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Jesse Pines, M.D., director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation and professor of emergency medicine and health policy, was recently published in the journal Health Affairs for his study titled “Strategies for Integrating Cost-consciousness Into Acute Care Should Focus on Rewarding High…
Amir Afkhami, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in an Aljazeera America article about a surge in HIV infection in Iran.
Robert Shesser, M.D., chair of the department of emergency medicine, was quoted in an NBC News article on whether there is a rise in PCP use, which is also known as "Angel Dust."
Kavita Parikh, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, was featured in Medscape Medical News for her recently published research in Pediatrics finding the use of chest radiography, steroids, and bronchodilators for infants and toddlers with bronchiolitis decreased significantly after the…
Hemant Sharma, M.D., M.H.S., assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted in an article in The Washington Post on treating children to help lessen their sensitivity to food allergies. This article also appeared in Saratogian News.
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.”