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Obesity experts spotlight safety gap in clinical trials and drug labeling for people with obesity

News Alert: Obesity experts spotlight safety gap in clinical trials and drug labeling for people with obesity

A new oped published in Health Affairs Forefront raises questions around current approaches to assess drug safety and effectiveness in people with obesity.

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Media Tip Sheet: Homeowners Insurance & Climate Change

As the impact and frequency of natural disasters intensifies due to climate change, analysts say it could cause a home insurance meltdown.

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Media Tip Sheet: New report warns U.S. water infrastructure is unsustainable

A new report warns that the United States’ water infrastructure is unsustainable and is not prepared to address the rapidly evolving water crisis.

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Media Tip Sheet: GW Expert Available to Comment on Temperature’s Impact on Sleep

A new study suggests that adults over the age of 50 may experience better sleep in temperatures between 68 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Media Tip Sheet: Experts on Russian Plane Crash and Prigozhin

Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed among the dead from a fatal jet crash just north of Moscow last Wednesday while en route to

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Media Tip Sheet: What does the Russia plane crash tell us about Vladimir Putin?

Russia’s investigative committee has confirmed that the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was among the people killed in a plane crash last week.

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Media Tip Sheet: More Remote Employees Are Feeling Disconnected from Company’s Mission

A new Gallup survey is finding more employees who work from home are feeling disconnected from their employers’ larger mission, the lowest level since before pandemic.

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Media Tip Sheet: 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington

This weekend, tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington D.C. to mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.

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Media Tip Sheet: GW Experts Can Discuss Approval of Expanded Coverage HIV Prevention Drugs, PrEP

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued recommendations to expand the coverage of a group of medications known as PrEP which are taken to prevent HIV.

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Media Tip Sheet: American Airlines Sues Travel Website Over Popular Travel Hack, Skiplagging

American Airlines is suing a popular travel website that sells tickets to travelers by exploiting a loophole in ticket pricing.