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November 08, 2024
La enfermedad de Chagas, una afección causada por un parásito transmitido por insectos, puede causar problemas de salud importantes, incluida la muerte. Sin embargo, muchas personas infectadas y en r...
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August 19, 2022
Thanks to a global vaccination effort, polio was eradicated in the U.S. since 1979 and in most of the world since the 2010s. But in July 2022, a patient in Rockland County, NY, was diagnosed with pol...
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August 12, 2022
Each year, more than 500,000 people visit an emergency room because of a kidney stone. People with kidney stones can often experience flank or back pain. The pain from kidney stones ca...
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August 08, 2022
Center Scope is news and information for friends of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, produced by the Public Affairs & Marketing Department. Download A Copy Latest Edi...
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July 22, 2022
Lower back pain is a common and costly problem that will affect 8 in 10 people in their lifetime. Globally, around 577 million people have lower back pain—including lost wages and productivity,...
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July 15, 2022
By MedStar Team
Heart disease remains the number one killer of U.S. adults, and the number of young women having heart attacks—sometimes without realizing it—is increasing at an alarming rate. Accordin...
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July 08, 2022
By Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD
At the recent American Psychiatric Association meeting I attended in New Orleans, the topic of loneliness permeated nearly every discussion. Attendees talked about anger with how the pandemic has pla...