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Gaining Hands-On Laboratory Experience with GO GIRL

Genomic Opportunities for Girls In Research Labs (GO GIRL) is a week-long educational outreach program for female high school students.

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Healthy Planet = Healthy People

The Environmental Health track draws medical students who are passionate about the environment and its effect on human health.

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SMHS Faculty David Scalzitti Honored as Distinguished Alumnus by University of Illinois at Chicago

David Scalzitti, P.T., Ph.D., O.C.S., assistant professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, has been named a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences.

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WUSA9 - Study Says Active Healthy Lifestyle May Not Protect Diabetic Heart

Brian Choi, M.D., associate professor of medicine, commented on a study featured by WUSA9 on type 2 diabetes patients losing weight through an active lifestyle.   

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Allen R. Dyer Publishes “One More Mountain to Climb” About Battle With Cancer

Allen R. Dyer, M.D., Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences published One More Mountain to Climb: What My Illness Taught Me About Health on June 2.

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Doctors Lounge - Clopidogrel Does Not Reduce Mortality in Shunted Infants

David Wessel, M.D., professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, was featured in Doctors Lounge for his recent research finding that in infants less than 3 months old with congenital heart disease and a systemic-to-pulmonary-artery shunt, clopidogrel does not reduce mortality compared…

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ABC7 - Obesity is a Disease, American Medical Association Says

Jehan El-Bayoumi, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was interviewed by ABC7 (WJLA-TV) about the American Medical Association's decision to recognize obesity as a disease. Dr. El-Bayoumi says this may help obese patients receive better treatment and support. 

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GW Cancer Institute Publishes Overview on Value of Patient Navigation for Community Cancer Centers

A recently published paper by the George Washington University Cancer Institute addresses the value of patient navigation programs for community cancer centers.

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MobiHealth News - Quick Takes on Mobile Health Efficacy, Regulation, and Funding

Richard Katz, M.D., Bloedorn Professor of Cardiology and professor of medicine, and Samir Patel, M.D., associate professor of medicine, were featured in an article in MobiHealth News for their recently published results of a small efficacy study using Voce

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The New York Times - In Bullies’ Hands, Nuts or Milk May Be a Weapon

Hemant Sharma, M.D., M.H.S., assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a New York Times article about children being bullied for their food allergies.