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The George Washington University Launches Podcast Series to Promote Innovation in Health Care
The GW Office for Clinical Practice Innovation launched a podcast series to generate conversation about more efficient, cost-effective health care delivery.
HIV/AIDS Immunovirologist Dr. Doug Nixon Selected for 2014 National Academy of Inventors Fellowship
Today, Douglas Nixon, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Tropical Medicine and Walter G. Ross Professor of Basic Science Research, was named a 2014 National Academy of Inventors Fellow.
GW Cancer Institute Receives Gift to Advance Patient Engagement through New Center
The GW Cancer Institute has received a $150,000 memorial gift from the Center for Advancing Health to support a new patient engagement center.
Physicians Committee Encourages Clinicians to Consider Dietary Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes
Neal Barnard, M.D. '80, adjunct associate professor of medicine, authored a study, published in Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, showing that a plant-based vegetarian diet accelerates type 2 diabetes treatment by lowering HbA1c levels by 0.4 points.
The Scope of the Suicide Among College Students
Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., M.P.H., delivered the 21st Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D., Lecture on Suicidology on Dec. 18.
Sheila Pinette: GW PA to Maine CDC
For Sheila Pinette, D.O., PA ’83, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the path leading to Maine’s highest public health office was a fast-paced and challenging journey – and one that began at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Science
A Plant-Based Diet Causes Weight Loss, According to New Mega-Study
Adopting a vegetarian diet causes weight loss, even in the absence of exercise or calorie counting, according to a new meta-analysis published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and authored by Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine.
Alan E. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H., to Receive National Award From the American College of Physicians
Alan E. Greenberg, M.D., professor of medicine and microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, was awarded the Alvan R. Feinstein Award for Patient Care in the Field of Clinical Epidemiology by the American College of Physicians.
GW Cancer Institute Receives $97K Grant to Address Barriers to Cancer Care
The GW Cancer Institute received a $97K grant from Genentech to address health disparities in cancer care.
The George Washington University Acquires State-of-the-Art Birthing Simulator
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences has acquired a state-of-the-art birthing simulator to teach students how to care for mother and child during delivery and how to address complications.