News Archive
Judith Owens, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a Reuters article on the connection between sleep problems in teens and their performance in school. This article also appeared in The Chicago Tribune and KDAL610 in Duluth, Minn.
Wenge Zhu, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has received a $720,000 Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society to identify a new pathway to regulate DNA damage repair in…
A large study co-authored by Dominic Raj, M.D., director of the division of nephrology and professor of medicine, identifies factors that mediate differences in the progression of chronic kidney disease in order to reduce the excess burden of end-stage renal disease and its complications in…
Anjali Martinez, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was interviewed by The Associated Press TV on findings that certain emergency contraception options are not effective in heavier women. This interview also appeared on USA Today and KFWB-AM (Los Angeles).
Dominic Raj, M.D., director of the division of nephrology and professor of medicine, was quoted in a Science Daily article about his research recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, “APOL1 Risk Variants, Race, and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease.”
The Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program is now officially credentialed by the American Physical Therapy Association.
Thomas Joiner, M.D., delivered the 20th Anniversary Seymour Perlin, M.D. Lecture on Suicidology and Life-Threatening Illnesses, Oct. 31.
Jesse Pines, M.D., director of the Office of Clinical Practice Research and professor of emergency medicine and health policy, was interviewed by BBC News about new technology to automate filling hospital beds.
Babak Sarani, M.D., chief of trauma and associate professor of surgery, held a reunion for former trauma patients of the George Washington University Hospital. He was mentioned in an article in The Free Lance-Star, based in Fredericksburg, Va., on one of his patient's journey.
Vivek Jain, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and medical director for Center of Sleep Disorders, was quoted in an article in The Washington Post on the lack of effectiveness of over-the-counter sleep aids.