News Archive

"Hospice Voices: Lessons for Living at the End of Life" by Eric Lindner was released on Oct. 12. Lindner is donating all of the book profits to organizations committed to improving the lives of hospice patients and their families, including the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health.

Jehan El-Bayoumi, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was quoted in Medpage Today's The Gupta Guide on whether prostate specific antigen screening should be done for men 75 and older.

Valerie Hu, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine, was featured by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative for her recently published research in Molecular Psychiatry.

Patience White M.D., professor of medicine, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about the link between achy joints and the weather.

Amir Afkhami, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was a guest on CCTV America to discuss how mental healthcare in the United States compares with the rest of the world.

Stephen Teach, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by The Washington Post about his work to try and lower the number of children who are hospitalized for asthma in D.C., which has one of the highest rates of pediatric asthma in the country.

The SMHS Class of ’63 was honored at a special luncheon hosted by Dean Akman.

Jill Davies, M.D. ’93, RESD ’97, associate professor at the University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine, discussed “Vaccinations During Pregnancy" at the Annual Weingold Lecture.

Jessica Torrente, M.D., assistant professor of radiology, gives a tour of the GW Mammovan to FOX 5's Holly Morris.

Jonathan Reiner, M.D., professor of medicine and director of cardiac catheterization laboratories, was interviewed for an article in The National Journal about former President George W. Bush's former heart problems.