Archive: News
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HAPI Student Wins SFS Global Impact Pitch Competition
The M.S. Health and the Public Interest (HAPI) program heartily congratulates Jackson Hoffman on both representing the Graduate School at the annual CASE workshop and winning a first-place grant at t
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Ukraine, “Single Biggest Loser?” Anya Hirschfeld ’24 on USAID Budget Cuts
Amid sweeping budget cuts, Ukraine has become the “single biggest loser” of USAID funding…and its healthcare workers are feeling the strain. Last week, Anya Hirschfeld (MS ‘24) published an articl
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Application Deadline Extended to May 1st, 2025
Given the reduction in federal workforce, we recognize that career plans for both working professionals and graduating students may be changing. As such, we are pleased to extend our regular decision
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Changing Cultural Norms: HAPI Alum Anya Hirschfeld Published in Think Global Health
When [Peru] released its first dataset in 2015, the numbers painted a grim picture: IPV [intimate partner violence] rates nearly three times the global average and widespread femicide...Although the
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RFK’ Jr.’s Immunity to Scientific Evidence is Dangerous: Co-Director Comments
As a physician with a long career in alternative medicine and who opposes pharmaceutical marketing, you might think I have a lot in common with Robert F Kennedy Jr. You’d be wrong. Dr. Adriane Fugh-
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A Hard Look at Prescribing: Program Co-Director Comments on New Opioid Study
This February, Program Co-Director Adriane Fugh-Berman and her colleague, Judy Butler, authored an article breaking down a new study on opioid prescribing and use disorders. According to the research
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History Repeating? Program Co-Director Comments on “Non-Addictive” Pain Pill in The Washington Post
This week, Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman, Co-Director of the M.S. HAPI program, commented on a new pain pill set for FDA review this January. The drug is non-opioid and aims to be an alternative to pre
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Advocacy in Action: PharmedOut Organizes a Letter Challenging “Dangerous Disinformation”
A recent STAT news article covers Program Co-Director Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman's organization, PharmedOut, which has organized a letter signed by multiple experts on women's health "demanding that the
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“80% of Adolescents” at Risk: The Hoya Features HAPI Seminar in New Article
The Hoya, Georgetown’s student newspaper, published an article on a HAPI seminar featuring Dr. Charles Hillman on Physical Activity, Adiposity, and Brain Health in Children. The recap covers his pres
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“A New Dystopic Era”: Dr. Fugh-Berman on Pharmaceutical Companies Selling Direct
Dr. Fugh-Berman and her colleague at PharmedOut, Judy Butler, have just published an opinion piece in STAT news on an alarming new pharmaceutical practice: selling prescription drugs directly to cons
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