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November 06, 2024

Battling a Bulge? 5 Things to Know About Hernia Symptoms and Treatment.

By Sameer Alrefai, MD, Director of Minimally Invasive Robotic and Bariatric Surgery program at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital

If you notice a palpable lump or bulge in your abdomen or groin, it could be a hernia. The most common types of hernias occur when an organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal or in...

Bariatrics MedStar St Marys Hospital

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February 17, 2017

New Groundbreaking Procedure is a Welcome Option for Treating Fibroids

By MedStar Health

A groundbreaking new procedure now being offered at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital is providing women suffering with uterine fibroids a welcome option for treating the condition.Known as radial uteri...

Innovation Research
February 14, 2017

Know Your Heart-healthy Numbers – Including CRP

By Allen J. Taylor, MD

Doctors agree you should know your blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol, but there's one more number you should be tracking.

Heart and Vascular Living Well
January 18, 2017

Changing Blood Pressure Targets Frustrate Patients – and Doctors.

By Allen J. Taylor, MD

Dr. Allen Taylor cuts through differing recommendations on when to begin treatment for high blood pressure.

Heart and Vascular Research