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July 01, 2026
If going to the doctor makes you feel nervous or tense, you aren’t alone. Many patients experience anxiety around medical appointments, and for some, that fear can become strong enough to delay...
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October 16, 2017Millions of people get a flu vaccine in the fall as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Medical Association and other professional medical groups. But ma...
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October 13, 2016By MedStar Team
Many women with breast cancer never experience any of its signs or symptoms, such as a breast lump, says Christopher Gallagher, MD. Dr. Gallagher wants women to have their breast cancer discover...
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September 20, 2016Before becoming a nurse navigator, I was a patient myself forging my own personal journey with breast cancer. One of the individuals who helped me was a woman who shared some of her own personal exper...
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August 11, 2015In Spring 2013, we interviewed three incoming residents: Jason Chen, MD, Surgery; Guillermo Rivell, MD, Internal Medicine; and Alex Shuster, MD, Emergency Medicine, who talked about their expectatio...
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September 04, 2014Once again, many of Georgetown University Hospital's doctors are listed on Northern Virginia Magazine's "top-rated" doctors and hospitals list. The magazine used data from HealthGrades' "Five-Star D...
