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Reuven Schore, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, along with his colleagues at Children's National Health System, received a $1.92 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to a focus on new approaches for treatment of relapsed pediatric acute myelogenous leukemia.
Jacqueline S. Barnett, M.S., assistant professor of physician assistant studies, and Ellen F. Goldman, M.B.A., Ed.D., associate professor of clinical research and leadership and human and organizational learning, and director of the Master Teacher Leadership Development Program, were selected as…
Rachel Brem, M.D., director of the Breast Care Center and professor of radiology, was interviewed by WTOP on a new study finding mammograms have been "oversold" and that the harms downplayed. Brem cautioned against women thinking twice about going in for their regular mammogram.
Marie Borum, M.D., professor of medicine, was featured in the Washington Business Journal for her research calling for businesses in Washington, D.C. to have restrooms available to those with medical conditions, such as Crohn's disease.
Gerard Martin, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in The Washington Post for an article on the importance of pulse oximetry screening to detect heart defects in newborns. This was also covered by FOX News' "The Daily Bret" blog.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, wrote an op-ed for The Hill's Congress Blog, calling for support of the EAT for Health and ENRICH Acts to give doctors stronger education in nutrition.
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., director of the GW Cancer Institute, was profiled in The Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship.
Narine Sarvazyan, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and physiology, was featured by several media outlets for her invention of a new organ to help return blood flow from veins lacking functional valves.
Lauren Kenworthy, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Reuters on a new report suggesting as many as one in 68 U.S. children may have autism.
Robert Shesser, M.D., chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by USA Today for a story on a device that reverses the effects of overdoses from opioids, including heroin and prescription painkillers, now approved by The Food and Drug Administration.