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June 19, 2018
Decades of dedication lead to drug trial for rare, fatal illness
Old cancer drug may treat devastating blood vessel disease.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
June 13, 2018
Radiation beam to the heart
Doctors halt deadly rhythm with noninvasive therapy.
Outlook Magazine
June 6, 2018
A promising cancer treatment made patients worse, not better
Source: New York Times
June 4, 2018
Are fast-pitch softball pitchers overdoing it?
Many experience shoulder fatigue, pain, weakness linked to overuse.
News Release
April 22, 2018
Neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt: ‘An interface between mind and machine will happen’
Source: The Guardian
April 3, 2018
For women with kidney cancer, belly fat matters
Abdominal fat linked to shorter survival.
News Release
April 2, 2018
Review on toxic alcohols provides guidelines on how to treat poisonings
Aim is to help emergency physicians identify, treat patients suspected of ingesting such poisons.
Medical Campus & Community
March 20, 2018
Washington People: Mary Politi
Health psychologist refines care to better serve patients.
Medical Campus & Community
March 16, 2018
The one doctor you need to see if you get an antibiotic-resistant infection
Source: Consumer Reports
March 8, 2018
New way to fight sepsis: Rev up patients’ immune systems
Clinical trial demonstrates significant, lasting increase in key immune cells.
News Release, Video
March 8, 2018
‘Future we only dreamed of’
A renowned surgeon is restoring mobility in children with cerebral palsy.
Outlook Magazine
February 6, 2018
Panagos named chair-elect of stroke council
Group develops ways to identify, treat, prevent strokes.
National Leaders
January 17, 2018
Major Alzheimer’s study aims to predict who will develop the disease
$10.3 million also funds efforts to establish disease timeline.
News Release, Video
January 17, 2018
This is what air pollution really does to your body
Source: Reader's Digest
December 26, 2017
Kidney disease can lead to diabetes, not just the other way around
Source: U.S. News & World Report
December 15, 2017
This may be a turning point in treating neurodegenerative diseases
Source: The Guardian
December 13, 2017
A ‘game changer’ for patients with irregular heart rhythm
Source: New York Times
December 11, 2017
Generation at risk: America’s youngest facing mental health crisis
Source: NBC Nightly News
December 7, 2017
Undaunted explorer
Timothy Ley and his team were the first to sequence a cancer genome in 2008. They're still searching for cures nonstop.
Source: Washington Magazine
December 6, 2017
Clot-busting drugs not recommended for most patients with blood clots
Large clinical trial concludes such treatment does not prevent long-term complications.
News Release
December 4, 2017
Pursuing a precision paradigm
Medical school experts describe the move from current standards of care to a more personalized approach to treatment.
Source: Washington Magazine
November 30, 2017
The surgeon who wants to connect you to the internet with a brain implant
Source: MIT Technology Review
November 9, 2017
Can laughing gas help deter suicide?
Researchers studying use of nitrous oxide for patients hospitalized for suicide risk.
News Release
October 20, 2017
Exercise, mindfulness, drug therapy tested in older adults
Goals of research are to improve thinking, find better ways to relieve depression.
News Release