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October 22, 2025Approximately one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. In the U.S., about 317,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year and about...
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September 01, 2017By MedStar Health Research Institute
Researchers from MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI), MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) and National Institute of Health (NIH) have recently sought to identify outcomes for HIV-posi...
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September 01, 2017Lee Ann Richter, MD, is one of the few urologists in the country with obstetrics and gynecology-based training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. That combination of specializ...
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August 10, 2017
A “retro” form of pain control is making a comeback in the United States: nitrous oxide, often known as laughing gas. Nitrous oxide was used to ease the pain of labor since the early 1900s. It fell ou...
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August 04, 2017By MedStar Health Research Institute
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology for the Primary Care Provider 2017—Oct. 6, 2017 Pre-pubertal and adolescent girls can experience a myriad of gynecologic problems. Most of these issues can be safel...
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June 12, 2017Most of the time, welcoming a life is a beautiful, amazing moment. I understand the urge to want to share that with family and friends, and we’re good about accommodating delivery room guests. But I’v...
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June 09, 2017Who is Dr. Iqbal? The joyful anticipation of childbirth can also be fraught with anxiety, particularly if the pregnancy is considered high-risk, or unexpected problems develop. That’s when mothers and...
