School of Nursing & Health Studies, has helped convene the U.S.-China Global Health Working Group to study China’s surveillance, emergency preparedness and response, and public health capacities.
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