News Archive

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.

Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, M.D., adjunct instructor of pediatrics, was featured by HealthDay for her research finding a big increase in prescriptions for powerful narcotic painkillers given to headache patients at hospital emergency departments.

Judith Owens, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Radio Times on WHYY in Philadelphia on the importance of teen sleep.

SMHS students presented the Golden Apples during follies, a time-honored tradition where first, second, third, and fourth-year medical students perform parodies, skits, and choreographed dance numbers.

Christina Puchalski, M.D., director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, was featured in the AAMC Reporter for her efforts to address the spiritual needs of patients and address the "whole person."

John Powers, M.D., associate clinical professor of medicine, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal for an article on the FDA's efforts to speed approvals of drugs to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
 

Richard Cytowic, M.D., associate clinical professor of neurology, wrote an article for Psychology Today on the importance of teaching resilience and building character to children by not hiding hard realities. 

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was interviewed for a Reuters article on a new study finding that Chinese women who ate the most cruciferous vegetables had substantially less inflammation than those who ate the fewest.

Christina Puchalski, M.D., director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, was featured in WMU News, a publication of Western Michigan University, and MLive for her upcoming talk at Western Michigan University on integrating spirituality and health…