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Tending to our youngest patients

Children’s health is complicated business, and Georgetown is involved at multiple intersections within the field. From racial and socioeconomic health disparities to advocating for children’s health coverage, from neuroscience research on language development to pediatric oncology, the university offers a range of expertise and insight. Read more in the co-editor’s letter Âť

Features

Children in masks

The impact of COVID-19 on the young

Children’s health equity through community care

Parent and child walking illustration

Pathway to hope

An interactive art exhibit entitled “Beautiful Minds: Dyslexia and the Creative Advantage” illustrates how, as people learn to read, their neural activity increases.

Illuminating the power of reading on the human brain

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Self-care for caregivers at Georgetown

The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially difficult on people working in health care, many of whom have been working extra shifts while dealing with ongoing uncertainty. In times of great strain, it’s important to carve out moments for self-care and quiet reflection.

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Print Edition

Read the print edition of the Children’s Health issue online.

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Sidebars & Web Exclusives

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Web exclusive: Georgetown’s Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health leads innovation for providers nationwide

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Web exclusive: Beyond obesity

Georgetown alumnus and parent Kevin Reilly runs “Hands on Hope” to support Georgetown Lombardi programs.

Driving research forward on rare pediatric cancers

father with child

Insuring kids health

Pediatrics chair Michael Donnelly, MD, speaks at the Georgetown Pediatrics Gala in April 2019. Photo: Leslie E. Kossoff

Pediatrics team optimizes collaboration across university

Child with mother

Advice for parents and caregivers

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A stark difference

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Lifestyle medicine

Check Up: News & Research

The new Medical/Surgical Pavilion will feature technology like this new iMRI suite. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2023.

Coming soon: philanthropy brings state-of-the-art technology to new Medical/Surgical Pavilion

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Teen tobacco trends

A recent study points to a decline in cigarette and chewing tobacco use Despite the increase in use of e-cigarettes among adolescents, cigarette and smokeless (chewing) tobacco prevalence declined more…

Two Georgetown centers find synergy in exploring COVID-19’s impact in Latin America

Supermapping the pandemic

Two Georgetown centers find synergy in exploring COVID-19’s impact in Latin America A cross-campus collaboration between Georgetown University Medical Center and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is…

Positive news for triple-negative breast cancer treatment

Tumor analysis turning point

Unvaccinated individuals are efficient fuel like dry wood for the fire of future outbreaks. Vaccinated individuals are like soaked wood—while it can’t easily catch fire, if it’s surrounded by dry wood, the chances are much higher. And mobility between locations fans the outbreak like wind would a wildfire.

Shweta Bansal, associate professor in the Department of Biology and leader of Bansal Lab, where a team of researchers have developed a county-by-county COVID-19 vaccination tracking system. VaxTrax reveals outbreak risk regions where population is high but vaccination rates are low, using data compiled by states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

On Campus

Jones (left) and his husband Bill Flynn, MD (right), along with Angus, Emma, and Toby, enjoy a sunny afternoon on campus.

Q&A with new dean for medical education Lee Jones, MD

Convinced that a multidisciplinary approach could lead to better outcomes, John F. Potter, MD (1925–2021) established Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and directed it for almost 20 years.

‘Bravery and imagination’

Convinced that a multidisciplinary approach could lead to better outcomes, John F. Potter, MD (1925–2021) established Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and directed it for almost 20 years.  Remembering John…

In addition to his administrative appointment at the institute, Griffith will have a primary appointment as a professor with tenure in the NHS Department of Health Systems Administration. He will have a secondary appointment in the Department of Oncology at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Health equity expert named RJI co-director

In addition to his administrative appointment at the institute, Griffith will have a primary appointment as a tenured professor in the NHS Department of Health Systems Administration and a secondary…

New minor unites medicine and the humanities

Alumnus gift supports medical research

From the Archives In the summer of 1947, patients were moved via ambulance from the old Georgetown Hospital at 35th and N Streets NW to the new facility on Reservoir Road, as young neighbors look on. The former hospital, dating back to 1898, has served as an undergraduate dormitory since the 1960s.
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From the archives

In the summer of 1947, patients were moved via ambulance from the old Georgetown Hospital at 35th and N Streets NW to the new facility on Reservoir Road, as young neighbors look on. The former hospital, dating back to 1898, has served as an undergraduate dormitory since the 1960s.

Alumni Connections

White coat ceremony

Memorable moments from 2021

Emily E. B. Pagan, MD

Emily E. B. Pagan, MD (M’97, R’00, Parent’25)

Board-certified pediatrician, fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and pediatrician at Virginia Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, PLC, an Arlington, Virginia-based practice that provides care for infants, children, adolescents,…

Gummies

What’s in my white coat? Derek “Ricky” Altema, MD (NHS’15)

Derek “Ricky” Altema, MD (NHS’15), who received his bachelor’s degree in human science at Georgetown and his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine, is a second-year emergency…

Hoya alumnae leaders pictured left to right: Claire Piccirillo, Susan Kiley Eckert, Eileen Brennan Ferrell
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Georgetown alumnae lead at MedStar Health

Throughout the pandemic, three Georgetown University graduates have worked together as leaders in the MedStar Health system to address challenges facing the nursing workforce.

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pavilion under construction
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The new Medical/Surgical Pavilion takes shape under sparkling blue skies, as seen from the Leavey Center.

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