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February 20, 2026This article was written by Harsh Thakkar, Community Outreach Manager, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital. When I was 20, I sustained a spinal cord injury. At the time, it felt like my ...
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June 21, 2017More than 38 million people in the U.S. are affected by migraines, a neurological disorder that causes intense headache episodes. That’s about 12 percent of the country’s population....
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May 05, 2017By MedStar Health Research Institute
Research Grand Rounds are sponsored by MHRI and Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) and bring together the MedStar Health community for a learning e...
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March 20, 2017Gynecological exams used to be simple: Get an annual Pap smear and pelvic exam. Current guidelines recommend Pap smears every three or five years depending on a woman’s age, as well as an HPV test af...
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February 17, 2017BREAST Screenings are recommended for all women. Breast exam by a medical provider (every three years for women ages 20 to 39 and every year after age 40) Annual mammograms and breast exams ...
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December 08, 2016Marathon runner Michael Spinelli was a healthy, busy junior at Catholic University. Then a sudden onset of pain revealed an aortic dissection.
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December 05, 2016Cheryl Iglesia, MD, explains the many steps you can take to prevent your sex life from becoming ho-hum.
