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March 26, 2024
STRIVE is a first-of-its-kind longitudinal prospective cohort study of patient- and caregiver-focused outcomes in stroke survivorship. For more than 7 million people in the U.S. who have survi...
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May 18, 2022
When you think of famous inventors, you might think of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the lightbulb, or the telephone inventor, Alexander Graham Bell. But did you know that your doctors, nurses, and ...
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April 08, 2022
By Nicholas Samuel Streicher, MD, MPH
Recently, the family of “Die Hard” star Bruce Willis announced in a joint statement that he was stepping away from acting due to a diagnosis of aphasia—loss of the ability to effectively communicate....
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December 01, 2021
By Sarah Heins, Medical Student, COVID Recovery Program
Experiencing “long-term COVID” or as it is medically termed, post-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), can be a confusing and circuitous process, full of uncertainty and non-linear progress. F...
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November 26, 2021
By Priyanka Sabharwal, MD, PhD
My goal for every patient with epilepsy is to improve their quality of life. So, it’s been gratifying to see more treatment options become available in recent years and help patients live longer...
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November 05, 2021
By Kerry Strom, RD, CDCES, LDN, Dietitian Educator at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
Approximately 10% of the general population may experience chronic pain caused by nerve damage. Most of the patients referred to our plastic surgery clinic for nerve pain are seeking relief from peri...
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October 07, 2021
By Nicholas Samuel Streicher, MD, MPH
Policymakers, parents, and athletes are talking about the risks of concussions more than ever before—partly because of growing public awareness of the relationship between concussions and the n...