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March 31, 2023By Irina Veytsman, MD, Medical hematologist and oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
When I started at MedStar Health in 2008, only about 20% of patients with lung cancer lived one year after their diagnosis. At that time, treatment was limited to a choice of just four drugs. For mos...
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January 21, 2021As a former service member in the Army, I’m no stranger to vaccines. And today, as an infectious disease specialist, I’m grateful to be protected against the coronavirus after receiving the COVID...
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January 21, 2021Skiing, skating and sledding can be great wintertime fun. But the elements that bring the greatest thrill to these sports—gravity, speed and ice—can also make them quite dangerous. Sports...
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January 20, 2021
By Dr. James Houston, Director of Pain Management at MedStar Health
When you have chronic pain that gets in the way of everyday activities, you may benefit from pain management treatment. Not all pain management clinics offer the same options that can improve your qu...
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January 20, 2021By Krystal C. Maloni, MD, Vascular Surgery
There is good news for those who have varicose veins or are worried about developing them in the future. Today’s treatments for removing these enlarged veins are much less invasive than in years ...
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January 15, 2021
When Ed Palmer was a respiratory therapist student at Prince George’s Community College, he had a professor who worked at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. This professor encouraged Ed to apply...
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January 14, 2021
By Antoine Williams, R.N., Nurse Coordinator, Bloodless Medicine
Is it possible to perform medical and surgical procedures without transfusion or without using blood products such as whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma? Bloodless medicine ...
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