Medicine
Gary Simon, M.D., professor of medicine, was interviewed by CNN on a new strain of norovirus currently hitting the U.S. This interview was also broadcast on WITI (Fox), Milwaukee, WIVB (CBS), Buffalo, N.Y., and KUSI, San Diego.
GW infectious disease expert, David Parenti, M.D., professor of medicine, was quoted in The Washington Post on ways students can keep healthy during the flu season.
This year’s flu season is in full swing, with District health officials reporting 310 cases since September. That’s already more than triple the amount seen last season—and there’s still about half the season left.
Marc Siegel, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was interviewed by WGN Radio in Chicago on this year's unusually early and severe flu outbreak. He was also interviewed on Voice of America about the outbreak.
GW Professor Argues for Quality over Quantity When it Comes to the Role of Physicians in Health Care
In a letter to the editor published in The New York Times, Michael Newman, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, says that suggestions calling for less reliance on doctors in the health care system "will result in more care but not appropriate care."
Patience White, M.D., professor of medicine and pediatrics, commented on research suggesting that drugs canakinumab and tocilizumab may reduce symptoms experienced by children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
A viewpoint in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) discusses the issue of iodine deficiency in pregnant women in the U.S. and the potential negative health implications for both mothers and their children from this deficiency.
Jehan El-Bayoumi, M.D., associate professor of medicine, issued a statement in The New York Times that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton developed a stomach virus and fainted due to extreme dehydration. She also sustained a concussion. This statement was also covered in Reuters, the Associated…
For the third year in a row, Tracy and her team of cardiologists from the GW Heart & Vascular Institute traveled to the city of Comayagua, Honduras to bring specialized cardiac care to people in need.
Christina Puchalski, M.D. '94, RESD '97, professor of medicine, was featured in the Independent for her work in bringing spirituality to the healthcare system.