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Students at SMHS may not, right now, be able to use their burgeoning medical knowledge to make a direct impact in a health care setting, but they are finding unique ways to help the workers on the front lines of this battle.
When planning their wedding, Yuan James Rao, MD, director of brachytherapy at the GW Cancer Center and assistant professor of radiology at SMHS, and Destie Provenzano, a PhD candidate in the GW Department of Biomedical Engineering, had no idea the day would land amid a global health crisis…
Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), discusses strategies for managing the isolation and stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A team featuring George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) MD and health sciences students and alumni won the AMA Insurance Global Health Challenge for its essay and video on global health volunteerism.
The combination of photothermal and epigenetic therapies may help to maximize the therapeutic benefits for melanoma, and possibly other tumors, according to researchers from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).
Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, was on The Lisa Show on BYU Radio for a segment on how to properly wash your hands and protect against COVID-19.
Pooja Lakshmin, MD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to Harper's Bazaar for an article on how couples can split household labor while both are working from home.
Nancy Gaba, MD, Oscar I. and Mildred S. Dodek and Joan B. and Oscar I. Dodek, Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke to WTTG-FOX5 for a segment address the concerns expecting mothers have about delivering during a pandemic.
Pooja Lakshmin, MD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, co-authored an article for The New York Times about the psychiatric effects of some of the treatments being considered to treat COVID-19.
Robert Shesser, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, spoke to WTTG-FOX5 for a segment on the need for protective gear in emergency rooms during COVID-19 pandemic.