News Archive

William Borden, MD, chief quality and population health officer and associate professor of medicine, spoke to DCist for an article about testing for COVID-19 in Washington, D.C.

Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke with Today.com for an article on whether the coronavirus can live on hair.

Bruno Petinaux, MD, chief medical officer at GW Hospital and clinical associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke to The New York Times for an article on how hospitals are dealing with a shortage of protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A research letter, published by members of SMHS and Children’s National Hospital in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD), details results of a study that found a gap in access to treatment for severe acne among low-income communities. 

Pooja Lakshmin, MD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to The New York Times for an article on parents' need for stress relief.

Monica Lypson, MD, professor of medicine, spoke to WTTG-FOX5 for a segment about 'flattening the curve' and why it's important.

A paper in npj (Nature Partner Journal) Genomic Medicine by Shawneequa Callier, JD, MA,  of SMHS, examined the progress and challenges in increasing the amount of data on individuals with African ancestry in genomic research.
 

Congratulations to Kenneth Harwood, PhD, PT, co-director of the Health Care Quality Program at SMHS, for being named a 2020 recipient of the Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).  

Neal Sikka, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke to CNN Technology for an article on efforts to boost telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a literature in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, researchers examined the prevalence of hypocalcemia, a condition in which there are low levels of calcium in plasma, among trauma patients.