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December 20, 2023
By Billie J. Baldwin, MA, MSW, LCSW-C
The holiday season can be a wonderful celebratory time, but can also be a source of sadness, stress, and frustration. Expectations to spend time, money, and energy can feel daunting. Pressure to do t...
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April 05, 2020
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Applications are now being accepted for the Pilot Awards for Clinical Translational Studies (PTCS) through GHUCCTS. Applications Submissions are online at PTCS Applications. The completed application...
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March 30, 2020
One of the best ways we can maintain good health is by being physically active on a regular basis. In fact, active kids are healthier kids who experience greater success in life. Ideally, active habit...
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March 26, 2020
By Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD
When an unfamiliar disease strikes, it can cause tremendous fear and anxiety. We’ve seen it before—during the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic and, in more recent times, with HIV, SARS and the a...
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February 28, 2020
For Chevy Chase, Md., native Nicholas Kessides, MD, joining MedStar Washington Hospital Center as an attending physician in anesthesiology offered the best of all worlds. Not only was he returning hom...
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November 02, 2019
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Recently published collaborative research evaluated whether tea or coffee consumption is associated with an increased risk of incident rheumatoid arthritis using the Women’s Health Initiative Observat...
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October 17, 2019
Neurological disorders—or diseases of the brain, spine, and the nerves that connect them—affect millions of people each year. What’s more, many people don’t even know they have a neurological disorder...