Hollywood's Healing Hands
He was a neurosurgeon before becoming a master of the mystic arts in the Marvel Universe.
Who is Dr. Strange?
The name of this GW medical Library comes from the Yiddish word for “Color of the sky”.
What is Himmelfarb Library?
This rare neurological disorder, which causes progressive brain degeneration, is named after the German psychiatrist who discovered it in 1906.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
The Bee Gees wrote this disco classic in 1977, which is often recommended as the ideal song to perform CPR to because of its 100-120 beats per minute tempo.
What is "Stayin’ Alive"
This condition makes you sneeze, itch, and maybe even cry when pollen is around—basically, nature is out to get you.
What are allergies?
his time-traveling alien doctor doesn’t need a medical degree, just a TARDIS
Who is Dr. Who
Albert Freeman Africanus King, graduating in 1861 from GW Medical School, would go on to become a Professor at the GW Columbia Hospital and attempted to revive this American President after he was shot in Washington D.C.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This syndrome, named after a 19th-century French neurologist, causes involuntary tics and vocal outbursts.
What is Tourette’s Syndrome?
This 1984 Madonna hit was hilariously parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic into "Like a Surgeon," transforming the song into a comedic take on an inexperienced doctor performing his first operation
What is "Like a Virgin"?
This common pain reliever is great for fevers, but bad for your liver
What is Tylenol (acetaminophen)
Sherlock Holmes relied on this doctor to solve mysteries and keep him grounded
Who is Dr. Watson?
GW Hospital under Professor Gary Simon, was the first hospital to identify this rampant infectious disease during the 1980s and 1990s in the District of Columbia.
What is HIV/AIDs?
This condition is named after an Austrian pediatrician and as recently as 2013 has been reclassified as a part of the large spectrum of Autism disorders
What is Asperger’s Syndrome?
his 1979 hit by Pink Floyd begins with a schoolteacher yelling, but it’s also a common phrase patients might say when waking up from anesthesia: "Is there anybody out there?"
What is "Comfortably Numb"?
If you accidentally swallow gum, it will totally stay in your stomach for this long—just kidding, that’s a myth!
What is seven years?
Before becoming the crankiest doctor on TV, he solved medical cases like a detective at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.
Who is Dr. House?
In 1981, GW doctors treated this U.S. president after an assassination attempt.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This type of cancer, named after the British doctor who first described it, is distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells.
What is Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
Many hospitals play this classic lullaby, originally composed by Johannes Brahms, over the intercom to celebrate the birth of a newborn.
What is "Brahms' Lullaby"?
his muscle is the strongest in the human body by weight, proving that talking (or eating) really is a workout.
What is the jaw (masseter muscle)?
This TV surgeon, known for her emotional monologues and tumultuous love life, once performed a groundbreaking surgery for over 27 hours.
Who is Meredith Grey?
Founded in the same year Andrew Jackson won his Presidential election, The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences was founded, making it one of the oldest medical schools in the U.S.
What is 1824
This degenerative nervous system disorder is named after the baseball player Lou Gehrig.
What is ALS?
This 2000s rap hit features Dr. Dre and Eminem, with the lyrics "I'm about to lose my mind / You've been gone for so long", making it fitting for someone needing serious medical attention.
What is "I Need a Doctor"?
The average human produces up to 1.5 liters of this daily
What is saliva?