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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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April 08, 2021
By Rachael D. Sussman, MD, Urology
Incontinence. Constipation. Painful sex. Not necessarily topics you want to discuss with your friends, let alone your doctor. But if you suffer from such symptoms, it’s ok to speak up. At MedStar...
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February 08, 2021
Samir Sur, MD, has been immersed in science for as long as he can remember. So it’s appropriate that as the newest member of MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Department of Neurosurgery, he’s ...
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January 28, 2021
Did you know that bladder cancer is the fourth most common non-skin cancer in the U.S.? Unlike prostate cancer, for which there is a standard screening, bladder cancer can frequently fall under t...
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November 30, 2020
By Alexis A. Dieter, MD, Urogynecology
The human body is truly amazing. An expectant mother’s body prepares for and recovers from delivery in ways that are nothing short of miraculous. Pregnancy and childbirth can put a fair amount ...
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November 12, 2020
Nearly a million Americans—about one in 300—have multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease affecting the spine, brain and optic nerves. Its cause is uncertain, but we do know that—like in ot...
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November 10, 2020
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Have you heard about nerve-sparing surgery? Although not a new concept, it was a little-known approach until recently. And as surgeons become increasingly skillf...