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Keith Mortman, MD, director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and associate professor of surgery, was interviewed live by Voice of America for a segment discussing the effects of tobacco use and best methods for quitting.

Mandi Pratt-Chapman, associate center director for patient-centered initiatives and health equity at the GW Cancer Center, co-authored an article for Conquer about developing a plan for patients in the posttreatment phase of survivorship.

David Diemert, MD, associate professor, and Jeffrey Bethony, PHD, professor, both in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, received a $3 million UOI grant from the National Institutes of Health to test the efficacy of a candidate recombinant hookworm vaccine.

The senior associate dean for clinical public health was honored in a ceremony June 5.

Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology, spoke to The Washington Post for an article discussing the benefits of evening workouts in the summer. The story was also covered by The Straits Times (Singapore).

Shawn Shea, MD, presented his theory at the 23rd Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D., Lecture on Suicidology in May.

The SMHS Physical Therapy program, after an extensive review process, received the maximum accreditation length from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.

Eduardo Sotomayor, MD, director of the GW Cancer Center, published research looking at the development of resistance to Ibrutinib, a drug used to treat patients suffering with mantle cell lymphoma. 

Karen Fratantoni, MD, MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Today for an article discussing the threat of lead in manufactured baby food.

John Hawdon, PhD, associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, spoke to Popular Science for an article about weather hazards and dangerous parasites to consider in the different regions of the United States.