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March 29, 2024
People in the U.S. will be treated to a spectacular show in the sky on April 8, 2024: a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking the s...
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December 20, 2017
This Christmas will be extra-special for Barbara Lott. For the first time in several years, the 68-year-old Washington, D.C., resident will be cooking dinner and desserts for her family and frie...
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December 14, 2017
In the 1990s, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a treatment for bladder cancer called Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy, or BCG, which stimulates the immune system and helps keep patients...
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December 12, 2017Cutting-edge cryoablation therapy helped Eleni beat her esophageal cancer. Since receiving cryotherapy, she has gone nine months cancer-free!
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December 12, 2017Emily and Neil Kishter’s philanthropic partnership with MedStar Georgetown began with a commitment to improving patient care and waiting areas. Just recently, the Kishters became the first $1 million donors to the new medical/surgical pavilion project.
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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.
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December 12, 2017MedStar Georgetown will soon offer proton therapy as part of our suite of comprehensive cancer treatments.The new proton therapy system is an innovative, highly precise form of radiation therapy.