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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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  • Two women sitting close together on a sofa in a white living room and pose for a photo.
    February 10, 2021

    By Beje Thomas

    There are currently over 100,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant. And, unfortunately, many of those people could be waiting up to nine years to receive a donation from someone who passed a...

    There are currently over 100,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant. And, unfortunately, many of those people could be waiting up to nine years to receive a donation from someone who passed a...

  • A young african american man in sports clothing running on a rural mountain trail road in winter. Snow on road and fog in the park.
    February 09, 2021

    By MedStar Team

    Performance athletics—in fact, any form of intense exercise—increases the body’s need for oxygen. Elite and endurance athletes, in particular, experience unique adaptations; for ex...

    Performance athletics—in fact, any form of intense exercise—increases the body’s need for oxygen. Elite and endurance athletes, in particular, experience unique adaptations; for ex...

  • February 08, 2021

    By The MWHC Blog Team

    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 ...

    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 ...

  • February 07, 2021

    By MedStar Team

    Organized by the Department of Continuing Professional Education, MedStar Health is offering a variety of CE conferences this spring that provide an opportunity to gain knowledge of new treatments and...

    Organized by the Department of Continuing Professional Education, MedStar Health is offering a variety of CE conferences this spring that provide an opportunity to gain knowledge of new treatments and...

  • February 07, 2021

    By MedStar Team

    Congratulations to all MedStar researchers who had articles published in January 2021. The selected articles and link to PubMed provided below represent the body of work completed by MedStar Health in...

    Congratulations to all MedStar researchers who had articles published in January 2021. The selected articles and link to PubMed provided below represent the body of work completed by MedStar Health in...

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    February 07, 2021

    By MedStar Team

    Researchers from MedStar Health Urgent Care/MedStar Ambulatory Services, MedStar Health Research Institute and Georgetown University recently published research to determine what percentage ...

    Researchers from MedStar Health Urgent Care/MedStar Ambulatory Services, MedStar Health Research Institute and Georgetown University recently published research to determine what percentage ...