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November 27, 2024By MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Health
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, but innovative treatments offer more hope to patients with the disease than ever before. This is especially true for patients with lung cancer in ear...
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July 10, 2017Heart disease and stroke are the leading cause and fifth-leading cause of death of adults in the United States, respectively. Studies show that statins – cholesterol-lowering drugs – can reduce the ri...
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June 30, 2017By MedStar Health Research Institute
MedStar and Georgetown University have partnered with Forte Research Systems to implement a Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS), called OnCore. OnCore is a robust clinical trial management system ...
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June 30, 2017By MedStar Health Research Institute
The first class of MedStar Surgical Resident Research Program scholars presented the findings of their research in front of their peers and mentors at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in June. “...
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June 26, 2017By Jeffrey Dubin, MD, Chief Medical Officer
A mainstay of the “Star Trek” TV and movie franchise is the medical tricorder. This versatile piece of technology allows doctors to scan a patient and instantly receive a complete diagnosis of their i...
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June 22, 2017Who is Dr. Paufler? Many physicians have pursued other careers before entering medicine, but the path Pamela Paufler, MD took to becoming an attending Critical Care physician at MedStar Washington Hos...
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June 21, 2017More than 38 million people in the U.S. are affected by migraines, a neurological disorder that causes intense headache episodes. That’s about 12 percent of the country’s population....
