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November 08, 2024La enfermedad de Chagas, una afección causada por un parásito transmitido por insectos, puede causar problemas de salud importantes, incluida la muerte. Sin embargo, muchas personas infectadas y en r...
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December 22, 2017Nearly 200,000 people get bariatric surgery each year in the United States, and about 1,000 of them are teenagers. The obesity rate among adolescents age 12 to 19 more than doubled between 1988 ...
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December 21, 2017It started out as a normal day for Deborah Neal Wall. “The date was Sept. 15, 2016. I got up and took my walk, and came home and did some sewing,” she says. “Then my neighbor called and said she was ...
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December 18, 2017In July 2016, I attended a bariatric surgery information session with my mom. I went to support her, but I guess I looked like I needed help, too. Someone handed me a weight-loss surgery form to...
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December 12, 2017The benefits of minimally invasive skull base surgery for the patient include faster recovery, less risk of stroke and no disfigurement or scarring. -
December 04, 2017
People sometimes mistakenly think that accepting palliative care means they have to stop receiving other medical treatment. However, palliative care is a specialty service that can be provided at any ...
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December 03, 2017Thank you to all associates who donated and stepped out to support Team MCRN at the 2017 American Heart Association Greater Washington Heart Walk. The team raised $1,490 to help Americans build health...
