All Posts: population health
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Probiotic Use May Reduce Antibiotic Prescriptions, Researchers Say
Use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a review of studies that probed the benefits of probiotics published by an international team that included Daniel Merenstein, MD, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Category: News Release
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ACA Expansion Did Not Improve Access to Complex Surgeries for Low-Income/Minority Patients
A new study published by a team led by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers finds that despite expectations following the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Medicaid expansion, there was no increased use of complex surgical procedures at high volume hospitals among ethnic/racial minorities and low-income populations.
Category: News Release
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Back to School: Good Mental Health Homework
Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc, director of the AAKOMA Project and adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center, says there are a few important steps parents and other loved ones can take to ensure that their teens are on the best path to good mental health as they return to school.
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Students Reflect on Experiences at the HOYA Clinic
Students in the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2018 have followed in the footsteps of hundreds of other GUSOM students who have volunteered their time over the last decade at the Health Outreach for Youth and Adults (HOYA) Clinic, a student-driven free clinic in the D.C. General Family Shelter in southeast Washington, D.C.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Training Future Doctors to Assess Oral Health
A research project evaluating the effectiveness of an oral health training program demonstrated the real-world impact of the work of the Health Justice Alliance, a partnership between Georgetown University Medical Center and Georgetown University Law Center.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Honoring an Advocate for LGBTQ Health Education
The Hoya MedAlliance presented Andrea Singer, MD, with this year’s Faculty Lambda Award, which honors a faculty member at the School of Medicine for their enduring commitment to Georgetown’s LGBTQ community.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown’s Health Justice Alliance, O’Neill Institute Welcome World Bank President Jim Kim
Georgetown’s Health Justice Alliance and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law hosted a screening of the film “Bending the Arc,” about the founding of the NGO Partners in Health, on March 7. One of the film’s subjects, Jim Yong Kim, MD, PhD, now president of the World Bank, was present for a discussion afterward.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Fitness Instructor and Former Felon Shares His Story With Medical Students
At a lunchtime talk hosted by the Inmate Wellness Interest Group (IWIG) on January 17, Dontrell “Trell” Britton spoke about his journey from prison to a career as a personal trainer and some of the challenges former felons face.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Researchers Offer New Model for Uncovering True HIV Mortality Rates in Zambia
A new study that seeks to better ascertain HIV mortality rates in Zambia could provide a model for improved national and regional surveillance approaches, and ultimately, more effective HIV treatment strategies. The work was conducted by a team of researchers co-led by Charles Holmes, MD, MPH, of Georgetown University Medical Center’s Center for Global Health and Quality and Georgetown’s School of Medicine.
Category: News Release
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Annual Colloquium Addresses Health Disparities in D.C.
The colloquium held on November 16 as part of this year’s GUMC Fall Convocation brought together Georgetown faculty members to discuss the theme “Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities.”
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