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Press Release
February 03, 2012
DC Chef Walks in Support of Women’s Heart Health
The GW Women’s Heart Center has a new supporter in local chef and restaurateur, Ris Lacoste, who owns the Foggy Bottom restaurant, RIS. In a program called RIS Walk 60, Lacoste has taken to the streets to raise money for the GW Women’s Heart Center by walking along a designated route, beginning at her restaurant at 23rd and L Sts, NW, for an hour each day and asking supporters to pledge a dollar for every mile she walks. Lacoste says she welcomes company from anyone who wishes to join her on her walks.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=681&account=SMHS
Press Release
January 26, 2012
Institute of Biomedical Sciences Student Awarded Two-Year Fellowship from PhRMA
Lindsay Garvin, a doctoral candidate pursuing a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology as part of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, a joint program with the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a two-year research fellowship by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America (PhRMA) Foundation.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=675&account=SMHS
Press Release
January 23, 2012
GWish Receives Grant to Study Impact of Spirituality on the Health Care Experience
The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) has received a $175, 851 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation to convene a working group of 30 subject-matter experts, in the areas of medicine, nursing, chaplaincy, social work, allied health, healthcare economics, insurance, policy, law, workforce, education, and ethics, to address the role of spirituality and health in creating more compassionate systems of care
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=668&account=SMHS
Press Release
January 12, 2012
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Makes Commitment to Enhancing the Wellness of America’s Veterans Through the National “Joining Forces” Initiative
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, along with more than 100 other medical schools from around the country who are members of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced a new commitment to enhancing the wellness of America’s veterans, service members, and their families through the Joining Forces initiative. Joining Forces is a national initiative that mobilizes all segments of society to give service members and their families the opportunities and support they have earned.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=657&account=SMHS
Press Release
January 10, 2012
GW Professor of Medicine Co-Authors Study of Spirituality in Medical Education in Journal of Religion and Health
Christina Puchalski, M.D., director of the George Washington University Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) and professor of Medicine in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences recently co-authored a report in The Journal of Religion and Health titled “Spirituality in Medical Education: Global Reality?” The report examines existing literature and studies that deal with the incorporation of spirituality in medical education and to list the most scientifically productive countries in this field.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=652&account=SMHS
 Faculty in the News
ABC News
January 26, 2012
GW Doctors Perform Life Saving Surgery on Honduran Woman (video)
Cynthia Tracy, M.D., professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and cardiologist at GW Hospital, discusses the surgery she and her colleagues performed to repair a hole in a 36-year old Honduran woman's heart at GW Hospital. The surgery had to performed in the United States, as the proper equipment was not available in Honduras, so the woman and her husband flew to DC with the help from the American and Honduran embassies.
Full Report online:
http://mediacenter.tveyes.com/downloadgateway.aspx?UserID=119374&MDID=891541&MDSeed=4507&Type=Media
Time.com
January 23, 2012
Can Better Access to Health Care Really Lower Costs?
Jesse Pines, M.D., associate professor of Emergency Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, co-authored an article about concierge medicine versus patient-centered medical homes which debated the benefits of enhanced patient access to care.
Full Report online:
http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/23/does-better-access-to-health-care-really-help-lower-costs/
US News and World Report
January 18, 2012
'Nose Job' May Make You Look a Bit Younger, Too: Study
Michael Olding, M.D., professor of Surgery at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is quoted in an article about whether it's the nose job itself or the patient's new outlook on life that makes him or her appear younger.
Full Report online:
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/boomer-health/articles/2012/01/16/nose-job-may-make-you-look-a-bit-younger-too-study
ABC News
January 17, 2012
Antidepressants Linked to Hypertension in Babies
Amir Afkhami, M.D., assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is quoted in an article about the link between certain antidepressants for pregnant mothers and pulmonary hypertension in infants.
Full Report online:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/antidepressants-linked-pulmonary-hypertension-babies/story?id=15348127
Featured Story
Feature Story
January 30, 2012
A Home Away from Home
Twins study Public Health and Medicine at GW
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=678&account=SMHS
Feature Story
January 24, 2012
Joining Forces
SMHS Commits to the First Lady’s Initiative to Support Military Families
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=672&account=SMHS
Feature Story
January 23, 2012
An Ounce of Prevention
GW physicians offer tips on how to avoid respiratory infections.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=669&account=SMHS
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