News Archive
Kenneth J. Harwood, Ph.D., PT, recently returned from an educational initiative in Singapore where he was a member of an international team of experts teaching management and leadership to physical therapy students.
Gearing up for Match Day 2013. Take a look back at Match Day 2008, through the eyes of Sigrid Bairdain, M.D. '08, M.P.H.
The GW Heart & Vascular Institute is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012-13 research awards: GW Cardiology Fellows David Cohen, M.D., and Miriam Fishman, M.D.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, has authored, "Power Foods for the Brain," a book that reveals how diet can protect the brain from memory loss, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease.
Eric Hoffman, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by CBS News on his experience treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is one of the most common of the orphan or rare diseases.
Each spring, medical students at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) embark upon an annual rite of passage, taking their talents from the classroom to the stage to perform parodies, skits, and choreographed dance numbers in a time-honored tradition known as the follies.
Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and physiology and director of the GW Institute for Neuroscience, talked to Voice of Russia about President Obama's new initiative to map the active, human brain.
Patience White, M.D, professor of medicine, spoke to Everyday Health about using physical therapy and exercise to treat morning stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This story was also published in US News & World Report, the Doctor's Lounge and TopNews Arab Emirates.
GW SMHS participated in the Sister to Sister Foundation's annual heart screening event on Capitol Hill. The event offered free heart screenings and heart-healthy education to legislators and their staff members.
In an opinion editorial published by McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., dean of the SMHS, and co-author Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., dean of the School of Public Health and Health Services, write to support policies to address deficiencies in the U.S. mental health system and for…