547 search results found for ""
Heart Disease in COVID-19 Survivors
Although COVID-19 is largely a respiratory illness, it does not limit itself to the respiratory system. This new virus can…
Pelvic Care After Childbirth: What New Moms Can Expect
The human body is truly amazing. An expectant mother’s body prepares for and recovers from delivery in ways that are…
How to Avoid Cooking Burns This Thanksgiving
Did you know that, when it comes to fires and burn injuries, cold-weather holidays—especially Thanksgiving—tend to be the most dangerous…
Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis: Knowing the Difference
4-Minute Read Most people don’t pay much attention to their colon health. Until there’s trouble. That’s unfortunate because one of…
Improving Lung Cancer Diagnoses with Navigational Bronchoscopy
Editor’s Note: The photo above was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the U.S. and around the world, lung…
Celebrated Physician: Shawn Tejiram, MD
As a computer engineering and computer science undergraduate at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Shawn Tejiram, MD, seemed…
Multiple Sclerosis: Early Intervention Can Mean a Bright Future
Nearly a million Americans—about one in 300—have multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease affecting the spine, brain and optic nerves….
Nerve-Sparing Surgery: The Long-Range Benefits
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Have you heard about nerve-sparing surgery? Although not a new concept, it was a little-known…
Lung Cancer in Women: Quitting Smoking Is Not Enough
When Dana Reeve—wife of disabled actor Christopher Reeve and a well-known activist for disabled persons’ rights—succumbed to lung cancer at…
Our Team Approach to Spine Care
MedStar Orthopaedic Institute has a uniquely qualified team dedicated to spine surgery. The spine specialists here are specially trained and experienced in caring…
Growing from Within: Tysheen Twitty
Tysheen Twitty joined MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 2012, coming onboard as an intern in a 90-day manager-in-training program with…
Probiotics and Gut Health
Those with nagging digestive issues have probably heard or read about probiotics and prebiotics by now. Often touted as a…
Esophageal Cancer: Know the Risks
Are you a tea drinker, sometimes drinking multiple cups a day? It may be time to “cool things down.” A…
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy: Simplicity, Speed, Convenience
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Over the past decade, advances in breast cancer have been changing women’s lives for the…
African Americans & Health: Focus on Chronic Kidney Disease (Part 3 in a Series)
True or false: Chronic kidney disease, or CKD, causes more deaths than breast cancer or prostate cancer. The answer: True!…
Targeting & Fighting Breast Cancer in Its Many Forms
After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women; only lung cancer is deadlier. This serious disease…
COVID-19 and Flu Season
Influenza (or what we commonly call flu) is one of several viruses which can infect the respiratory tract and cause…
Once a Patient, Now an Associate: Lynel’s Story
Seven years ago, Lynel McFadden was diagnosed with stage one, triple negative breast cancer, and she was understandably scared. She…
Moving Neurosurgery Into the Future
MedStar Washington Hospital Center made history this summer when it became the first hospital in the United States to perform…
Celebrated Physician: Jennifer Tran, MD, MBA
Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Jennifer Tran, MD, MBA, was instilled with all the ingredients of healthy living. Her parents…
Graves’ Disease: What Patients Need to Know
What do music artist Missy Elliot and Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers have in common? Besides being successful public figures,…
Don’t Delay Medical Care
In early spring 2020, COVID-19 began to assert itself across the country. As it did, medical facilities nationwide experienced a…
Growing From Within: Che M. Brown, Jr.
