Crisis Response
Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke to Healthline for an article discussing the impact sheltering in place can have on skin.
U.S. Olympians McKenzie Coan and Maggie Steffens will lead a 30-minute webinar about resilience in the face of the pandemic on April 15 at 12:30 p.m.
The new COVID-19 social distancing recommendations can be hard on everyone. Among elderly populations loneliness can have a wide range of negative effects on both physical and mental health. Students at the George Washington University School of...
Every day new details emerge about COVID-19 and how the pandemic is impacting the Washington, D.C., region. In an effort to ensure the local community has access to up-to-date and accurate information, a team of George Washington University...
Suzan Song, MD, PhD, MPH, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to WUSA9 about the physician hotline she developed with colleagues for first responders who need to speak to a mental health professional during the COVID-...
Malika Fair, MD, clinical associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke with AAMC News for an article on how clinicians are dealing with the emotional and physical toll during the COVID-19 pandemic.
James Phillips, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine, spoke with the podcast Hospitals in Focus for an episode on being an ER physician on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pooja Lakshmin, MD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted by The New York Times for an article on why we can feel scatterbrained during times of stress and uncertainty and ways to cope.
William Borden, MD, chief quality and population health officer and associate professor of medicine, spoke with DCist for an article on the mandate that D.C. grocery stores ask customers to wear masks while in the stores.
To honor social distancing requirements, while still meeting its educational mission, SMHS is using creativity and ingenuity to take learning online.
