News Archive
It's American Heart Month. Richard Katz, M.D., Bloedorn Professor of Cardiology, offers tips to GW Today to avoid dangerous heart problems.
Video capsule endoscopy performed in the emergency department to detect acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, a potentially life-threatening emergency, may safely allow many patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage to be discharged home instead of admitted to the hospital, saving the…
The Dr. Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Cancer Research Center is offering a new, one-year postdoctoral fellowship to support innovative cancer research, thanks to a generous gift from the Albert L. Tucker and Elizabeth T. Tucker Foundation.
The George Washington University Institute of Spirituality and Health (GWISH) convened an international consensus conference to develop recommendations on integrating spirituality into health care systems worldwide.
Lakhmir Chawla, M.D., associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and colleagues, validated the effectiveness of the two novel biomarkers in 740 critically ill patients and compared their performance with other biomarkers, including serum creatinine.
Addressing the GWU medical community, Julie Silver, M.D., assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, discussed the importance of cancer rehabilitation, specifically its role in the cancer care continuum, during a conference hosted by the GW Cancer…
Congratulations to Cynthia Tracy, M.D., who was recognized by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the American Heart American Heart Association (AHA) for her work on updating ACCF/AHA clinical practice guidelines.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct professor of medicine, was interviewed by Washingtonian's Well + Being on ways to keep your brain healthy and memory sharp.
Jesse Pines, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, was interviewed by Reuters on the harmful practice of sending ambulances to other hospitals when conditions are crowded. This story was also published in the Chicago Tribune.
Scott Shapiro, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, discussed the health risks posed by energy drinks on "The Kojo Nnamdi Show" on WAMU-FM (NPR).