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April 25, 2025By 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 15, 2018 You know the drill. You’re in your physician’s office and one of the first things that happens is someone checks your blood pressure. While you may be familiar with thi...
You know the drill. You’re in your physician’s office and one of the first things that happens is someone checks your blood pressure. While you may be familiar with thi...
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January 15, 2018 By John Irwin, MD, MedStar Harbor Pediatrics Every year, thousands of children and young adults are diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, also known as type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes...
By John Irwin, MD, MedStar Harbor Pediatrics Every year, thousands of children and young adults are diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, also known as type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes...
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January 09, 2018Imagine you’re walking to the bus or train when you spot a person lying on the ground, blood pooling under their leg. What do you do? The first instinct for many people is to freeze. Unfortunately, t...
Imagine you’re walking to the bus or train when you spot a person lying on the ground, blood pooling under their leg. What do you do? The first instinct for many people is to freeze. Unfortunately, t...
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January 07, 2018By MedStar Health Research Institute
An analysis of the effect of diet on postmenopausal women as part of the Women’s Health Initiative shows that reducing fats and increasing vegetable, fruit, and grain intake can reduce the risk of nee...
An analysis of the effect of diet on postmenopausal women as part of the Women’s Health Initiative shows that reducing fats and increasing vegetable, fruit, and grain intake can reduce the risk of nee...
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January 05, 2018With expected low temperatures in the single digits for the D.C. area this weekend, pay attention to the early stages of frostbite. Every year, we see anywhere from a handful to dozens of patien...
With expected low temperatures in the single digits for the D.C. area this weekend, pay attention to the early stages of frostbite. Every year, we see anywhere from a handful to dozens of patien...
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December 29, 2017As the Glaucoma Research Foundation notes, about three million Americans have glaucoma, but only about half of them know it. That’s because there may not be any symptoms to notice until the disease st...
As the Glaucoma Research Foundation notes, about three million Americans have glaucoma, but only about half of them know it. That’s because there may not be any symptoms to notice until the disease st...
