- April 16, 2025
Amira Roess shares updated measles information and the implications of the growing number of outbreaks in the U.S. and Mexico.
- April 11, 2025
After nearly three years of backorders and pharmacy scrambles, the high-demand weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are finally back in full supply. The FDA recently declared an end to the nationwide shortage of their active ingredients, semaglutide and tirzepatide. Martin Binks, chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at George Mason University and a researcher and clinician with expertise in obesity, explains what this moment means for patients, providers, and public health.
- February 7, 2025
Infectious disease expert Amira Roess answers pressing questions about avian influenza cases reported across the U.S., in light of the first reported human death in Louisiana
- February 4, 2025
Funding will advance research on children’s health using data from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program
- January 30, 2025
Assistant Professor of Global and Community Health Dongqing Wang publishes landmark analysis on the impacts of prenatal vitamins on mothers and newborns in" The Lancet Global Health"
- December 11, 2024
George Mason researchers are coming up with a variety of ways to improve people’s lives.
- December 10, 2024
Researchers Farrokh Alemi and Kevin Lybarger receive George Mason University’s first Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) award to develop innovative AI technology, including large language models, for improving antidepressant recommendations.
- November 22, 2024
George Mason University has been awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health through its Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program.
- October 30, 2024
New study finds underrepresented students, particularly women of color, were less likely to receive mental health services during the pandemic. This study is the first to use a national dataset to examine changes in university students’ psychological well-being and their utilization of mental health services.
- October 10, 2024
A new study from the College of Public Health, led by Professor Janusz Wojtusiak and Health Services Research doctoral candidate Ghaida Alsadah explores the use of machine learning to predict social isolation among caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders.