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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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December 22, 2017
The holiday season will soon be upon us, which means get-togethers with family and friends. Unfortunately, for many it’s also a time for overeating and weight gain. “On average, Amer...
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December 22, 2017
Millions of people get a flu vaccine in the fall as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Medical Association and other professional medical groups. But man...
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December 22, 2017
Nearly 200,000 people get bariatric surgery each year in the United States, and about 1,000 of them are teenagers. The obesity rate among adolescents age 12 to 19 more than doubled between 1988 ...
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December 22, 2017
Multidisciplinary Approach Benefits Aging Bodies and Minds Americans are living longer and healthier lives. Even so, many older adults will eventually develop one or more of a group of related medic...
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December 18, 2017
In July 2016, I attended a bariatric surgery information session with my mom. I went to support her, but I guess I looked like I needed help, too. Someone handed me a weight-loss surgery form to...
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December 12, 2017Cutting-edge cryoablation therapy helped Eleni beat her esophageal cancer. Since receiving cryotherapy, she has gone nine months cancer-free!