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July 15, 2024
By Neil J. Weissman, MD, Chief Scientific Officer
Clinical trials are an essential way we create new knowledge about how to help our patients heal. Yet, despite our efforts to expedite this work, clinical trials remain inefficient, expensive, slow, ...
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May 31, 2017
By MedStar Health Research Institute
A team of researchers from MedStar Health, the Washington VA Hospital and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has collaborated on evaluating the frequency and causation of hypogonadism i...
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May 31, 2017
By MedStar Health Research Institute
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May 31, 2017
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Each year, MedStar Health awards scholarships to approximately 30 first-year Georgetown University medical students in order to pursue research during the summer. For eight weeks, each summ...
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May 31, 2017
By MedStar Health Research Institute
As part of the MedStar Health commitment to our associates and our goal of supporting continuous learning, the following classes are now open for registration. Organizational Effectiveness Learning Op...
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May 25, 2017
We are a nation obsessed with caffeine: Cans of caffeinated energy drinks with flashy names line beverage shelves. New coffee shops seem to open every day. Caffeine is added to gum, jelly beans, oatme...
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May 22, 2017
What comes to mind when you think of clinical trials? If you’re like most people, you think of cancer or other longer-term diseases in which people have time to weigh the benefits and risks before sig...