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August 16, 2023
For about 6.7 million adults in the U.S., psoriasis is an ongoing, painful condition with no known cure. Despite the fact that psoriasis cannot be passed from person to person, we are seeing it diagn...
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May 20, 2020
By Jasmeet Singh Bhogal, MD, MBA
In the U.S., skin cancer is by far the most commonly diagnosed cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Since most skin cancers develop as a result of exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) ra...
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May 14, 2020
In this country and around the world, we are seeing a variety of abnormal skin conditions in patients infected with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). It’s too early to determine if these skin issue...
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April 05, 2020
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Recently published research from a collaborative team from across MedStar Health hospitals sought to compare patient demographics, treatment, and outcomes for Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhib...
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November 25, 2019
The holidays often involve lots of time in the kitchen preparing grand feasts for family and friends. With extra people in the kitchen and so much food going into the oven and simmering on the stoveto...
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August 29, 2019
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Recently published research from the team at the Curtis Hand Center explored whether the 2014 expansion of Medicaid in Maryland under the Affordable Care Act decreased the number of uninsured upper-ex...
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August 05, 2019
Our skin is a sensitive organ that can be affected by the outside world, such as the UV rays produced by the sun. Skin cancer—the most common type of cancer in America—can be caused by the sun, causi...