News Archive

Gerard A. Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and pediatrics, was quoted in NVO News about research finding that concussions from top-of-the-head impacts are more dangerous. He was also featured quoted on this topic in Medical News Today.

John Hawdon, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, was recently awarded $430,722 from the National Institutes of Health to develop a model system to study parasitic nematode infection, which will lead to greater understanding of the infective process and…

Eleanor Mackey, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and pediatrics, spoke to The Washington Post on steps parents can take to help children who are overweight. 

Carolyn Clancy, M.D., associate clinical professor of medicine, was featured in an Endocrine Today article about her push for advocacy and innovation in diabetes care.

Daniel Lieberman, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and chairman of the GW Institutional Review Board, was a guest on WUSA9's BioCentury This Week to discuss Facebook's emotional contagion study and the ethical implications this has on healthcare research.

It wasn’t long ago that medical students relied on the nearly 1,000-page “Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking” to learn crucial examining skills.

Leana Wen, M.D., director of patient-centered care research and assistant professor of emergency medicine, authored an op-ed on the importance of not just helping the patient, but addressing the health of the community for greater care.

Valerie Hu, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine, was awarded $435K from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study how certain environmental factors affect the gene RORA, which has been shown to be an important regulator of multiple genes of neurological…

It’s with great sorrow that the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces the passing of James D. Finkelstein, M.D., Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine.

William Borden, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was interviewed by Reuters to discuss why doctors may not agree with new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association on prescribing cholesterol-lowing statin drugs.