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  • PRESS RELEASE: Paying Medicare Advantage Plans by a Blend-Based System: Where are the Gains and Losses? read »
  • Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor, and Gaddam Goud, M.S., Ph.D., Research Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, Featured on WUSA Discussing Vaccine Research read »
  • Rachel Brem, M.D., Professor of Radiology, Featured on WUSA Discussing New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations read »
  • Rachel Brem, M.D., Professor of Radiology, Featured on The Early Show Discussing New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations read »
  • Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and Chair, Department of Health Policy, Featured on American Medical News Discussing Health Care Fraud read »
  • Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and Chair, Department of Health Policy, Featured on NPR Discussing Health Care Reform read »
  • Influential Researcher Envisions a Positive Future for the Role of Genomics in Cardiovascular Medicine read »
  • SPHHS Grand Rounds: H1N1 Puts Our Health Care System’s Preparedness to the Test read »
  • Rachel Brem, M.D., Professor of Radiology, Featured on CNN Discussing New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations read »
  • Rachel Brem, M.D., Professor of Radiology, Featured on NBC4 Discussing New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations read »
  • Rachel Brem, M.D., Professor of Radiology, Featured on WJLA and News 8 Discussing New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: Analysis Examines Industry-Wide Implications of the Stupak/Pitts Amendment Banning Funding of Abortion Under Health Reform Bill read »
  • Medical Center, University Explore the Creation of a New School for Health Sciences Programs read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: GW Department of Health Policy Releases HIT “Tool Kit” for State Policy Makers read »
  • Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic for Students, Faculty and Staff - November 17 read »
  • Lecture Series Sheds Light on Valuable Interfaces between the Fields of Psychiatry and Palliative Care read »
  • A Holiday with a Purpose: Counting Malaria Out read »
  • GW Faculty Use Innovation and Creativity to Breathe New Life into Old Field read »
  • HSPI Co-Hosts Symposium on Cyber Deterrence read »
  • ComputerWorld.com Features School of Public Health and Health Services Research Regarding Video Games' Effect on Health read »
  • Excerpt From a 2002 Interview with Jerrold Post, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Regarding the D.C. Sniper, Featured in The Wall Street Journal read »
  • Suena Massey, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Featured on WJLA Discussing Aggression in Women's Sports read »
  • Frank Cilluffo, Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute, Featured in The Washington Post Discussing Fort Hood Shootings read »
  • Lone Simonsen, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Global Health, Featured in The Canadian Press Discussing H1N1 read »
  • John Larsen, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Featured in The Washington Post Express Discussing Pregnancy Massage read »
  • Scott Schroth, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Featured in The Washington Post Discussing Changes to Medical School Curriculums read »
  • Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and Chair, Department of Health Policy, Featured on ModernPhysician.com Regarding FAIR Health read »
  • Lorenzo Norris, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Featured on WJLA Discussing Age Difference in Marriage read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: GW Professor Receives 2009 ASPH/Pfizer Early Career in Public Health Teaching Award read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: GW Lecturer Dan R. Hawkins, Jr. to Receive the 2009 APHA Award for Excellence read »
  • Dr. Gary Simon Presents the Facts and Fictions of HIN1 at a GW Frontiers in Medicine Lecture read »
  • Medical Center Communications and Marketing Department Wins Prestigious Industry Awards read »
  • GWCI to Lead NCI’s Mid-Atlantic Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program read »
  • Gary Simon, M.D., Director, Division of Infectious Disease, Featured on WTOP Radio Discussing H1N1 read »
  • Stanley Greenspan, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Featured in USA Today Discussing Stress in Children read »
  • Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor, Featured in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Discussing H1N1 read »
  • Doug Evans, Ph.D., Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Services and Director of Public Health Communication & Marketing Program Featured on ABCNews.com Discussing Internet Medicine read »
  • Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and Chair, Department of Health Policy, Featured on ModernHealthcare.com Regarding FAIR Health read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: Professor Sara Rosenbaum Named Among Founding Directors of FAIR Health - Goal of Transparency and Fairness in Health Insurance and Physician Payment Pricing read »
  • Faculty Member Receives Fulbright Senior Specialist Award to Develop Mid-Level Health Professional Training Program in Rwanda read »
  • Medical Center Computer Support Staff Nominated for GW Service Excellence Award read »
  • Dutch Ambassador Discusses Strategies to Combat Terrorism as Part of HSPI’s Ambassador Roundtable Series read »
  • National Summit Brings Energy and Awareness to Neglected Infections of Poverty read »
  • The Wall Street Journal Referenced the Department of Health Policy Report "Using Primary Care to Bend the Curve: Estimating the Impact of a Health Center Expansion on Health Care Costs," in an Article on Federally Funded Health Centers read »
  • The New York Times Reviewed "Technological Medicine," a Collection of Essays on Medical Technology by Stanley Joel Reiser, M.D., M.P.A., Ph.D., Clinical Professor in the Department of Health Policy read »
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: Dr. Glenn Geelhoed Receives 2009 Surgical Volunteerism Award of the American College of Surgeons and the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: GW Medical Student Receives American College of Rheumatology Research Education Foundation/Abbott Medical/Graduate Student Achievement Award read »
  • Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor, Featured on NPR.com Discussing H1N1 read »
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: GW and CNMC Award Funding for Developing and Testing Innovative Technologies and Methodologies Through the Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies Program read »
  • Geeta Nayyar, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Featured in The Washington Post Discussing How Hospital Workers Fight Germs read »
  • Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., Professor of Health Policy, Featured in The Associated Press Discussing Health Care Reform read »
  • Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor, Featured in The New York Times Discussing Neglected Tropical Diseases read »
  • Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor, Featured in The Associated Press Discussing H1N1 read »
  • Maureen Ellen Lyon, M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics, Featured in WashingtonPost.com Blog The Answer Sheet Discussing Sex Education read »
  • RAPID RESPONSE: GW Researchers Examine the Debate Surrounding Mandatory Flu Vaccines for Health Care Workers read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: Health Care Fraud Challenges Both Public and Private Sectors read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: New Analyses of Senate HELP and Finance Committee Health Reform Proposals Addresses Significant Legal Changes read »
  • Important Notice Regarding Space Heater Use read »
  • First Annual Survivorship Symposium Proposes Solutions for the Unmet Needs of Cancer Survivors read »
  • Bipartisan Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission’s Interim Report Says U.S. is Failing to Address Urgent Biothreat read »
  • GW Medical Center, Medical Faculty Associates and the GW Hospital Provide Free Health Screening and Health Information at the Foggy Bottom/West End Block Party read »
  • Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and Chair, Department of Health Policy, Featured in The Plain Dealer Discussing Health Care Reform read »
  • Jehan El-Bayoumi, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Featured on Forbes.com Discussing Women's Top Health Concerns by the Decade read »
  • Leighton Ku, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor in the Department of Health Policy, Featured on WashingtonIndependent.com Discussing Health Care Reform read »
  • Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor, Featured on FOX5 Discussing Flu Vaccine Safety read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: GW Medical Students Receive Bread for the City’s Good Hope Award for H.E.A.L.ing Clinic read »
  • PRESS RELEASE: New Brief Explores the Evolution of Medicaid Lawsuits to Stop Scheduled Reductions in Medi-Cal Provider Payment Rates and Their Implications for Health Care Access, Quality, and Efficiency read »
  • UPCOMING EVENT: Oct. 27 - National Summit on Neglected Infections of Poverty (NIoPs) in the United States read »
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: GW Health Services and Management Leadership Students Win First Place in Annual Case Competition read »

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