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GW Provided Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Ultrasound Screening, Urological Screening and Vision testing for Veterans in Landover, MD.

Cardiologists from The George Washington University’s Cheney Cardiovascular Institute, Dr. Cynthia Tracy and Dr. Marco Mercader, recently returned from a “health brigade” to Comayagua, Honduras.

Around the emergency department, it’s known as “testing creep.” Conventionally, it’s called human nature — the more you have, the more you use, the more you want.

Shawneequa Callier, J.D., assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is part of a team of researchers that was awarded a $710,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Marie Borum, M.D., professor of Medicine and Pia Prakash, M.D., resident in Internal Medicine in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences are quoted in an article about how people with gluten sensitivities can have reactions to gluten in cosmetics and body care products.

Christie Teal, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery in the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and director of the GW Breast Care Center, arrived at the Center’s annual luncheon, Oct 20, with a newly cropped hairdo.

Fourth year GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences student, Elizabeth Wiley, J.D., M.P.H., was one of seven medical students from the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) to conduct a study on how medical students view the health care reform legislation, the Patient Protection and…

At its best, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is “the common cold of psychiatric illness,” according to Robert Ursano, M.D. Like a cold, its symptoms are common and usually temporary. 

Helene Emsellem, M.D., clinical professor of Neurology in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is quoted in an article about the links between a good mattress and a good night's sleep.

Ferid Murad, Ph.D., university professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was interviewed by Nature on topics ranging from treating diabetes to his Nobel Prize.