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January 05, 2026By Neil J. Weissman, MD, Chief Scientific Officer
My mother, now 90, grew up in an era where the ‘doctor knows best, but those days of assumed expertise are gone. Only 36% of U.S. adults say they have a great deal of confidence in the medical system...
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May 05, 2017By MedStar Health Research Institute
Kathryn Curtin, RN, BSN, and Shannon Walters, RN, BSN, from MedStar Washington Hospital Center presented “Follow the Blue Feet: Nurse Implemented Post-operative MOBILITY Program” at the 2017 MedStar H...
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May 04, 2017A 30-year-old man came to our emergency room with excruciating pain in both hips. He had been experiencing pain for several years, but it had become so bad he hadn’t been able to walk for a couple wee...
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April 27, 2017If you Google “pregnancy apps,” there’s no shortage of articles with titles such as “10 best pregnancy apps” or “Must-have apps during pregnancy.” Accor...
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April 24, 2017Some people with Type 2 diabetes can manage the disease with diet and exercise alone. Others need medication, in addition to lifestyle management, to reach their target blood sugar levels, and many wi...
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April 11, 2017Bariatric surgery has been available in the U.S. for more than 50 years, and surgeons are doing more every year. In fact, our team performed 336 of these procedures in 2016, compared with 257 in 2013....
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March 31, 2017By MedStar Health Research Institute
Register today for the 10x10 with Oregon Health & Science University: Introduction to Biomedical and Health Informatics. Learn more about this course on the website. The 10x10 course gets its name...
