News Archive

Suzan Song, MD, PhD, MPH, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, penned an op-ed for U.S. News & World Report about the need to appropriately provide mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke to Medium's science publication, Elemental, for an article on the difference between antibacterial soap and regular soap.

Yuan James Rao, MD, assistant professor of radiology, spoke to NBC4 for a segment on how he and Destie Provenzano, a PhD candidate in the GW Department of Biomedical Engineering, canceled their honeymoon due to the COVID-19 pandemic and joined with a group at GW to create 3-D printed respirators…

George Washington University (GW) provides temporary housing for medical professionals working on the frontlines of the pandemic at GW Hospital.

Fresenius Kidney Care in Hyattsville, Maryland, is working in collaboration with the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension at GW to provide care to patients with kidney disease who are under investigation for COVID-19 and for COVID-19 positive patients. 

Two teams from the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ (SMHS) MD Program are set to make their mark in the final round of the GW New Venture Competition, April 16.

Gary Simon, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Walter G. Ross Professor of Clinical Research, spoke to WTOP for an article on the accuracy of COVID-19 testing.

Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke to Healthline for an article discussing the impact sheltering in place can have on skin.

Dozens of George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) physician assistant (PA) students logged into Zoom on April 10 to participate in a virtual Follies, the annual skit-filled show usually held live near the end of the spring semester.

The new COVID-19 social distancing recommendations can be hard on everyone. Among elderly populations loneliness can have a wide range of negative effects on both physical and mental health.