The Institute for Biohealth Innovation

News Archive

March 8, 2020

Tip sheet: Understanding the spread and prevention of infectious diseases like coronavirus

Dr. Roess is a professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services,...
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March 5, 2020

Enhanced care coordination can benefit patients with multiple chronic illnesses

Few studies to date have evaluated patient experiences with payer-based CareFirst Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) programs. The CareFirst BlueCross Blue...
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February 20, 2020

Wexton praises Mason and Partners’ Manassas Park clinic in visit Wednesday

U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton visited the Manassas Park location of George Mason University’s free health care clinic for uninsured patients...
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February 19, 2020

An interdisciplinary and systems view of nutritional epidemiology

As the third speaker in the College of Health and Human Services Dean’s Seminar Series, Dr. Frank Hu Professor and...
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February 17, 2020

George Mason University study finds digital divide and lower than expected use of patient portals for electronic health records

In a new study published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, Dr. Alicia Hong, Professor at George Mason University’s...
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February 14, 2020

Suicide and depression has been increasing among adolescent girls since 2010: Challenging what we think we know

Dr. Katherine M. Keyes was the second speaker in the College of Health and Human Services Dean’s Seminar Series on...
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February 11, 2020

Digital intervention reduces depressive symptoms in people living with HIV

Globally more than 36 million people are living with HIV (PLWH), and a third of them have elevated depressive symptoms....
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February 10, 2020

Children are more likely to miss school when their mothers experience high physical violence and injuries from intimate partner violence (IPV)

A new study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal led by Anna M. Scolese, Master of Public Health student...
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February 10, 2020

New smartwatch design will benefit young adults with disabilities

Vivian Motti, an assistant professor of information sciences and technology, is pushing smartwatch capabilities beyond fitness tracking and phone calls...
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February 5, 2020

College of Health and Human Services to study link between environmental pollutants and endometriosis with $1.6 million NIH grant

Dr. Anna Pollack, associate professor at the College of Health and Human Services has received a $1.6M grant from the...
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January 31, 2020

George Mason professor receives $1.5 million to help youth seize opportunities to accelerate and enhance their education

Todd Kashdan, professor of psychology and director of the Well-Being Laboratory at George Mason University, has received funding from the...
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January 30, 2020

Tip sheet: Putting the news about coronavirus in context with expert insight

A search for the term coronavirus reveals more than 500 million results from a wide range of sources, making it...
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December 19, 2019

Thalia Dimopoulos: A jump-start on a research career

Thalia Dimopoulos said she wants to do research for the rest of her life. That wasn’t always the case. Originally...
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December 17, 2019

Evidence-based interventions to tackle the opioid epidemic: Global and Community Health students compete in case competition

Each day, an estimated 130 people die from an opioid-related overdose in the United States. As part of a Capstone...
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December 4, 2019

Dance and career moves

As a certified athletic trainer, College of Education and Human Development student Victoria Fauntroy is used to the common assumption...
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