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April 17, 2024
By Samer Charbel, MD, FACP, FACG, Chairman of Gastroenterology at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Colon cancer remains the third-leading cause of deaths related to cancer in the United States. While the death rate is dropping for older adults since the advent of screening, the disease is killing ...
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January 10, 2018
1. Tips to make colonoscopy prep more bearable Patients often say the worst part of getting a colonoscopy is the prep before the screening. The liquid diet, the bowel-clearing f...
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January 09, 2018
Imagine you’re walking to the bus or train when you spot a person lying on the ground, blood pooling under their leg. What do you do? The first instinct for many people is to freeze. Unfortunately, t...
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January 07, 2018
By MedStar Health Research Institute
An analysis of the effect of diet on postmenopausal women as part of the Women’s Health Initiative shows that reducing fats and increasing vegetable, fruit, and grain intake can reduce the risk of nee...
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January 05, 2018
With expected low temperatures in the single digits for the D.C. area this weekend, pay attention to the early stages of frostbite. Every year, we see anywhere from a handful to dozens of patien...
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December 29, 2017
As the Glaucoma Research Foundation notes, about three million Americans have glaucoma, but only about half of them know it. That’s because there may not be any symptoms to notice until the disease st...
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December 28, 2017
by Armando Nahum, Director, MIQS Center for Engaging Patients as Partners It’s 2006 and another Labor Day Weekend is upon us. As preparations are under way for a gathering of family and friends, the p...