Medicine
The hair-growth drug finasteride, commonly marketed under the trademark name Propecia, can cause persistent sexual dysfunction well after a patient stops taking the medication, according to a study by Michael Irwig, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences…
A new study by The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, which will be published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, suggests men who take the drug finasteride, commonly marketed under the trademark names Propecia and Proscar, may report an on-going reduction in sex…
Gout has roughly tripled since the late 1970s, with about 8 million Americans now suffering from the disease. Patience White, M.D., professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says that while pitching new drugs for gout, pharmaceutical companies have increased people's…
A new study says that early adolescence is the time that patients with congenital heart disease should start preparing for the move from pediatric to adult medical care.
Jeanny Aragon-Ching, M.D. assistant professor of Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says that the new drug denosumab is a welcome addition to the options available for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer.
According to a recent study by Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, some doctors post unethical and unprofessional content on Twitter, a finding that suggests the need for more oversight of physicians' use of social media.
New research, conducted by Katherine Chretien, M.D., F.A.C.P., associate professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, reveals that while social media has the potential to have a positive social impact, there is need for greater accountability and guidelines, as some…
The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, One Economy, Cricket Communications, VOCEL and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), through its Wireless Reach™ initiative, today announced that 3G wireless-enabled handsets and the Pill Phone mobile medication reminder…
The concept once seemed futuristic: medical decision-making hinged on an individual’s genetic makeup rather than population statistics. But today, the hope of personalized medicine is being pursued at labs around the world, most drastically shaping the field of oncology.
The U.S. Institute of Medicine has increased the recommended levels of vitamin D that people need in order to stay healthy.