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SMHS Physician Assistant Students Take Follies Online 
Dozens of George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) physician assistant (PA) students logged into Zoom on April 10 to participate in a virtual Follies, the annual skit-filled show usually held live near the end of the spring semester.
Medium - Are Antibacterial Soaps More Effective Than Regular Soap?
Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke to Medium's science publication, Elemental, for an article on the difference between antibacterial soap and regular soap.
NBC4 - D.C. Couple Skips Honeymoon to Help Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Yuan James Rao, MD, assistant professor of radiology, spoke to NBC4 for a segment on how he and Destie Provenzano, a PhD candidate in the GW Department of Biomedical Engineering, canceled their honeymoon due to the COVID-19 pandemic and joined with a group at GW to create 3-D printed respirators…
WTOP - False Negatives in Coronavirus Testing are Unavoidable But Rare
Gary Simon, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Walter G. Ross Professor of Clinical Research, spoke to WTOP for an article on the accuracy of COVID-19 testing.
NBC4 - D.C. Doctor and Cancer Survivor Has Now Beat Coronavirus Too
Rachel Brem, MD, professor of radiology, spoke with NBC4 for a segment on her experience testing positive for COVID-19 and recovery.
DCist - Black D.C. Residents Have Been Diagnosed With COVID-19 At Twice The Rate Of Their White Peers
Janice Blanchard, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, was spoke to DCist for an article on the impact COVID-19 has on people of color in Washington, D.C.
U.S. News & World Report - Flatten the Mental Health Curve by Fixing Our Broken System
Suzan Song, MD, PhD, MPH, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, penned an op-ed for U.S. News & World Report about the need to appropriately provide mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthline - How Sheltering in Place Could Be Throwing Your Skin Out of Balance
Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke to Healthline for an article discussing the impact sheltering in place can have on skin.
Hospitals in Focus - Life on the Front Lines of COVID-19
James Phillips, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine, spoke with the podcast Hospitals in Focus for an episode on being an ER physician on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
DCist - Shoppers Are Now Asked To Wear Masks In D.C. Grocery Stores
William Borden, MD, chief quality and population health officer and associate professor of medicine, spoke with DCist for an article on the mandate that D.C. grocery stores ask customers to wear masks while in the stores.