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October 23, 2024Hip and knee replacements are lasting longer than ever, which means many patients are electing to undergo hip or knee replacement surgery at younger ages. As a result, men and women are able to remai...
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March 05, 2018The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation was established with a simple but powerful mission: to give back. The private family foundation is committed to sustaining vibrant, healthy communitie...
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March 02, 2018Matthew Pierce, MD, certainly understands that not everyone has fond memories of their high school biology dissection assignments. Yet, that’s where his path toward becoming a physician began.“I reall...
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February 28, 2018This article was written by Brendan Furlong, MD, Chief of Service, Emergency Department, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. During cold winter weather, MedStar Health's Eme...
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February 21, 2018
A patient recently told me she was working to improve her fitness and had noticed unusual spikes in her heart rate during exercise. "Here, let me show you.” She brought out her phone and s...
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February 14, 2018The U.S. population is trending older, and as we age, our risk for heart disease increases. We’re on the verge of a serious health dilemma: While the average 65-year-old person can expect ...
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February 07, 2018It’s hard to imagine that something as serious as a heart attack could go unnoticed. But as many as 1 in 4 heart attacks are “silent,” meaning the symptoms go unnoticed or are ...
