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In 2013, Danette Cunningham, 47, was driving her car when she unexpectedly blacked out and crashed. She had no idea what happened, and didn’t drive for four months. After replacing her car, Danette blacked out again while driving.

Five winners were chosen for the annual George Washington University (GW) Hospital Innovation Awards, a competition open to anyone working at the hospital.

Burnout among physicians, residents, and medical students is a growing issue, but according to Lotte N. Dyrbye, M.D., M.H.P.E., professor of medicine and of medical education at Mayo Clinic, there are things clinicians can do to achieve better well-being.

Raja Mazumder, Ph.D., works with the FDA to create a framework for standardizing computational biology algorithms.

During the Gold Humanism Honor Society Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care, students from SMHS could be found at GW Hospital writing posters about the importance of humanism in medical care and learning about patients’ interests.

Standing on the stage in GW's Jack Morton Auditorium on Feb. 7, Senators Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) debated the state of the U.S. health care system — with Cruz calling for total repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and Sanders making his case for a single-payer health system.

 Stephen J. Teach, M.D., M.P.H., chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s National Health System, talks about the relationship between allergies and asthma and the future in asthma care.

Researchers at GW's School of Medicine and Health Sciences investigate how to manipulate the genes of the schistosome parasite to disrupt its ability to survive and infect people. 

Installation highlights longstanding relationship between Saudi Arabia and the George Washington University.

Third-year M.D. student Ashtin Jeney discusses her passion for advocacy and her role as a board member of the American Medical Association Political Action Committee.