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April 25, 2025
By MedStar Team
This article was written by Hilary Hancock BSN, RN, CWON. From the day we’re born, or at least the day we’re potty trained, we come to expect that using the toilet is a fact of lif...
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June 15, 2018
Between 2000 and 2010, data from the U.S. Census Bureau show huge increases in the numbers of older Americans between the ages of 80 and 99. Today, more people than ever need solutions for heari...
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June 13, 2018
Conservative Approach Improves Quality of Life The Center for Successful Aging at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital continues to expand its services to address the needs of individuals experi...
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June 13, 2018
By MedStar Team
Summer is here...time to get outdoors and enjoy the warm weather. But for seniors, the heat and sun can be dangerous if the proper precautions aren’t taken. “Hot weather is a serious health concern ...
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June 12, 2018
One of the major goals of our Limb Salvage and Wound Care program is to avoid amputation when we can—and our efforts and those of similar programs around the country are paying off. The Centers for Di...
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June 11, 2018
What we eat affects all the systems of the body, from how we look and feel to how well our bodies work. If you look online, you’ll find site after site tells you what you should eat and drink and what...
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June 11, 2018
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity affects more than one-third of adults and one in five children in the U.S. This trend is associated with a combination ...