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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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  • January 20, 2021

    By Krystal C. Maloni, MD, Vascular Surgery

    There is good news for those who have varicose veins or are worried about developing them in the future. Today’s treatments for removing these enlarged veins are much less invasive than in years ...

    There is good news for those who have varicose veins or are worried about developing them in the future. Today’s treatments for removing these enlarged veins are much less invasive than in years ...

  • Ed Palmer, Director of Respiratory Therapy, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    January 15, 2021

    By The MWHC Blog Team

    When Ed Palmer was a respiratory therapist student at Prince George’s Community College, he had a professor who worked at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. This professor encouraged Ed to apply...

    When Ed Palmer was a respiratory therapist student at Prince George’s Community College, he had a professor who worked at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. This professor encouraged Ed to apply...

  • An african american male doctor wearing a masks talks to a senior patient, also wearing a mask, in a clinical setting.
    January 14, 2021

    By Antoine Williams, R.N., Nurse Coordinator, Bloodless Medicine

    Is it possible to perform medical and surgical procedures without transfusion or without using blood products such as whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma? Bloodless medicine ...

    Is it possible to perform medical and surgical procedures without transfusion or without using blood products such as whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma? Bloodless medicine ...

  • A middle-aged african american woman stands with her hand on her hip againts a plain light green wall.
    January 12, 2021

    By MedStar Team

    If overly large breasts have caused you years of head, neck and back pain, the decision to have medical breast reduction surgery may be one of the most satisfying decisions you’ll ever make. And ...

    If overly large breasts have caused you years of head, neck and back pain, the decision to have medical breast reduction surgery may be one of the most satisfying decisions you’ll ever make. And ...

  • A mid adult African-American woman, in her 30s, with braided hair and large build, wearing a pink t-shirt, exercising in the park, wearing a fitness tracker and lifting 3 pound dumbbells in her hands.
    January 07, 2021

    By Ivanesa Pardo, MD

    Obesity is quickly becoming a worldwide health crisis. One recent study suggests that it may soon surpass world hunger as a leading catalyst for serious medical conditions globally. In the U.S. t...

    Obesity is quickly becoming a worldwide health crisis. One recent study suggests that it may soon surpass world hunger as a leading catalyst for serious medical conditions globally. In the U.S. t...

  • A senior woman lays on the floor trying to get up after falling in her home.
    January 06, 2021

    By MedStar Health

    Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a f...

    Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a f...