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Associated Press - Is It an Emergency? Insurer Makes Patients Question ER Visit
Jesse Pines, MD, director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research and professor of emergency medicine and of health policy and management, spoke to Associated Press for an article discussing the effects of some health insurers trying to curb unnecessary emergency room visits.
Bank of America Awards $25K Grant to Support GW Pipeline Programs in D.C.
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences to support Upward Bound and the Health Education Leadership Program at the Rodham Institute. 
Children’s National Awarded Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grant for Sickle Cell Disease
Children’s National Health System will receive more than $550,000 in funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to lead a three-year, multi-center trial that will study a low intensity, chemotherapy-free transplantation approach to cure patients with sickle cell disease using a matched…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Celebrates Work-Based Learning Initiative at GW
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and partnering institution the George Washington University celebrated the conclusion of the city’s inaugural Advanced Internship Program, which provides work opportunities for students eager to build career-ready skills.
Emergency Physician Advocates Podcast - The ACA, Medicaid, and the ED - What's the Bottom Line?
Jesse Pines, M.D., director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation, was interviewed on the American Academy of Emergency Medicine's Emergency Physician Advocates Podcast on how the Affordable Care Act will impact the emergency department. 
Federal Funding Fuels Research, Academics
The George Washington University has received a number of awards each greater than $750,000 from federal agencies since the start of the fall 2014 semester.
Gluten in Cosmetics May Pose Hidden Threat to Celiac Patients
Marie Borum, M.D., professor of Medicine and Pia Prakash, M.D., resident in Internal Medicine in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences are quoted in an article about how people with gluten sensitivities can have reactions to gluten in cosmetics and body care products.
David A. Belyea, MD, MBA, FAAO, FACS, Selected to Serve as Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and the GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA) are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor David A. Belyea, MD, MBA, FAAO, FACS, as the fifth chair of the GW Department of Ophthalmology. With this…
The Sunshine Vitamin: Can it Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?
Vitamin D may play an important role in the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes, according to an analysis published by researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. 
Two Hematology and Oncology Fellows Awarded the 2023 Albert L. Tucker and Elizabeth T. Tucker Postdoctoral Fellowship to Pursue Research at GW Cancer Center
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) announced the selection of Hematology and Oncology Fellows, Walaa Aldhahri, MBBS, and Zoë McKinnell, MD, as the 2023 Albert L. Tucker and Elizabeth T. Tucker Postdoctoral Fellowship awardees.