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October 10, 2025About 1 in 8 men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime, making it the most common cancer in men. About 70% of prostate cancers are diagnosed early, before the cancer spreads, when it is easi...
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January 23, 2018For decades, women with uterine fibroids, or benign growths inside the uterus, commonly have been offered two options to manage the symptoms—get a hysterectomy, or just deal with the pain....
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January 22, 2018Preventive medicine is the wave of the future as doctors and patients focus more on maintaining good health. In conjunction with the trend, medical professionals should initiate discussions with patie...
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January 18, 2018The goal of any glaucoma treatment is to prevent vision loss by lowering pressure in the eye caused by excess fluid. This doesn’t necessarily mean surgery. In fact, the majority of people with glaucom...
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January 15, 2018 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...
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January 09, 2018Imagine you’re walking to the bus or train when you spot a person lying on the ground, blood pooling under their leg. What do you do? The first instinct for many people is to freeze. Unfortunately, t...
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January 08, 2018In May 2017, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that doctors not screen routinely for thyroid cancer in patients who don’t show symptoms of the disease. This recommendation c...
