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May 29, 2026
In cancer care, we often talk about a window of opportunity. This is the time between diagnosis and removing or treating a tumor before the cancer spreads to other organs. This window is crucial. W...
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October 05, 2017Left Image: The target from an MRI is merged with an ultrasound image for targeting. Right Image: The biopsy locations are captured by the MRI-Ultrasound fusion technology. Ideally, doctors would catc...
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October 04, 2017By Anne Gunderson, Ed.D, MS, GNP In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report that estimated 44,000 to 98,000 people were dying each year in hospitals as a result of medical errors. Even...
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September 29, 2017
Thank you to all the MHRI and MedStar associates who attended and participated in the 2017 Race to Beat Cancer 5K. This charitable event is one of the premier 5K races in Washington, D.C., and was hel...
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September 28, 2017Prostate cancer can be challenging to detect. Our screening and diagnostic tools—prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy—aren’t perfect. And it...
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September 26, 2017By MedStar Team
Talcum powder has long been a baby care and personal hygiene essential, showing up in everything from cosmetics to soaps to antiperspirants. It’s best known as an ingredient in baby powder, which has ...
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September 19, 2017Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with one in seven men in the United States projected to get the disease in their lifetime. And the District of Columbia has the second highest prostat...
