News Archive

Christina Puchalski, MD '94, RESD '97, director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, spoke with CNN Health for an article on psychological benefits of prayer.

Sanjay Maggirwar, PhD, chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, spoke to Washington City Paper for an article on whether bars and restaurants should change out silverware for single-use plastic utensils as they reopen.

Richard J. Simons, MD, senior associate dean for MD Programs and professor of medicine, has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. 

Gary Simon, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Walter G. Ross Professor of Clinical Research, spoke to Hearst TV for a segment on how moves to reopen across the U.S. could lead to a spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Marisa K. Dowling, MD, MPP, health policy fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine, and U.S. Rep. Robin L. Kelly, PhD (D-Ill.) authored a viewpoint article in JAMA calling for policy to address health disparities and COVID-19.

Dermatology fellows Chapman Wei and Kamaria Nelson, MD, were awarded research grants from La Fondation La Roche-Posay.

Janice Blanchard, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke with The Washington Post for an article on the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on communities of color.

Researchers at the George Washington University found that inhibitory GABAergic interneurons in the hippocampus excite the developing brain at ages equivalent to the early third trimester.

Michael Knight, MD, assistant professor of medicine, spoke to AARP for an article on how to stay safe as businesses begin to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke to Women's Health for an article on the best sunburn relief products.