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  • April 25, 2025
    Waste Happens: 5 Common Questions About Life with Ostomy.

    By MedStar Team

    This article was written by Hilary Hancock BSN, RN, CWON.   From the day we’re born, or at least the day we’re potty trained, we come to expect that using the toilet is a fact of lif...

    This article was written by Hilary Hancock BSN, RN, CWON.   From the day we’re born, or at least the day we’re potty trained, we come to expect that using the toilet is a fact of lif...

    Gastroenterology Living Well
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  • August 30, 2017
    5 Ways to Help a Parent with Heart Disease

    By Allen J. Taylor, MD

    As more people survive and live longer with heart disease, adult children are increasingly becoming involved in their parent’s health care. They support their parents in making diet and lifestyle chan...

    As more people survive and live longer with heart disease, adult children are increasingly becoming involved in their parent’s health care. They support their parents in making diet and lifestyle chan...

    Heart and Vascular Healthy Eating
  • August 28, 2017
    Is Endovascular Surgery Right for You

    By Edward Woo, MD

     The trend in surgery today is to use the least-invasive procedures possible. The reasoning is simple: It’s usually better for patients to return home and get back to their normal liv...

     The trend in surgery today is to use the least-invasive procedures possible. The reasoning is simple: It’s usually better for patients to return home and get back to their normal liv...

    Living Well Heart and Vascular
  • August 24, 2017
    Saving Limbs and Improving Lives The Center for Limb Salvage

    By David H. Song, MD

    Keeping our feet strong and healthy is an important goal for us all. For people with diabetes, good foot health is even more important. That’s because people with diabetes are at an increased risk for...

    Keeping our feet strong and healthy is an important goal for us all. For people with diabetes, good foot health is even more important. That’s because people with diabetes are at an increased risk for...

    Diabetes and Eendocrinology Orthopedics
  • August 22, 2017
    Forget About Vitamins Protein Powders and Supplements Focus on Your Food

    By Andrea Goergen, RD

    According to the National Health Interview Survey—conducted annually by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics—Americans spent $12.8 billion on natural product supplements in 2012 alone. Alto...

    According to the National Health Interview Survey—conducted annually by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics—Americans spent $12.8 billion on natural product supplements in 2012 alone. Alto...

    Living Well Healthy Eating
  • August 17, 2017
    Celebrated Physician Ivanesa Pardo MD FACS

    By The MWHC Blog Team

    It’s hard to say whether Ivanesa Pardo, MD, FACS, chose surgery as her medical specialty, or if surgery chose her. An attending surgeon in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at MedStar Washin...

    It’s hard to say whether Ivanesa Pardo, MD, FACS, chose surgery as her medical specialty, or if surgery chose her. An attending surgeon in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at MedStar Washin...

    Bariatrics Innovation
  • August 17, 2017
    Hot Weather and Hydration What You Need to Know

    By MedStar Health

    One of the best ways to stay healthy is to stay hydrated. In fact, it’s vital during the summer months when our bodies need more fluids to counteract the warmer temperatures and higher humidity. “In...

    One of the best ways to stay healthy is to stay hydrated. In fact, it’s vital during the summer months when our bodies need more fluids to counteract the warmer temperatures and higher humidity. “In...

    Healthy Eating Living Well

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