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How to Avoid the Flu This 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.
Advocating Her Way to Wellness and a Better Education
Ask medical students what is most important to them and you get similar responses— support for their education and overall well-being. That’s certainly the case for Amy Waldner, a third-year medical student at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), who…
Michelle Obama: ‘We’re Beginning to Turn the Tide on Childhood Obesity’
Before the White House, a trip to the grocery store required First Lady Michelle Obama to be armed with a “finely honed plan of attack” to get in and out in 30 minutes.
Get to Know Dr. Lotrecchiano
Gaetano "Guy" Lotrecchiano, Ph.D., Ed.D., assistant professor of clinical research and leadership, and of pediatrics at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about his latest research and his road…
GW Cancer Institute and Banca Civica Become Community Partners to Help Fight Cancer
WASHINGTON – The GW Cancer Institute (GWCI) at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences has joined forces with Banca Civica, a financial institution from Spain pioneering the innovative concept of civic banking, to fight cancer in Washington, D.C.
HHS Announces the Nation’s New Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Agenda
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled Healthy People 2020, the nation’s new 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention, and “myHealthyPeople,” a new challenge for technology application developers.  
Children’s National and GW Award More Than $1 Million in Grants
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Children’s National (CTSI-CN), a partnership of Children’s National Medical Center and The George Washington University, has awarded more than $1 million in grants for 15 Pilot Studies projects, four Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies…
Research Study Looks at Benefits of 3G Wireless Technology for Hypertensive Patients in Underserved Urban Communities
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…
GW Researchers Coordinate Study of Fetal Surgery to Reduce Complications of Spina Bifida
Researchers at The George Washington University Medical Center played a key role in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study of a surgical procedure to repair a common birth defect of the spine, which if undertaken while a baby is still in the uterus, greatly reduces the need to divert, or shunt…
National Day of Solidarity for Compassionate Patient Care
Washington, DC – Today, The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences joins with dozens of medical schools around the country undertaking projects to demonstrate the power and importance of compassion and empathy in healthcare.