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  • April 25, 2025

    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...

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  • September 15, 2016

    By Keith Kowalczyk, MD

    If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, surgery might be the best treatment for you, especially in younger men less than 65 years old who have higher risk disease and overall good health. But...

    If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, surgery might be the best treatment for you, especially in younger men less than 65 years old who have higher risk disease and overall good health. But...

  • September 13, 2016

    By MedStar Health

    Hearing a cancer diagnosis can bring on a flood of conflicting emotions. Shock, numbness, anger and confusion about your next steps. There are more than 14 million new diagnoses each year, and many pa...

    Hearing a cancer diagnosis can bring on a flood of conflicting emotions. Shock, numbness, anger and confusion about your next steps. There are more than 14 million new diagnoses each year, and many pa...

  • September 08, 2016

    By MedStar Health

    Prior to his diagnosis, Steve L. was a man who lived life to the fullest. He loved his family, as well as his successful career as an IT specialist; he also enjoyed a healthy, active lifestyle. That a...

    Prior to his diagnosis, Steve L. was a man who lived life to the fullest. He loved his family, as well as his successful career as an IT specialist; he also enjoyed a healthy, active lifestyle. That a...

  • September 06, 2016

    By MedStar Health

    Head and neck cancers include a range of conditions such as sinus cancer or cancers of the throat or voice box. What can make these tumors a unique challenge is that they are invariably located near a...

    Head and neck cancers include a range of conditions such as sinus cancer or cancers of the throat or voice box. What can make these tumors a unique challenge is that they are invariably located near a...

  • September 04, 2016

    By MedStar Health Research Institute

    MedStar Community Clinical Research Center (MCCRC) staff have randomized and enrolled their 150th D2d participant at MCCRC’s University Town Center location. The Vitamin D and Type 2&nb...

    MedStar Community Clinical Research Center (MCCRC) staff have randomized and enrolled their 150th D2d participant at MCCRC’s University Town Center location. The Vitamin D and Type 2&nb...

  • September 04, 2016

    By MedStar Health Research Institute

    Congratulations to all researchers who were published in August 2016. There were 67 peer-reviewed studies published in 64 journals that are part of the body of work completed by MedStar Health investi...

    Congratulations to all researchers who were published in August 2016. There were 67 peer-reviewed studies published in 64 journals that are part of the body of work completed by MedStar Health investi...