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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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May 2020

Students Mobilize Medical Supplies

On March 17, the Association of American Medical Colleges advised suspending student contact with patients, and Georgetown heeded that guidance.

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May 2020

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A quote from Alexandra Phelan

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May 2020

A Moment of Gratitude

First-year medical students began gross anatomy in January with the cadaver blessing

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May 2020

From the Archives: Healing in Nature

In the 1870s, Georgetown established a landscaped sanctuary on campus, next to the college infirmary.

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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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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.

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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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