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GW Faculty Participate in Virtual American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science D.C. and VA Spring Meeting

The D.C. and Virginia chapters of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science will be holding their spring meeting on Saturday, April 10 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. Many faculty from GW will be participating.

Wolters Kluwer launches telemedicine resources to help clinicians provide more patient-centered virtual care

This content is a Press Releases from the Wolters Kluwer web site: Wolters Kluwer launches telemedicine resources to help clinicians provide virtual care | Wol

Babyscripts Pilots First-of-Its Kind Remote Monitoring Product for Maternal Mental Health at GW

The GW Medical Faculty Associates will pilot a real-time remote monitoring tool for maternal mental health with Babyscripts, the leading virtual care platform for managing obstetrics. GW will be gathering data around the efficacy of the new tool for a focused research study. 

Aspirin Use May Decrease Ventilation, ICU admission and Death in COVID-19 Patients

GW researchers found low dose aspirin may reduce the need for mechanical ventilation, ICU admission and in-hospital mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Final results indicating the lung protective effects of aspirin were published today in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

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Adam Friedman, MD, Appointed to Serve as Chair of the Department of Dermatology

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and The GW Medical Faculty Associates have appointed Adam Friedman, MD, to serve as chair of the Department of Dermatology.

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DCist - As Cherry Blossom Season Kicks Off, Officials Say They Might Close The Tidal Basin To Crowds Again

Suzan Song, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to DCist for an article about "pandemic fatigue" and how this leads some people to engage in riskier behaviors, like going to the Tidal Basin for the Cherry Blossom Festival, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

GW Dept. of Dermatology Receives Pfizer Grant to Expand Accessible Teledermatology

The GW Department of Dermatology received a $250,000 grant from Pfizer to expand accessible teledermatology for atopic dermatitis patients in Washington, D.C. 

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The Washington Post - A Maryland Man Was Dying. His Longtime Handyman Gave Him a Kidney.

J. Keith Melancon, MD, medical director of the GW Ron & Joy Paul Kidney Center, director of the GW Transplant Institute, and professor of surgery, spoke to The Washington Post about kidney donation and transplantation.

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GW MFA Health Care Coverage Benefit Puts GW Employees in the Top Tier

New new coverage Tier 1 within university employee medical plans dedicated to care provided by GW Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) providers, promises lower copayments and lower employee coinsurance when GW employee plan holders are seen by a GW MFA provider.

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U.S. News and World Report 'Best Hospital' Survey Opens

U.S. News and World Report ‘Best Hospitals’ survey is underway and GW physicians are asked to voice their support for GW Hospital.