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In an opinion editorial published by McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., dean of the SMHS, and co-author Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., dean of the School of Public Health and Health Services, write to support policies to address deficiencies in the U.S. mental health system and for…
Video capsule endoscopy performed in the emergency department to detect acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, a potentially life-threatening emergency, may safely allow many patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage to be discharged home instead of admitted to the hospital, saving the…
The Dr. Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Cancer Research Center is offering a new, one-year postdoctoral fellowship to support innovative cancer research, thanks to a generous gift from the Albert L. Tucker and Elizabeth T. Tucker Foundation.
The George Washington University Institute of Spirituality and Health (GWISH) convened an international consensus conference to develop recommendations on integrating spirituality into health care systems worldwide.
Lakhmir Chawla, M.D., associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and colleagues, validated the effectiveness of the two novel biomarkers in 740 critically ill patients and compared their performance with other biomarkers, including serum creatinine.
Congratulations to Cynthia Tracy, M.D., who was recognized by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the American Heart American Heart Association (AHA) for her work on updating ACCF/AHA clinical practice guidelines.
A study led by Robert G. Hawley, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of anatomy and regenerative biology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, may help predict which patients with multiple myeloma will respond better to certain treatments.
Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., has been chosen to serve as the vice president for health affairs and the dean of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS). He will lead the academic and research mission of the SMHS and will be named the Walter A. Bloedorn Chair of…
In an opinion editorial published by The Washington Post's Capital Business, Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., dean of GW SMHS, and co-authors Howard J. Federoff, executive vice president and executive dean of the Georgetown University Medical Center, and Mark S. Johnson, dean of Howard University's…
Research out of the George Washington University, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals another piece of the puzzle in a genetic developmental disorder that causes behavioral diseases such as autism.