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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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January 31, 2018
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Researchers from the Firefighters’ Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory at MedStar Washington Hospital Center evaluated wound cleansers to limit the effects of two strains of antibiotic-resistant bac...
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December 06, 2017
It’s a standard part of most doctor visits: “Tell me about the medications you’re taking.” Some people quickly list a few prescriptions or pull out a list. But patients often don’t think to tell us ab...
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November 28, 2017
Burns can happen to anyone, but people with diabetes may be more susceptible than others. In fact, between 10 and 15 percent of patients admitted to our Burn Center have diabetes.High or unstable bloo...
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July 20, 2017
It’s the rare physician who elects to endure the rigors of residency a second time. Yet for Helena Pasieka, MD, something about dermatology got under her skin, figuratively speaking. Meet the Physic...
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January 20, 2017
Survival rates for burn patients have improved drastically over the years thanks to advances made in burn treatment. Unfortunately, the physical needs of patients often overshadow their emotiona...
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August 16, 2016
If you're facing the challenges of choosing treatment options for more complicated cases of a non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosis, it can seem like there is an endless amount of information available. ...