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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Priming Cells for Better Cancer Treatment

New research has uncovered a mechanism thought to explain why some cancers don’t respond to a widely used form of immunotherapy called “checkpoint inhibitors” or anti-PD-1.

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Oct 2019

Justice and the Opioid Epidemic

Words from Regina LaBelle, JD (L’92), program director for the Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at Georgetown’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Shining a Light on Drug Industry Influence

As the impact of the opioid crisis continues to unfold, Georgetown convened health professionals in June for a hard look at what is happening now and what can we do better going forward, as a country...

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Oct 2019

Learning Society Magic

For five years, transforming student experience through community building.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Honoring A Legend

The 18th Annual Founders Day event in April honored the contributions of Donald “Coach” Knowlan, MD (R’60, W’82, H’04), doubling as a 90th birthday celebration with 200 of his closest friends, former...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

I found a home at Georgetown

When he finished high school in 1951, the fastest kid on Long Island had track scholarship offers from top schools around the country, allowing him an education his family could otherwise not afford.

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Oct 2019

The Long Walk

Letter from the Editor

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Behind the Scenes: Mansa Gurjar, PhD

Mansa Gurjar, PhD, a postdoctoral student in Georgetown’s biology department, is studying neurodevelopment defects that can lead to hearing loss.

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Oct 2019

A Cup of Medicine

Fung-Lung Chung can’t wait to find out if his mother’s belief in the health-promoting properties of the hot green tea she served after meals will be scientifically validated by a new Georgetown...

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Oct 2019

Partnering for Health in Almost Heaven

An ongoing collaboration with a community in West Virginia has provided students in Georgetown’s online master’s degree program in nursing with insight into rural health challenges.

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Oct 2019

Research and Education: Synergy in Community

Since its launch eight years ago, the annual MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research Symposium brings together researchers, residents, academics, and collaborative partners from across the...

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Oct 2019

Cons of Probiotic Labels

Shopping for a good probiotic? Reading the labels may not provide enough information to weigh the options, according to a research team led by Georgetown University Medical Center.

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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Priming Cells for Better Cancer Treatment

Justice and the Opioid Epidemic

Shining a Light on Drug Industry Influence

Learning Society Magic

Honoring A Legend

I found a home at Georgetown

The Long Walk

Behind the Scenes: Mansa Gurjar, PhD

A Cup of Medicine

Partnering for Health in Almost Heaven

Research and Education: Synergy in Community

Cons of Probiotic Labels