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June 05, 2024
By MedStar Team
A stroke can be life-changing, and care often doesn’t end when upon discharge from the hospital. There is no predictable timeline for recovery, and different stroke survivors will need differen...
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July 06, 2022
By MedStar Team
Most people know that chest pain is a sign of a heart attack and a reason to quickly dial 911. Fewer men and women know that a fast response is just as critical if you have any signs of a stroke.&nbs...
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June 24, 2022
There is no way to prepare yourself for a late-night call that a loved one has been taken to the hospital. Questions race through your mind: what happened, why, and what’s next? You learn that your...
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May 18, 2022
When you think of famous inventors, you might think of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the lightbulb, or the telephone inventor, Alexander Graham Bell. But did you know that your doctors, nurses, and ...
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April 08, 2022
By Nicholas Samuel Streicher, MD, MPH
Recently, the family of “Die Hard” star Bruce Willis announced in a joint statement that he was stepping away from acting due to a diagnosis of aphasia—loss of the ability to effectively communicate....
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December 01, 2021
By Sarah Heins, Medical Student, COVID Recovery Program
Experiencing “long-term COVID” or as it is medically termed, post-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), can be a confusing and circuitous process, full of uncertainty and non-linear progress. F...
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November 26, 2021
By Priyanka Sabharwal, MD, PhD
My goal for every patient with epilepsy is to improve their quality of life. So, it’s been gratifying to see more treatment options become available in recent years and help patients live longer...