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New research, presented this morning at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, has identified important associations between Plasmodium falciparum malaria and endemic Burkitt Lymphoma (eBL) that may help researchers identify young children who are more susceptible to eBL.
The Benjamin Rush Society at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences will host a physician debate the evening of Wed, Nov. 28 to discuss how social justice may conflict with the ethical standards of a doctor-patient relationship.
Imtiaz A. Khan, M.D., professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received a $1.6 million federal grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the effects of microsporidia—…
Paul Brindley, Ph.D., professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at SMHS, was the recipient of a $1.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the behavior of a parasitic worm, rampant in Southeast Asia, known to cause infections that contribute to liver cancer.
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences cardiac arrhythmia expert, Dr. Scott Shapiro, is available to comment on the dangers and health risks of energy drinks, which have led to subsequent FDA investigations on companies such as 5-Hour Energy and Monster.
In the United States, one in 10 men and one in 14 women have had a kidney stone. Unless the kidney stone is too large to pass on its own, the treatment prescribed is usually plenty of fluids and painkillers while letting it pass over a period of several days. Jeremy Brown, M.D., associate professor…
The George Washington University Heart and Vascular Institute and The Wireless Foundation, in partnership with the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services, announced their innovative public health initiative, which will improve cardiac care in the nation’s capital.
This medical innovation, based on collaborative research by Drs. Marco Mercader, M.D., a cardiologist; Matthew Kay, D.Sc., a biomedical engineer; and Narine Sarvazyan, Ph.D., a physiologist, at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science…
Stuart Kassan, M.D. ‘72, member of the GW board of trustees and alumnus of the SMHS, was named a Master of the American College of Rheumatology at a session of the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, in Washington, D.C.
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) alum, Russell C. Libby, M.D., F.A.A.P, was installed as president of the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) during the Society’s annual meeting at Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, VA, on Nov. 3, 2012.