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What causes you to bruise more as you age and how to prevent it

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What causes you to bruise more as you age and how to prevent it

Why breast density is important in assessing cancer risk

Why breast density is important in assessing cancer risk

New technology could make treating atrial fibrillation safer

New technology could make treating atrial fibrillation safer

How nano arthroscopy can lead to faster recovery, better overall treatment of joint injuries

How nano arthroscopy can lead to faster recovery, better overall treatment of joint injuries

When and why you should get screened for prostate cancer

When and why you should get screened for prostate cancer

Why men have heart attacks earlier in life than women

Why men have heart attacks earlier in life than women

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How endometrial cancer is being treated using molecular profiling

How endometrial cancer is being treated using molecular profiling

Sudden cardiac arrest and sports: How you can save an athlete’s life

Sudden cardiac arrest and sports: How you can save an athlete’s life

Relieve joint pain with nerve ablation or artery embolization

Relieve joint pain with nerve ablation or artery embolization

Improving endometrial cancer treatments through clinical trials

Improving endometrial cancer treatments through clinical trials

How MedStar Health can treat pericardial effusion

How MedStar Health can treat pericardial effusion

Risks associated with carotid artery disease and how to treat it

Risks associated with carotid artery disease and how to treat it

A study looks at the relation between infertility and menopause symptoms

A study looks at the relation between infertility and menopause symptoms

What steps you can take to manage your weight

What steps you can take to manage your weight

Statins: What to know about the medication and why women may be shrugging them off

Statins: What to know about the medication and why women may be shrugging them off

Weighing your weight loss options: Which is right for you

Weighing your weight loss options: Which is right for you

Why it’s important to see a medical professional about low testosterone

Why it’s important to see a medical professional about low testosterone

How suppressing inflammation can lower your risk for serious disease

How suppressing inflammation can lower your risk for serious disease

Why you may want to keep artificial sweeteners around

Why you may want to keep artificial sweeteners around

How PrEP can provide up to 100% protection against HIV

How PrEP can provide up to 100% protection against HIV

Reconstructive urology: How doctors use it to improve sexual and urinary concerns

Reconstructive urology: How doctors use it to improve sexual and urinary concerns

CIEDs and lead extraction: How MedStar Washington Hospital Center is helping cardiac device patients

CIEDs and lead extraction: How MedStar Washington Hospital Center is helping cardiac device patients

Why the Mediterranean Diet may be right for you

Why the Mediterranean Diet may be right for you

Stiff-person syndrome: What is it and how it’s treated

Stiff-person syndrome: What is it and how it’s treated

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