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Student Fellows Connect Interprofessionally To Advance Global Health Research
The current cohort of Global Health Institute (GHI) student fellows embodies the university’s commitment to a cross-disciplinary approach to researching global health. Students…
April 26, 2023
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Inspired by Their Mentors, Georgetown Students Present at Annual Undergraduate Research Conference
More than 90 Georgetown students from biology, chemistry, psychology, nursing, physics and human sciences presented their research projects at the annual Georgetown Undergraduate…
April 21, 2023
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Looking for a Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Disease
After nearly two decades of clinical trials failing to deliver new treatments, Alzheimer’s disease researchers and clinicians, as well as patients and their families, have…
April 6, 2023
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Study Finds Relationship Between Discrimination and Frailty in Black Cancer Survivors
Discrimination experienced by Black people can affect their health and increase their frailty, which can be particularly impactful for cancer survivors, according to a new study…
March 20, 2023
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Black People in Rural Areas Have Greater Mental Health Resiliency Than White People
Finding in North Carolina is one of the first to explore this relationship and has implications for other areas of the country. WASHINGTON (March 4, 2023) — Black people living…
March 4, 2023
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Georgetown’s New Center Prepares Students for Careers Advancing Health Equity
Georgetown has created a new Center for Health Equity to prepare graduate and undergraduate students for careers that prioritize community health and reduce health. …
March 3, 2023
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Key Studies Conducted at Georgetown Lombardi Lead to Better Treatment for People With Melanoma
Results from a pair of clinical trials published in recent months have changed the treatment landscape for people with advanced melanoma, offering a clearer path for improved…
March 1, 2023
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Climate Change Portends Wider Malaria Risk as Mosquitos Spread South and to Higher Elevations in Africa
Based on data that span the past 120 years, scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that the mosquitoes responsible for transmitting malaria in Africa are…
February 14, 2023
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Study Finds Adverse Impact of Climate on Mental Health in Bangladesh
Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events have an alarming impact on mental health outcomes in terms of depression and anxiety in Bangladesh, the world’s…
February 6, 2023
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Drug Found to be Effective in Difficult to Treat Autoimmune Blood Disorder
Patients taking efgartigimod, a drug being studied for use to treat chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), exhibited a significantly greater improvement in platelet…
December 10, 2022