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The main gym at Catholic University of America on Sept. 29 was a cacophony of laughter and chatter as health care professionals and students provided health services and education for young Special Olympics athletes.

The National Institutes of Health is embarking on a phase II trial of a DNA-based Zika vaccine, with the goal of enrolling almost 2,500 participants at sites, including one in Brazil run by GW faculty, spread across countries where the virus has infected people.

As displaced refugees from Middle Eastern nations and parts of Africa make their way through the hills of Turkey and across the Aegean Sea to Greece, their needs – food, shelter, clothing – are basic but essential. Equally important to their survival is psychological well-being. 

Interprofessional education has quickly risen to the top of the alphabet soup of medical acronyms, and at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, students, including those with the Office of International Medicine Programs, are taking advantage of enrichment opportunities.

Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, director of the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute, Carbonell Family Professor in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and professor of pharmacology and physiology and of pediatrics, spoke to Spectrum for an article discussing neurofeedback as a treatment…

Olanrewaju Falusi, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, spoke to HuffPost for an article about the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Lee Beers, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, spoke to ABC News for an article about how Sesame Street can help teach children how to cope with stress and trauma.

Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology, spoke to AccuWeather for an article discussing life-threatening skin infections from floodwaters following hurricanes. The story was also covered by FOX News.

Mary Alvord, PhD, adjunct associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to Reader's Digest about how the body responds to the common cold.

Paul Kaplowitz, MD, professor of pediatrics, spoke to Medscape for an article about the risks of overtesting children for endocrine disorders.