COVID-19

Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke with The Washington Post for an article on how to alleviate skin irritation caused by wearing face masks.
Pooja Lakshmin, MD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shared tips with ABC News for how to boost mental health as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Katrina Hawkins, MD ’05, RESD ’08, FEL ’11, is an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences and medical director of the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at GW Hospital offers a glimpse of life as an…
Associate Dean for International Medicine Huda Ayas addresses the IMP community in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the world, international travel was one of the first areas to be impacted during the spring semester as study abroad programs were canceled for the entire George Washington University (GW) student community.
Michael Bell, MD, professor of pediatrics, spoke with ABC News for an article about some children who test positive for COVID-19 also experiencing symptoms for Kawasaki disease, a rare inflammatory syndrome typically affecting children under the age of 5.
Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke with WJLA-ABC7 for a segment on the increased use of telemedicine amid social distancing concerns.
As the response to the COVID-19 pandemic grew, Jeffrey Williams, MD, assistant professor at SMHS, saw a potential need for medical scribes to ease the workload facing physicians. He realized SMHS students would fit the bill perfectly.
Kelsey Borner, PhD, assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, spoke to Romper about how parents can help reassure children who are afraid to wear face masks.
Michael Knight, MD, assistant professor of medicine, spoke with WHDH (Boston) for a segment on the increased calls to poison control after exposure to harsh chemicals used to disinfect areas around the home to protect from COVID-19.