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Since launching “Joining Forces,” a national initiative to support military families, last spring, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, Ed.D., have successfully recruited the participation of numerous businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals.

Now that classes are back in full swing, so are coughs and sniffles. And the viruses that cause the common cold and influenza are everywhere – on keyboards, on doorknobs, on elevator buttons, and especially on your classmates and co-workers.

The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) has received a $175, 851 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation to convene a working group of 30 subject-matter experts, in the areas of medicine, nursing, chaplaincy, social work, allied health, healthcare economics,…

Jesse Pines, M.D., associate professor of Emergency Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, co-authored an article about concierge medicine versus patient-centered medical homes which debated the benefits of enhanced patient access to care.

Michael Olding, M.D., professor of Surgery at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is quoted in an article about whether it's the nose job itself or the patient's new outlook on life that makes him or her appear younger.

Amir Afkhami, M.D., assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is quoted in an article about the link between certain antidepressants for pregnant mothers and pulmonary hypertension in infants.

GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, along with more than 100 other medical schools from around the country who are members of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced a new commitment to enhancing the wellness of America’s veterans, service members, and their families…

Christina Puchalski, M.D. '94, RESD '97, director of the George Washington University Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) and professor of Medicine in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences recently co-authored a report in The Journal of Religion and Health titled “Spirituality…

Congratulations to The GW Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) for winning a 2011 CINE Golden Eagle award in the Science & Technology competition for the Television & Film industries. Their winning submission is a documentary titled, 'Survivor: Cara Scharf' that tells the story of a twenty-…

Jordan Cohen, M.D., professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is quoted in an article about the money that the chairman of the orthopedics department University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Heath is receiving from Medtronic, a medical device…