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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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February 10, 2018Center Scope is news and information for friends of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, produced by the Public Affairs & Marketing Department. Download A Copy Latest Edition ...
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December 28, 2017By MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Team
In December 1967, a South African surgeon made history when he successfully transplanted the heart of a woman who died in a motor vehicle accident victim into a heart failure patient.Flash forward 50 ...
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December 12, 2017Emily and Neil Kishter’s philanthropic partnership with MedStar Georgetown began with a commitment to improving patient care and waiting areas. Just recently, the Kishters became the first $1 million donors to the new medical/surgical pavilion project. -
November 27, 2017
In November 2017, martial arts expert and actor Chuck Norris filed a lawsuit in California alleging an ingredient in a contrast dye used in a specific type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) poisoned...
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March 24, 2017Alexandra Learned Preston and her husband, John Preston, were longtime residents and supporters of the Georgetown community.
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March 22, 2017By Jennifer DavisBrenda Hudson of Owings, Md., was the first person ever to receive a life-saving kidney transplant from a living donor at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Her sister, Michelle,...
