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February 12, 2025
By MedStar Team
It’s normal to see some veins under the surface of your skin, especially if you have a fairer complexion. But if you have veins that are more noticeable or bothersome, you may have signs of varicose ...
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August 29, 2022
By MedStar Health Research Institute
By Michelle Fischmann Magee, MD and Carine Nassar, RD, CDCES Preliminary research indicates that patients with type 2 diabetes-built confidence and lowered hemoglobin A1C levels while participa...
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August 26, 2022
If you’ve caught a newscast recently, you’re probably aware that there is a small outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S.—around 12,000 cases confirmed here and approximately 32,000 globa...
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August 19, 2022
Thanks to a global vaccination effort, polio was eradicated in the U.S. since 1979 and in most of the world since the 2010s. But in July 2022, a patient in Rockland County, NY, was diagnosed with pol...
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August 10, 2022
By MedStar Team
The ultraviolet (UV) index is highest in spring and summer, so the risk of sun-related damage is highest this time of year. And aside from the short- and long-term dangers of sun exposure, the heat t...
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August 03, 2022
By MedStar Team
It’s still summer, and we have a few more weeks to soak up the sun and the outdoors before the weather cools down. But summer adventures aren’t without some risks, from damage and injurie...
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July 22, 2022
Lower back pain is a common and costly problem that will affect 8 in 10 people in their lifetime. Globally, around 577 million people have lower back pain—including lost wages and productivity,...