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The Rheumatology Research Foundation recently awarded Aileen Y. Chang, M.D., M.S.P.H., a $75,000 pilot grant to fund her research in rheumatology for a project entitled, “A Pilot Study of the Pathogenesis of Chikungunya Arthritis in the Americas.”

Innovative proposals from George Washington University M.D. students created during 2015’s HIV clinical public health summit are now part of Washington, D.C.’s new HIV/AIDS Action Plan.

The GW Transplant Institute, with the GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center, recognized donors at the inaugural Living Donor Appreciation Celebration, held Nov. 16.

A mother-daughter pair shares their story of donation and serendipity.

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was quoted in a Latinos Health article about the effects of a vegan diet on the body's ability to heal.

James Simon, M.D., clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was quoted in a Medical Xpress article discussing the effectiveness of some drugs.

Jeffrey M. Bethony, Ph.D., professor, and David Diemert, M.D., associate professor, both in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, served as co-authors on a review on hookworm infection published in Nature Reviews: Disease Primers.

John Powers, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, was featured in a Washington Post article, discussing the toll that pneumonia takes on the body.

Adam Friedman, M.D., associate professor of dermatology, spoke to Allure about the benefits of using chia seed oil in skin care.

Mikhail Kogan, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was quoted in a Washington Post article about the use of medical marijuana containing a high level of cannabidiol.