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Today’s surgeons can use minimally invasive techniques for many conditions that require surgery. For example, knee replacements can be performed with smaller incisions than in years past,...

Years ago, before we had advanced and routine imaging, a kidney mass was only discovered when it had become very large, caused pain or caused blood in the urine. Oftentimes, patients’ kidn...

Because of her profound hearing loss, Edna Whitted would pass notes back and forth in church with her granddaughter in order to understand what was being said. Now, the 90-year-old Upper Marlbor...

On January 19, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal agencies had announced a final rule that outlined revisions to the Common Rule, the regulations adopted by 17 f...

Toxicology is critical to FDA’s mission because it is applied across the breadth of FDA-regulated product areas. Toxicological testing is done during the development and evaluation of FDA-regulated pr...

Each year, MedStar Health awards scholarships to approximately 30 first-year Georgetown University medical students in order to pursue research during the summer. For eight weeks, each summer sc...