Che Brown has had a rich and varied career within the walls of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, traversing several departments…
Cholesterol & Your Heart: Beyond the Numbers
Some health risks can be hard to pin down, challenging to manage or impossible to control. High cholesterol is just…
Advanced Practice Providers Show Resiliency During Pandemic
Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), particularly those who specialize in Orthopedics, found themselves in unfamiliar territory during the height of the…
Prostate Cancer: What Every Guy Needs to Know
Prostate cancer is among the most common cancers in the United States, but also among the most survivable. Although it’s…
Pap Smears: 8 Frequently Asked Questions
The Pap smear is an essential procedure that yields valuable information about a woman’s cervical health. But it’s normal to feel…
A Joint Effort: You & MedStar Washington Hospital Center for Joint Replacement
As patients age and their concerns about maintaining a better quality of life grow, joint reconstruction surgery becomes a reality…
Celebrated Physician: Tani Jausurawong Wiest, DO
“A career in medicine was always in the back of my mind,” Tani Jausurawong Wiest, DO, says of her childhood…
Using Mohs Surgery to Treat Skin Cancer
It can certainly be frightening to hear the diagnosis: that innocent-looking spot on your face is a skin cancer. And…
Join Us as We Race to Beat Cancer!
Forty years ago, Terry Fox ran his historic Marathon of Hope, covering over 3,000 miles across Canada. For 143 days…
What Young Adults Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer has traditionally been considered an older person’s disease. But according to the American Cancer Society, in 2020, 12%…
Most Neck Bumps Are Benign— But It’s Important to Check
Of the prevalent diseases affecting patients today, we know that cancer is the deadliest. But thyroid cancer is a type…
PET Scans of the Heart: What You Need to Know
Cardiac PET scan technology promises to elevate cardiovascular diagnoses to a completely new level. Positron emission tomography (or PET) is traditionally associated…
Gut Feelings: Insight into Some Common Stomach Troubles
“What does it mean if I have a chronically noisy stomach?” This is something patients ask me all the time….
Bleeding After Menopause: Cause for Concern?
If you’re a woman over 50, you’re probably familiar with the signs of menopause and perimenopause. You know that menopause…
How Climate Change Can Affect Pregnancy
Being pregnant in the District of Columbia may be hazardous to your unborn baby’s health and to yours—and climate change…
Weekend Warriors: Don’t Go Down Swinging (Part 2 in a Series)
COVID-19 may have recently put a damper on some team sports, but weekend warriors—athletes who practice a sport on weekends…
Does Your Loved One Have Dementia?
5-minute read This disease is a topic of interest to everyone: There is no cure. And it is always fatal….
African Americans & Health: Focus On Lung Disease (Part 2 in a Series)
African Americans are disproportionately affected by diseases that affect the respiratory system. When it comes to lung cancer, sarcoidosis, and…
Growing From Within: Ariam Yitbarek, MS, BSN
More than two decades ago, Ariam Yitbarek came onboard at MedStar Washington Hospital Center as a nurse in the Cardiac…
Heart Valve Disease: Repair, Replacement, Restore
The thin, delicate tissues of the valves in the human heart may be small—but they have a big job to…
Restoring Voice to the Voiceless
When we face losing our voice, we may feel challenged not just functionally but emotionally as well. Our natural way…
Endometriosis: Know the Symptoms, Understand the Treatment
For centuries, women who experience severe menstrual pain have been told that the discomfort is just part of being a…
Celebrated Physician: Alexander Papolos, MD
From his first introduction to cardiology at New York Medical College, Alexander Papolos, MD, knew he had found the specialty that would become his career. Inspired by the physiology of…
Colon Care: The Sooner, the Better
Even though colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in men and women in this country,…
From Torn ACL to 10-Miler: Daniel’s Story
If you have to go through a painful surgery and lengthy recovery to repair a knee injury, you want to…
Celebrated Physician: Reena A. Garg, MD
If you’re invited to have dinner with the family of Reena A. Garg, MD, be ready to talk medicine. Dr. Garg, an…
Bariatric Surgery: More Than Weight Loss
Some people still think of bariatric surgery solely as weight-loss surgery. But the benefits extend far beyond a leaner body….
How to Vacation Safely This Summer
Traveling by plane, train, or automobile isn’t what it used to be. With so many of us wanting to enjoy…