Archive: Medical Center
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New Study Exonerates Urban Pests Like Rats as One-of-a-Kind Disease Reservoirs
An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that city wildlife might pose less of a threat for future pandemics than once thought.
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Medical Humanities Minor Launched by University
The Georgetown Medical Humanities Program, a cross-campus collaboration among Georgetown College, the Georgetown Humanities Initiative and the Georgetown University Medical Center, is launching a collaborative undergraduate minor in Medical Humanities, Culture and Society starting in Fall 2021.
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Georgetown Ethicist Collaborates with Physicians to Create Moral Framework for Elective Surgeries During COVID-19
When hospitals and clinics set out to define what “elective” surgeries should be conducted in the midst of a pandemic wave, officials should establish a moral framework that considers individualized care, says a Georgetown team of clinicians and a philosopher.
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