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Cardiologist Seeks Answers to Heart Disease in Cancer Clinic

Cardiologist Ana Barac, MD, PhD, has ventured into the oncology field to look for markers that predict cardiac risk in cancer patients.

Georgetown Honors Innovation at Patent Award Ceremony

Georgetown celebrated outstanding faculty accomplishments in technology transfer and commercialization during a recent ceremony to commemorate achievement over the past two years.

Kathryn Sandberg, PhD, has convened a group of researchers to address the overreliance of male cells and animals used in preclinical studies and to recommend policy changes to the National Institutes

of Health.

Georgetown Named New Academic Home to CDC Pediatric Health Center

Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, will direct the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment, a regional Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit.


GUMC IN THE NEWS

Dr. Timothy Jorgensen was interviewed by the Washingtonian about electromagnetic radiation, health and a West Virginia community living without cell phones, wifi and many modern technologies.

Dr. Lucile Adams-Campbell was quoted in USA Today as a member of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on its latest report.

Dr. Tom Sherman joined a panel on the Diane Rehm Show to discuss dietary cholesterol.

Nurse.com reported on Georgetown's NHS midwives program and interviewed Prof. Julia Lange Kessler.

Dr. Ranit Mishori and Dr. Tasha Seliby penned two articles in the Washington Post --one about chemoprevention for breast cancer and one about breast cancer risk factors.

Dr. Kenneth Lin was interviewed by the Washington Post about testicular cancer screening. He was also interviewed for the Mishori article (above) on chemoprevention.

The Washington Post talked to Dr. Shawna Willey about breast conservation therapy and mastectomies.

WUSA9 turned to Dr. Scott Turner for expert commentary on a study suggesting OTC medication contributes to dementia.

WTOP interviewed Dr. Ranit Mishori about patient use of the internet for medical information.

Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman comments on the downside of a new hepatitis C drug in the Seattle Times.

Washington's WNEW talks to Dr. Ranit Mishori about adults and the measles vaccination.

CCTV interviewed Dr. Joel Selanikio about his experience treating Ebola.

Autism Daily Newscast and PsychCentral covered Dr. Michael Ullman's study on brain compensation for several disorders including autism.

NPR, Boston Herald and Yahoo News interviewed Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman about flibanserin, the so-called "female Viagra."

The Hoya reported on the CDC's selection of NHS to house the MidAtlantic Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit.


PRESS RELEASES

Georgetown Consensus Group Issues Recommendations for NIH On Sex Diversity in Research

A group of experts from academia, industry and advocacy is offering recommendations to the National Institutes of Health as the federal research institution works to increase the inclusion of female animal models and achieve a balance in the use of male and female cells and animals in preclinical studies.

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A Brain System that Appears to Compensate for Autism, OCD,

and Dyslexia

Researchers at GUMC hypothesize that individuals with five neurodevelopmental disorders compensate for dysfunction by relying on a single powerful and nimble system in the brain known as declarative memory.

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Georgetown Selected Home to CDC Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has selected NHS as the new academic home for the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment, a regional Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit.

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AROUND CAMPUS

Afghanistan First Lady Joins Bush, Clinton, on U.S.-Afghan Women's Council

The U.S.-Afghan Women's Council at Georgetown has named First Lady Rula Ghani of Afghanistan its newest honorary co-chair - marking the inaugural appointment of a first lady from the country.

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RECENTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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Ask a Professor: The issue of childhood vaccine safety and effectiveness dominated the news in early 2015 during the measles outbreak. Georgetown's Dr. G. Kevin Donovan, a pediatrician and bioethicist, gives his advice on vaccinating children. #AskAGUProf #VaccinesWork

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Learn more about factors that increase you #breastcancer risk, from @ranitmd via @WashingtonPost http://wapo.st/1MroE4U

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@LombardiCancer

David Leventhal (@danceforpd) shows the power of

health-enhancing movement with #yoga #flamenco #DanceinHealthcare

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Georgetown University School

o f Medicine

Today on MedThread: (VIDEO) MedStar Health's Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Stephen Evans, speaks on the health system's approach to the changing healthcare landscape.
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School of Nursing & Health Studies

Congratulations to junior nursing major Molly Massarelli (NHS'16), a member of the Georgetown Figure Skating Club, who placed third in the solo ice dancing event at a competition in Boston! Hoya Saxa!

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Music for the Mind

Save the date! Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar National Rehabilitation Network are pleased to present Music for the Mind on May 20, 2015!

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