News Archive
Eleanor Mackey, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke with WTOP-FM about the effect the government shutdown may have on children, whose routines may be disrupted.
WUSA9 featured the GW Mobile Mammography Van, better known as the Mammovan. With 17 years in service, the program is one of the oldest in the country.
Julia Frank, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, sat down with WUSA9 to discuss postpartum depression. This topic is on the mind of many Washingtonians in light of the recent car chase and subsequent shooting on Capitol Hill.
IntheCapital featured research throughout the George Washington University, specifically noting a $747,000 grant received by Chiara Manzini, M.D., an assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology, for her work on autism research.
Anne Willis, M.A., April Barbour, M.D., M.P.H., and Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., were featured in a recent article published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on the unique challenges of adolescent cancer survivors.
“I don’t know many people outside my class who can say that they loved medical school, but I loved being a GW medical student,” said Tara Jeanne O’Toole, M.D. ’81, one of three recipients of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.
Fitzhugh Mullan, Ph.D., M.D., assistant clinical professor of pediatrics, was a guest on "To the Point" on NPR to discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on physicians.
Nathan Punwani, M.D., an internal medicine resident, wrote a letter to the editor in response to The New York Times article, “Health Insurance Exchanges Scramble to Be Ready as Opening Day Nears.”
Aaron Rakow, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in The Washington Post for a story on children with celiac disease, who often feel isolated because of their dietary restrictions. This story was also published in The Columbian.
Howard Straker, PA-C, M.P.H., assistant professor of physician assistant studies, was interviewed by WTOP for a piece on the looming doctor shortage. Straker says practices can use physician assistants to help with the influx of new patients.