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March 15, 2023
More than 200,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, according to the American Cancer Society. Fortunately, this cancer is often very treatable in cancer centers ...
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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 24, 2017Alexandra Learned Preston and her husband, John Preston, were longtime residents and supporters of the Georgetown community. -
March 24, 2017For 21 years, Ali Wisseman had type 1 diabetes. A kidney and pancreas transplant in 2009 cured her condition, but she still battles the chronic effects. -
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 23, 2017As recently as 15 years ago, if you had severe aortic stenosis but were considered too ill or weak to survive surgery, there was little else we could do for you. Since then, transcatheter aortic valv...
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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,...
