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September 25, 2024By Hedy P. Smith, MD, PhD, Hematology
Sickle cell anemia or sickle cell disease (SCD) isn’t a single condition. It’s a group of blood disorders that share a common tendency for the blood cells to assume a banana or sickle shape in low-ox...
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January 02, 2019Whenever we eat or drink, we’re putting the pancreas to work. The pancreas is a large gland that’s tucked behind the stomach and the intestines. It has two jobs: to produce chemicals call...
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May 25, 2018When EMS arrives on the scene of a medical emergency, the first things they often check are patients’ pulse and blood pressure. But patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) do...
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May 21, 2018By MedStar Team
Imagine the triumph of surviving breast cancer. Every test and procedure, every round of therapy was worth it to save your life. But what is a woman to do if the medication that destroyed her c...
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March 05, 2018Since he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 11, 44-year-old Ben Wall has worked hard to keep the disease from preventing him from living the life he wanted to live. Type 1 diabetes is a chroni...
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February 26, 2018Many heart failure patients rely on left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), which are amazing medical implants that pump blood throughout the body. LVADs can mean the difference between life an...
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February 16, 2018When patients find out they need a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to treat their advanced heart failure, they go through a wide range of emotions. Some people who may have been sick for a...
