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H5 Influenza Vaccines: What Needs To Be Done To Reduce the Risk of a Pandemic

As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms, with outbreaks across species and continents, including the U.S., three international vaccine and public health experts say it is…

September 4, 2024

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New Book Helps Citizen Scientists Navigate Complexities of Infectious Disease Outbreaks

The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to an explosion of novice infectious disease detectives adding to the collection of science-enthusiasts. To give these new disease detectives more…

April 10, 2024

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From One Nightmare to Another. Anthony Fauci’s New Concern

Writing in Science Translational Medicine, Anthony Fauci, MD, Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and the McCourt School of Public…

October 18, 2023

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COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Behavioral Health in D.C. and Drove Significant Growth in Telehealth Care

The COVID-19 pandemic drove an increased demand for behavioral health services, but thanks to an increase in the availability of telehealth services, a greater number of…

April 20, 2023

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New UNAIDS Collaborating Center at Georgetown Leverages Strengths in HIV/AIDS Law, Policy, and Politics

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today designated the Global Health Policy and Politics Initiative at Georgetown as a United Nations Collaborating Center…

April 12, 2023

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NSF Awards Georgetown University $12.5M to Establish Institute for Emerging Virus Research

WASHINGTON (August 10, 2022) — The National Science Foundation has awarded Georgetown University $12.5 million to lead a global team of scientists in establishing a…

August 10, 2022

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New Study Finds Climate Change Could Spark the Next Pandemic

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2022) — As the Earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers predict wild animals will be forced to relocate their habitats — likely to regions with…

April 28, 2022

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Researchers Find Humans Have Given Wild Animals Their Diseases Nearly 100 Times

WASHINGTON (March 23, 2022) — An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that humans might give viruses back to animals more often than…

March 23, 2022

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Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Guide the Search for the Next SARS-like Virus

WASHINGTON (January 10, 2022) — An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has demonstrated the power of artificial intelligence to predict which…

January 10, 2022

GUMC Stories

Understanding What Causes Fever to Reduce the Spread of Dangerous Pathogens

(September 23, 2021) — Fever is one of the most common and recognizable signs of human disease, but remains surprisingly mysterious from an etiological perspective. In some…

September 23, 2021