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April 12, 2024
Knee replacement surgery is a daunting prospect for many of the 32.5 million adults in the U.S. who have osteoarthritis (OA), the most common type of arthritis. Over time, cartilage in the knee joint...
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September 20, 2019
The ketogenic (keto) diet started to gain popularity in the 1990s, but the interest has really spiked in the last couple of years. This eating pattern was originally developed and used to treat severe...
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September 13, 2019
With the fall sports season underway, athletes of all ages are gearing up for success. Unfortunately, the season can end quickly for athletes who sustain an injury.The good news is many sports injurie...
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September 10, 2019
Women who undergo surgery to treat breast cancer may think of breast reconstruction as a cosmetic procedure—one they don’t really need for their health. But many women are shocked to learn that breast...
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September 06, 2019
People make a difference in all walks of life. And that’s particularly true for Christy Kaiser, MD, an attending physician in Cardiology with MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar W...
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September 03, 2019
About 800,000 Americans have a heart attack each year—and younger women account for nearly one-third of them, according to a study published in the journal Circulation that explored incidents of cardi...
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August 27, 2019
Some of the most unexpected injuries in medicine are due to orthopaedic trauma, which involves problems related to bones, joints, and soft tissues (muscles, tendons, and ligaments). The most com...