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January 05, 2024
It’s no secret that obesity is an epidemic in the U.S. However, many patients and providers don’t realize that obesity is a chronic disease—it’s not a reflection of a person’s work ethic, personality...
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April 20, 2021
(L to R) Pictured is the leadership team for the Safe Babies Safe Moms program: Neil Weissman, MD, Chief Scientific Officer, MedStar Health; Tamika Auguste, MD, interim chair, Women’s & Infan...
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April 06, 2021
Do you know what and where your esophagus is? Situated just in front of the spinal cord, this muscular tube connects the mouth to the stomach. It provides a critical pathway to deliver food and d...
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February 12, 2021
By Linda C. Wieczynski, MS, RN
Nearly one in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, and it’s the second leading cause of cancer death in women, next to lung cancer. Yet many women ask themselves,...
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January 07, 2021
Obesity is quickly becoming a worldwide health crisis. One recent study suggests that it may soon surpass world hunger as a leading catalyst for serious medical conditions globally. In the U.S. t...
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January 05, 2021
Maintaining a healthy weight can be a constant challenge—and potentially more so in a pandemic situation. Many of us are not as active as we were pre–COVID-19. And when times like these call for ...
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August 18, 2020
Being pregnant in the District of Columbia may be hazardous to your unborn baby’s health and to yours—and climate change may be a major factor. A study recently published in the Journal of the Americ...