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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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October 06, 2021
Starting at age 40—or sooner, based on your personal and family health history—mammography should become a central tool in your annual health checkups. Your health care team will use your mammogram re...
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August 27, 2021
Most women have uterine fibroids—non-cancerous, hormone-driven growths that form on the uterine walls. In fact, more than 70% of white women and 80% of black women will develop fibroids by age ...
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August 18, 2021
As we age, most of us would prefer to remain independent in the comfort of our familiar home, if given the option. But, aging adults are more vulnerable to injury and illness. This is why loved ones ...
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August 13, 2021
As a gynecologic surgeon, one of the best parts of my job is getting this joyful email from patients who’d had reproductive concerns: “We’re pregnant!” So, when Shayna Frost, a Diabetes Educator ...
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July 23, 2021
Women today face many contradictions about how to handle their personal health, especially when it comes to common—but not normal—pelvic floor disorders such as pelvic organ prolapse and urinary ...
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June 03, 2021
Are you familiar with uterine fibroids? If you’re a woman, chances are you may gain firsthand experience with fibroids at some point in your lifetime. In fact, the National Institutes...