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Today - Mom Warns About Sunscreen After 14-month-old Daughter Ends Up in the ER
Adam Friedman, M.D., associate professor of dermatology, spoke to Today about what could have caused a woman's 14-month-old daughter to develop burns after applying sunscreen.
NPR - GOP Bill Could Undercut Some Coverage In Job-Based Insurance
Jesse Pines, M.D., director for the Center of Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research, and professor of emergency medicine, spoke to NPR for an article about the impact of the American Health Care Act on job-based insurance.
Cellular Stress in the Brain May Contribute to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Colin Young, Ph.D, published research in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight showing that endoplasmic reticulum stress in the brain may contribute to development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
GW Researcher Receives $1.2M Grant to Standardize Cancer Genomics Data
Raja Mazumder, Ph.D., at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences received a NIH grant to develop databases to normalize cancer genomics data.
Preliminary Study Finds BRCA Variation May Work Alongside COMT Variation to Reduce Breast Cancer Incidence
Anelia Horvath, Ph.D., associate research professor of pharmacology & physiology, published research in the New England Journal of Medicine finding that some women with BRCA 1/2 genetic mutations also have the co-occurrence of a rare COMT genetic variant. 
Loudoun Now - GW to Open Groundbreaking Autism Research Institute in Ashburn
Kevin Pelphrey, Ph.D., director of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute and professor of pharmacology and physiology, was quoted in a Loudoun Now article about the development of GW's new Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute in Ashburn, Virginia.
A Case Study in Family and Disease Management
Alison Heru, M.D., discussed how illness, patients, and families interact during the 7th Annual Stokes Endowment Lecture on Marriage, Family Life, and Human Sexual Behavior.
Forbes - The Bleeding Edge of VR and Healthcare
Jesse Pines, M.D., director for the Center of Healthcare Innovation and Research Policy, and professor of emergency medicine, spoke to Forbes about the applications of virtual reality technology in healthcare.
Bustle - How to Keep Your Nails Healthy All Summer Long
Elizabeth Tanzi, M.D., associate clinical professor dermatology, spoke to Bustle for an article about ways to keep nails healthy during the summer.
Video Games That Address Health Problems
Qing Zeng, Ph.D., director of the Biomedical Informatics Cencer at SMHS partnered with a class at  T.C. WIlliams High School to develop video games that help children to understand and address health problems.