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  A Behavioral Health Specialist Can Make all the Difference Stress and worry are part of everyday life. But what happens when you become consumed by it; when it becomes difficult to simply get throu...

    You know the drill. You’re in your physician’s office and one of the first things that happens is someone checks your blood pressure. While you may be familiar with thi...

    By John Irwin, MD, MedStar Harbor Pediatrics Every year, thousands of children and young adults are diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, also known as type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes...

  MedStar Harbor Hospital's New President and Chief Medical Officer As a toddler, his favorite toy was a "Let's Play Doctor" medical kit. As he got older, the television show he looked forw...

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...

It started out as a normal day for Deborah Neal Wall. “The date was Sept. 15, 2016. I got up and took my walk, and came home and did some sewing,” she says. “Then my neighbor called and said she was ...