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June 21, 2024
The first days and weeks at home following labor and delivery can be a magical and exhausting experience for new mothers. For some, it can be a dangerous time, too. Hypertensive disorders of pregnanc...
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May 12, 2023
Urinary leaking. Erectile dysfunction. Difficult or painful urination. Life-changing symptoms that many patients think they’re stuck with after cancer treatment or traumatic injury—or that they’re to...
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April 28, 2023
During a healthy pregnancy, your heart works overtime. Here’s one example—your total blood volume can double to support the growing fetus, putting extra strain on your heart and blood vessels. And th...
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April 14, 2023
Lung cancer is on the rise among people who have never smoked—including celebrities such as comedian Kathy Griffin, who went public with her stage 1 lung cancer diagnosis in August 2021. Whil...
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March 31, 2023
By Irina Veytsman, MD, Medical hematologist and oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
When I started at MedStar Health in 2008, only about 20% of patients with lung cancer lived one year after their diagnosis. At that time, treatment was limited to a choice of just four drugs. For mos...
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March 17, 2023
Melanie McCauley is a tenacious person, and she’s a perfect spokesperson for self-advocacy in heart care. When she had an uncommon type of heart attack in November 2021, she saw several cardiologists...
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February 24, 2023
By Ron Lassiter, PT, DPT, Director, Burn Rehabilitation Therapy
When I was six years old, I was playing in my family’s dry-cleaning business when a drunk driver crashed through the front window. I was pinned beneath the hot metal of the car and exposed to steam f...