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February 22, 2023
Approximately 480,000 people die from smoking-related diseases every year in the United States. The good news is that it’s never too late to quit, even if you’ve been smoking for a long ti...
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March 28, 2017We care for about 3,500 pregnant women every year. While that number has remained fairly steady over the past decade, the number of those women with high-risk pregnancies increases every year. Becau...
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March 24, 2017The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that “abdominal pain” is the most common reason for a trip to the ED. -
March 23, 2017By Emily TurkAt just 54 years old, Brian Wallace was far from ready to shut the door on his active life. But his constant ankle pain was threatening his ability to function. “I would wake up in the m...
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March 22, 2017By Jennifer DavisBrenda Hudson of Owings, Md., was the first person ever to receive a life-saving kidney transplant from a living donor at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Her sister, Michelle,...
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March 20, 2017An estimated 50 to 70 million Americans suffer from serious chronic or intermittent sleep disorders that undermine the quality of their sleep and, more importantly, their health. Sleep apnea, the most...
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March 20, 2017Gynecological exams used to be simple: Get an annual Pap smear and pelvic exam. Current guidelines recommend Pap smears every three or five years depending on a woman’s age, as well as an HPV test af...
