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Strengthening Global Regulatory Capacity for Equitable Access to Vaccines in Public Health Emergencies

Three high-impact steps could be taken by global health leaders to reshape the global regulatory framework and help address the pressing need for equitable access to diagnostics,…

August 3, 2024

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Cognitive Declines Preceding Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Lead to Credit Card, Mortgage Delinquency

In the years prior to an Alzheimer’s disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, concludes new…

May 31, 2024

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Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute and School of Health Announce the Establishment of the Center for Global Health Policy & Politics

Georgetown University's O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and the School of Health announce the establishment of the Center for Global Health Policy &…

October 12, 2023

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Working in Extreme Heat: Deaths Underestimated and Protections Fall Short

Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, two occupational health experts outline three necessary steps to close gaps in the management of workers impacted by extreme heat…

August 30, 2023

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Drinking Kombucha May Reduce Blood Sugar Levels in People with Type 2 Diabetes

People with Type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting…

August 1, 2023

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New UNAIDS Collaborating Center at Georgetown Leverages Strengths in HIV/AIDS Law, Policy, and Politics

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today designated the Global Health Policy and Politics Initiative at Georgetown as a United Nations Collaborating Center…

April 12, 2023

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Study Finds Adverse Impact of Climate on Mental Health in Bangladesh

Finding has important implications globally for regions most vulnerable to climate change. Media Contact Karen Teber, km463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (Monday, February 6) —…

February 6, 2023

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Georgetown Awarded $23.6M to Study Treatments for Acute Rhinosinusitis

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded a Georgetown University Medical Center research team led by Dan Merenstein, MD, professor of human science at…

July 28, 2022