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August 28, 2024By Mark Iguchi, MD, Neurosurgeon
Most people experience back pain at some point in their life. But how do you know when the pain is serious enough to seek treatment or even consider surgery? As a neurosurgeon, this is a conv...
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June 21, 2017More than 38 million people in the U.S. are affected by migraines, a neurological disorder that causes intense headache episodes. That’s about 12 percent of the country’s population....
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May 05, 2017By MedStar Health Research Institute
Research Grand Rounds are sponsored by MHRI and Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) and bring together the MedStar Health community for a learning e...
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March 20, 2017Gynecological exams used to be simple: Get an annual Pap smear and pelvic exam. Current guidelines recommend Pap smears every three or five years depending on a woman’s age, as well as an HPV test af...
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February 17, 2017BREAST Screenings are recommended for all women. Breast exam by a medical provider (every three years for women ages 20 to 39 and every year after age 40) Annual mammograms and breast exams ...
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December 08, 2016Marathon runner Michael Spinelli was a healthy, busy junior at Catholic University. Then a sudden onset of pain revealed an aortic dissection.
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December 05, 2016Cheryl Iglesia, MD, explains the many steps you can take to prevent your sex life from becoming ho-hum.
