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The New York Times - The Uses and Abuses of CT Scans
Leana Wen, M.D., instructor of emergency medicine and director of patient-centered care research, wrote a letter-to-the-editor in response to The New York Times article, "We Are Giving Ourselves Cancer."
The Washington Post - Hoffman Overdose May Raise Questions About Drugs — Now’s the Time to Answer Them
Lee Ann Beers, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted in The Washington Post article on Phillip Seymour Hoffman's heroin overdose and how to talk to children about substance abuse.
GW Spirituality and Health Pioneer Publishes Paper on Development of the Field
Christina Puchalski, M.D.’94, RESD’97, founder and director of the George Washington University Institute for Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, published a commentary in Academic Medicine on the history of spirituality and health, the movement to reclaim medicine’s spiritual roots…
In Memoriam: M. Elizabeth "Lee" Tidball, Ph.D.
As a champion for educational opportunities for women, Dr. M. Elizabeth "Lee" Tidball will be remembered by those at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and outside the school, for many years to come. She was a mentor to many students during her time as a faculty member from 1960 until…
Study Finds Potential Solution for Feeding, Swallowing Difficulties in Children with DiGeorge Syndrome, Autism
Collaborative research out of GW reveals new information on the pathogenesis of feeding and swallowing difficulties often found in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and intellectual disability.
GW’s Gerald Lazarus Named 22nd Recipient of the David Martin Carter Mentor Award
Gerald Lazarus, M.D. ‘63, member of the GW Board of Trustees and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Dean’s Council, was selected by the American Skin Association to receive the 2014 David Martin Carter Mentor Award.
GW Researcher Finds Gene Therapy a Promising Tool for Cardiac Regeneration
Scott Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, was published in Science Translational Medicine for his research finding that gene therapy can elicit a regenerative response in pig hearts.
Preparing PAs for Patient Care
Howard Straker, M.P.H., PA-C, and Paige McDonald, Ed.D., revised their course to be more interactive using a blended learning format.
Medscape Medical News - Dexamethasone Tames Acute Asthma in Kids, With Less Vomiting
Stephen Teach, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a Medscape Medical News article on research finding that giving children with acute asthma flare-ups one or two doses of dexamethasone in the emergency department provides equivalent relief to a five-day course of prednisone while reducing…
La Vanguardia - "Estar Sano es Mucho Más Que no Estar Enfermo"
Christina Puchalski, M.D., director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, was featured prominently in La Vanguardia (Barcelona, Spain) on the importance of focusing on healing as more than the absence of disease.