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- GW Doctors Return to D.C. Following 15-day Deployment to Haiti, Feb. 1 read>>
- 1/22/2010 Rescuers Prepare for an End to the Miracles, The Wall Street Journal
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, rescuers are now faced with the tough decision of when to declare an end to the rescue effort. According to a published review by Dr. E. Reed Smith, assistant clinical professor of Emergency Medicine at GW, only under extenuating circumstances have a handful of people survived more than 10 days. Scientists agree that anyone trapped beyond 10 days will only survive if he or she is uninjured and has access to water and air.
Full report online: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704423204575017520891623554.html read>>
- 1/21/2010 To Survive After Quake, the Desperate Target Haiti's Orphanages, CNN
In the days since the earthquake, Haiti's orphanages have become targets for people desperate for food, water and medical supplies. Dan Kaniewski, deputy director of GW's Homeland Security Policy Institute, says that security needs to be made a higher priority. Kaniewski explains that providing security resources is as equally important as providing all of the other kinds of aid in the country because security is essential for effective distribution.
Full report online: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/01/21/haiti.orphanages.attacks/index.html read>>
- 1/21/2010 A New Search for Consensus on Health Care Bill, The New York Times
Passage of a comprehensive bill looked impossible after the Democrats’ loss of a Senate seat in Massachusetts. As an alternative, lawmakers in both parties said, some pieces of the bills already passed by the House and the Senate could be pulled out and packaged together in a measure that would command broad support. GW's Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and chair of the Department of Health Policy, said the new proposals could still help as many as 15 million Americans.
Full report online: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/health/policy/22health.html read>>
- 1/21/2010 Clinton, Warning China, Urges Internet Freedoms, Los Angeles Times
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently called for free access to the internet and said countries that attack information networks should face "consequences and international condemnation." Frank Cilluffo, director of GW's Homeland Security Policy Institute provided another perspective, saying that sometimes U.S. officials believe they need to monitor, or block, email traffic of suspected terrorists.
Full report online: http://www.latimes.com/dc-clinton-china22-20100121,0,2956784.story read>>
- A Nation in Crisis: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future
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- 1/21/2010 Gandhi's Hookworms, Foreign Policy
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) haven't just created a health crisis in the developing world -- they have spurred conflicts in some of the most unstable places on the planet. Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, discusses NTDs and presents solutions for control and elimination.
Full report online: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/01/21/gandhis_hookworms?page=0,1 read>>
- 1/20/2010 Psychiatrists Predict Haitians Face Long-term Mental Health Issues, Voice of America
In addition to the challenges associated with rebuilding infrastructure, psychiatrists say that the mental health of thousands of Haitians will be an issue long after international aid workers have left the country. Lorenzo Norris, M.D., assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at GW, believes most Haitians will eventually recover from the trauma, but some will need treatment. An estimated eight to 10 percent of the population could develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), brought on by exposure to an event such as the earthquake in Haiti.
Full report online: http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Psychiatrists-Predict-Haitians-Face-Long-term-Mental-Health-Issues-82150602.html read>>
- 1/19/2010 Doctors changed diagnosis after woman said allergies weren't causing runny nose, The Washington Post
The fluid dripping from Rebecca Yates’ nose for the past 18 months was not mucus, but an alarming indication of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak that had caused brain tissue to protrude from her skull. Yates’ rare and serious condition landed her in the hands of Dr. Ameet Singh, assistant professor of Surgery, who directs the GW Hospital's endoscopic pituitary and skull base surgery program along with Dr. Fabio Roberti, assistant professor of Neurological Surgery. Using minimally invasive technology, Dr. Singh successfully performed the surgery by removing the protruding brain matter and patching the leak through the same orifice that revealed the presenting problem—Yates’ nose.
Full report online: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/15/AR2010011503107.html read>>
- 1/15/2010 Experts question U.S. terror alert system, CNN
Experts discuss the current color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System used to convey the national terror threat level. The system was implemented in March 2002 after the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Frank Cilluffo, director of GW's Homeland Security Policy Institute, says that the system suffers from public cynicism and indifference and, in order for it to be effective, specific and concrete actions need to be conveyed.
Full report online: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/15/homeland.security.terror.level/ read>>
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