Researchers at the George Washington University (GW), led by Michael S. Irwig, M.D., found that men referred for tertiary care for borderline testosterone levels had much higher rates of depression and depressive symptoms ...
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Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that some individuals exposed to HIV-1, but who remain uninfected, have a certain pattern of virus-specific immune responses that differentiated ...
Jun 22, 2015
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The value of the tax exemption provided to non-profit private hospitals in return for 'charity care and community benefit' nearly doubled over a nine-year period, climbing from an estimated $12.6 billion in 2002 to $24.6 ...
Jun 17, 2015
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George Washington University (GW) researcher Valerie Hu, Ph.D., has found an important sex-dependent difference in the level of RORA protein in brain tissues of males and females. Specifically, females without autism have ...
May 27, 2015
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The Medicaid block grant proposed as part of the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility and Empowerment Act ("Patient CARE Act") would radically transform Medicaid without the consent of states and would likely be ...
Apr 22, 2015
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The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Institute has finalized 45 core competency statements for oncology patient navigators, who have become critical members of the health care team. These competency statements were ...
Apr 15, 2015
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The shortage of primary care doctors could worsen if funding for the Teaching Health Centers (THC), a program to train medical residents in underserved areas, is eliminated. Loss of funding - which has already been drastically ...
Mar 3, 2015
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A team of researchers has developed a new way to understand vaccine refusal by drawing upon an unlikely resource: Twitter.
Feb 25, 2015
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Policy and environmental changes are very important in preventing unhealthy weight gain but may not help people with severe obesity achieve substantial weight loss, according to a report published online February 18 in The ...
Feb 18, 2015
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A new study conducted by a researcher at the George Washington University suggests that the right hemisphere of the brain may be able to assist a damaged left hemisphere in protecting visual attention after a stroke.
Feb 18, 2015
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