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GW’s Blood & Bone Marrow Transplant Program Is the One Best Option for Area Patients in Need
The term clinical nutritionist brings to mind someone expert in the impact of food on health and wellness; the clinical equivalent of a lifestyle guru, best suited to advising patients about what diets might help them achieve specific health-related goals.
An 89-year-old woman is airlifted to George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital) suffering from degenerative disease — a gradual weakening of tissues and organs due to lifestyle choices and normal bodily wear and tear.
Science sometimes makes the most unlikely connections. So it goes that a hormone most associated with pregnancy just might revolutionize treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).
As a pathologist, Yolanda C. Oertel, M.D., RESD ’72, always tried to practice medicine using both her head and her heart.
SMHS Opens the Doors on a Major Update and Expansion to Its Clinical Learning and Simulation Skills Center
Faculty Development Initiative Supports New Strategies in the Classroom
Minimally Invasive Surgeon Keith Mortman, M.D., Joins GW
At this year’s Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, more than 20 accidents at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, the site of the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events such as halfpipe, slopestyle, and moguls, forced many athletes out of the competition.
Vice President and Dean Jeffrey S. Akman employs his gift for uniting people to benefit the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.